The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch
The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 230 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2019. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #204 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 59% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection on file.
There was a sign on each classroom door stating parents arent allowed in the classrooms.
A caregiver was short 18.5 hours of annual training.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection for 2024.
An inhaler for a child was not in its original container.
Two children did not have current immunization records.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Rural Capital area, which includes Austin, is $45.60 a day for infants, $43.80 a day for toddlers and $42.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 18, 2024: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #204 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 59% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch last inspected?
Apr 23, 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 1683893 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.