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Childcare center · Austin, TX
Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch
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: 8749 VERTEX BLVD., Austin, TX 78747
County: Travis County
Phone: (512) 580-6002
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 237 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1817708
Permit: Full Permit, issued January 15, 2026
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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 1817708 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 9 inspections
- 4 investigations
- 11 citations from these visits (risk level: High 4, Medium High 3, Medium 3, Low 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 July 24, 2025 to August 28, 2026, newest first: 13 visits and 11 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.
August 28, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 15, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 11, 2026 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 2 citations
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2026 · Correction verified: August 28, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2026 · Correction verified: August 28, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
July 7, 2026 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2026 · Correction verified: August 13, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One child's inhaler was expired in June 2026 and one child's epi-pen expired May 2025.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2026 · Correction verified: August 12, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation did not conduct a annual fire inspection, the last inspection was June 2025.
June 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
June 3, 2026 · Investigation · 3 citations
746.305(a)(3) - AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 24, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: June 24, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
This investigation found that the incident report was not signed or shared with parent until weeks after the incident.
746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 24, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
This investigation found that a child was served food they were allergic to.
June 2, 2026 · Investigation · 3 citations
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 26, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 26, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 26, 2026 · Correction verified: July 7, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
June 2, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
December 29, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 5, 2026 · Correction verified: January 5, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two caregivers did not have their affadaivits notorized.
November 6, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 27, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
July 24, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
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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.