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Goodwill Exploration Center
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 1015 NORWOOD PARK BLVD, Austin, TX 78753
County: Travis County
Phone: (737) 358-4158
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Licensed capacity: 84 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1610116
Permit: Full Permit, issued May 24, 2016
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1610116 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 1 citation from these visits (risk level: Medium High 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from November 29, 2021 to July 29, 2026, newest first: 17 visits and 3 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
July 29, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
May 11, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 9, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 8, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
June 18, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 20, 2025 · Correction verified: June 20, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Out of the eight children's files reviewed six were either missing an emergency contact persons or the address.
May 22, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 8, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
October 14, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
July 18, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
October 5, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
October 3, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
August 18, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
February 14, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 2, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
October 13, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
November 29, 2021 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2021 · Correction verified: December 7, 2021 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
6 children's records were reviewed. 6 children need updated information for the Dr. and Hospital, to include name, address, and phone number.
746.501(a)(28) - Written Operational Policies - Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2021 · Correction verified: December 7, 2021 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operational policies need to be updated to add information about employee vaccinations, the suspension and expulsion policy, and additions to the physical activity policy.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.