Naperville · Licensed center

The Goddard School Of Naperville West

Large center, licensed for 154 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: 8 of 9 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: July 22, 2026
On file: 9 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 29, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1) · 407.380(j)(4)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Repeat violation

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(3) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Repeat violation

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2025

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Repeat violation

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Repeat violation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 30, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2024

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 16, 2023

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390 · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 26, 2023

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618927 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2023

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 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 618927 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

6303557199

Address: 1928 Springbrook Square Dr
License: pending renewal application (rn)
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 OF NAPERVILLE WEST" under Provider Name and 60564 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618927).
Chain — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 sycamorepartners.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com