St Charles · Licensed center

The Goddard School

Large center, licensed for 133 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 13 of 13 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 12, 2026
On file: 13 visits since July 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 1, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2025

Guidance and Discipline

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) through (c)(4) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)(1) · 407.270(b)(2) · 407.270(b)(3) · 407.270(b)(4) · 407.270(c)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(p)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2023

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 28, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2022

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(a)(8) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2018

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (c) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected on site

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2017

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2013

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) through (c) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2010

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · 407.390(l)(2) · 407.390(m)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) · 407.250(i)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(6)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

6305130100

Address: 200 N Tyler Rd
License: license issued (il)
Chain: The Goddard School, a franchiseSource: goddardschool.com
Owner: This school is owned by its franchisee. The Goddard School brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.comGoddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com

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Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GODDARD SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60174 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 495746).
Chain — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 sycamorepartners.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com