# Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Austin, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 237 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 8749 Vertex Blvd., Austin, TX 78747 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 237 - License/permit: 1817708 - Operator: not published - Phone: (512) 580-6002 - Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1507680 ## Inspection record 11 findings across 13 Texas HHSC inspections (2025-07-24 to 2026-08-28); 7 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-07-11 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-08-28: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: The incident report was signed by the director on 7/6/2026, by the caregiver on 7/10/2026, and not signed by the parent. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707)) - 2026-07-11 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-08-28: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: The teacher did not have an iPad to properly conduct a name to face check. The teacher was not familiar with the children in care and had been relying on the children for help with names. There was no name to face check conducted, and a child was in the restroom when the class left the classroom for 5 minutes before another parent found him alone. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2026-07-07 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-08-12: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation did not conduct a annual fire inspection, the last inspection was June 2025. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a)) - 2026-07-07 — Health records & medication, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-08-13: Medication No Longer Used: One child's inhaler was expired in June 2026 and one child's epi-pen expired May 2025. (§746.3809; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3809)) - 2026-06-03 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization: This investigation found that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was hospitalized due to being given the food they are allergic to. (§746.305(a)(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-3)) - 2026-06-03 — Health records & medication, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child: This investigation found that a child was served food they were allergic to. (§746.3301(i); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3301-i)) - 2026-06-03 — Health records & medication, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: This investigation found that the incident report was not signed or shared with parent until weeks after the incident. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707)) - 2026-06-02 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver left her coworker out of ratio with a group of children while she went inside to get something. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) - 2026-06-02 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: During a DFPS investigation, it was found that two toddlers were able to leave through the playground gate and run into the parking lot without adult supervision. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2026-06-02 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2026-07-07: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: During a DFPS investigation, it was found that parents were not notified immediately about 2 children getting out of the playground and running to the parking lot alone. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4)) - 2025-12-29 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Low risk, Correction verified 2026-01-05: Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985): Two caregivers did not have their affadaivits notorized. (§746.1105(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1105-3)) ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 1507680 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1507680 - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1817708 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1817708 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1507680 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.