Willow Park
A Goddard School is registered with the state for 700 Willow Crossing East in Willow Park: 11,502 square feet, $2.5 million, completion set for June 2027; the company scheduled its groundbreaking for Sept. 10
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's project record, registered May 21, lists a new daycare of 11,502 square feet at an estimated $2,500,000, with a June 29, 2026 start and a June 29, 2027 completion. The company's media advisory says the school will serve children from six weeks to six years old and is slated to open in spring 2027.
The state record. Project TABS2026020917, Goddard School at Willow Park, was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on May 21, 2026. It lists the location as 700 Willow Crossing E, Willow Park, TX 76008, Parker County; the type of work as new construction; the scope as construction of a new daycare; the square footage as 11,502; the estimated cost as $2,500,000; the start date as June 29, 2026 and the completion date as June 29, 2027; and the current status as Project Registered. The filing says the project is privately funded, on private land for private use. The owner of record on the filing is Triangle Travis Ranch Forney, 1782 W McDermott Drive, Allen, Texas 75013, contact Kartavya Patel; the registered accessibility specialist is David S. Drepaul, RAS #1063, of Spring. No tenant or design firm is assigned on the record. The record is a registration under the state's Architectural Barriers program; the page says the owner of a building must obtain an inspection from a registered accessibility specialist no later than the first anniversary of the completion of construction.
The announcement. In a media advisory emailed to the Ledger on Sept. 8, Joseph Markle, public relations specialist for The Goddard School, said The Goddard School of Willow Park would hold a groundbreaking event on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the start of construction, that the school will serve children from six weeks to six years old, that it is slated to open in spring 2027, and that the owners are Brittany and Paul Boyett. The Ledger did not attend the event.
Earlier reporting. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported on May 22 that the application had been filed with the state the day before, that the building would be a little over 11,500 square feet with construction estimated at about $2.5 million, that the franchise counts more than 640 locations in 37 states, and that its closest schools to Willow Park are in Fort Worth, Keller and Dallas.
What the record does not yet show. A child-care license from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the address; the Ledger will report one when it appears. Willow Park's site-plan and permit record for the address was not reviewed.
Disclosure: the Ledger's publisher and his family have business interests in early-childhood education in the area; the About page explains the rule that any entry touching those interests says so.
Sources: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers project TABS2026020917, Goddard School at Willow Park (registered May 21, 2026); The Goddard School, media advisory emailed to tips@aledoledger.com, Sept. 8, 2026 (Joseph Markle, Goddard Systems); Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 22, 2026, via AOL
How this was sourced: Primary document: the TDLR project record, read Sept. 11. The groundbreaking date, age range, opening season and owners' names come from the company's advisory and were not independently verified; the Ledger did not attend the event. The Star-Telegram article was read in its syndicated form. Willow Park's planning and permit records and any HHSC license application were not reviewed.