Chicago · Licensed center
The Goddard School Of Roscoe Village
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 140 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 both of its licensing inspections since May 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 25, 20253 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
May 21, 20254 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m)
The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected twice had the same: 60% of 83.
How all 83 Chicago-area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 83 Chicago-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None13%
- 1 of 227%
- Both60%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 25, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2025 — both cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 25, 2025. 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.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 637538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 21, 2025
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 637538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Lead Teacher
- $21 to $24 an hourJob posting, June 2026
- Assistant Teacher
- $18 to $20 an hourJob posting, June 2026
Details
- Phone
- (773) 820-9998
- Address
- 2500 W Bradley Pl, Chicago, 60618
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Lead Teacher — Checked October 2026 the-goddard-school-careers.careerplug.com
- Assistant Teacher — Checked October 2026 the-goddard-school-careers.careerplug.com
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 OF ROSCOE VILLAGE" under Provider Name and 60618 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 637538).
- 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 OF ROSCOE VILLAGE" under Provider Name and 60618 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 637538).
- 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.