The Goddard School
The Goddard School is a licensed child care center in Katy, TX, licensed for up to 207 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 23 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 19 citations, 9 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (4 of 19). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #107 of 167 centers in Katy and better than 35% of licensed centers statewide.
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The operation did not provide or complete the incident/illness report for a child that was left unattended on the playground to licensing during the inspection.
A child was left unattended on the playground on 07/10/2026. The operation did not notify licensing within the required forty-eight hours. Licensing was notified by an anonymous report on 07/15/2026.
The incident occurred on 07/10/2026. The Incident/Illness report was not shared with the parents within the required forty-eight hours. The incident/illness report was not provided to the parents and not signed by the parents until 07/24/2026.
A child in care was left unattended on the playground.
Caregiver was observed to be using their cell phone during nap time while supervising children during nap time.
A 1 year old child was observed walking around the classroom with a container of diaper cream.
A cabinet inside the infant room was observed to be unlocked with cleaning chemicals inside. ** The cabinet door was locked during the inspection. **
The last annual fire inspection was conducted 6/6/2022.
One child does not have proper documentation on file for immunization exemption record.
Preschool 1 classroom had 16 three year old children and only 1 caregiver. The limit is 15 children. The second caregiver came in class approximately 5 minutes later, then a third caregiver came in 2 minutes later.
A caregiver has been employed over 90 days and is missing 4 hours of preservice training.
The child safety alarm was not functioning as intended by the manufacturer at inspection for one bus.
Transportation training was last completed August 2019 by the director.
Caregivers failed to assess a child's head for injury following a fall; an injury was sustained requiring medical treatment.
CPR training provided for review for two staff was obtained through an online source that does not allow for practice on a manikin.
A health inspection was last completed on 04.05.21.
A fire inspection was last completed on 11.17.20.
A five year old child was left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 20 minutes.
Based on the information obtained a child was left unsupervised on the playground for about 5 minutes.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Goddard School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Goddard School’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Goddard School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Goddard School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Goddard School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Katy, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has The Goddard School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 9 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 15, 2026: “Report Situation Placing Children at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Goddard School compare with other daycares in Katy?
It is tied for #107 of 167 centers in Katy by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 35% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Goddard School last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1680386 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.