Chicago · Licensed center

The Goddard School Of South Loop Chicago

Large center, licensed for 159 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.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 6 of 7 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.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 18, 2025
On file: 7 visits since April 2021 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 18, 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2025

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (h)(5) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(h)(2) · 407.210(h)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected on site

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(1) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 3, 2024

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(b) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(f)(2)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · 407.150(b)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 11, 2021

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 587798 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

3126265959

Address: 209 E Cullerton St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked August 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF SOUTH LOOP CHICAGO" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 587798).