Plainfield · Licensed center
The Goddard School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 138 children.
- The Goddard School franchise; the brand is owned by Sycamore Partners (private equity).
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 7 of its 10 licensing inspections since February 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 13, 20261 citation
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)
- Jan 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 4, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 4, 20255 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
- Jan 16, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 13, 20222 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Mar 4, 202211 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Apr 28, 20214 citations
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(k)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
Mar 9, 20213 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Feb 9, 20211 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)
The state cited rules at 7 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 13, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since February 2021 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 13, 2026. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
- Most serious
- Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2026
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (11) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 13, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · March 4, 2022
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(c)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 28, 2021
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2021
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 9, 2021
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (815) 254-1679
- Address
- 5005 Theodore St %M Reasonova, Plainfield, 60586
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GODDARD SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60586 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 583898).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GODDARD SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60586 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 583898).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com
Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.