# The Goddard School of Fort Worth

The Goddard School of Fort Worth is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Fort Worth, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 194 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 8600 Currency Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76131

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 194
- License/permit: 1724731
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (817) 918-9930

- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1383008

## Inspection record
13 findings across 36 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-11-12 to 2026-05-22); 11 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-02-03 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-03-17: Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation: This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient.     It was found that an incident with inappropriate discipline occurred between a staff member and a child in care and the operation administration did not provide information regarding the incident to the parent. (§746.307(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-a))
- 2026-02-03 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-03-17: Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk: This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.    Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found that the operation did not create or provide an incident report for situation that placed a child at risk of harm when a caregiver inappropriately disciplined them. (§746.701(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-701-5))
- 2026-02-03 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2026-03-17: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.     Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found a caregiver raised their voice in the classroom as a response to children's behavior. (§746.2805(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-5))
- 2026-02-03 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2026-03-17: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient.     Based on information provided in the investigation,  it was found that a caregiver raised their hand in a threatening manner to a child, as if they were going to slap them (§746.2805(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-1))
- 2025-08-21 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-08-28: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: 2 of the infant feeding forms reviewed had not been updated in the last 30 days. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b))
- 2025-05-02 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-06-05: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: The operation did not immediately notify parents of an incident allegation that may have placed their child at risk. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4))
- 2025-05-02 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-06-05: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: The caregivers were not able to ensure a child's well-being by being aware of each child's ongoing actions in the restroom. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2025-01-24 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-02-24: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: It was determined that the operation exceeded child caregiver ratio. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))
- 2024-10-10 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2024-10-11: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information: Children were transported without emergency medical authorization forms on bus. (§746.5617(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5617-a-2))
- 2022-08-22 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2022-09-08: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device: It was obseved a four months old  infant sleeping on a swing. (§746.2426; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2426))
- 2022-08-22 — Records, permits & program, High risk, Correction verified 2022-09-08: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes: An infant was on a swing for more than 15 minutes, until the infant fall asleep. (§746.2417(2)(B); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2417-2-b))
- 2022-04-19 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-05-04: Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a  result a child was left in a room unsupervised. (§746.1203(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-4))
- 2022-04-19 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-05-04: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: A caregiver did nor demonstrated competency while performing her duties. A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a  result a child was left in a room unsupervised. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1383008 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1383008
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1724731 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1724731

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