The Goddard School
The Goddard School is a licensed child care center in Katy, TX, licensed for up to 369 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (3 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #68 of 167 centers in Katy and better than 58% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The Director is missing 7 annual training hours.
1 caregiver is missing 12 training hours from the most recent training year.
The operational policies are lacking a physical activity policy.
The infant group with a specified age group of 0-11 months contained 11 infants; the group was over ratio by one child.
The infant group with a specified age group of 0-11 months contained 11 infants at inspection; the group was over ratio by one child. Note: the operation corrected ratio at inspection by moving one infant to another room.
An infant was fed approximately 1 ounce of breastmilk from the bottle of another infant in care.
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.
Has The Goddard School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 18, 2022: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Goddard School compare with other daycares in Katy?
It is #68 of 167 centers in Katy by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 58% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Goddard School last inspected?
Nov 12, 2025. 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 1680572 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.