Chicago · Licensed center
The Goddard School Of West Loop
A center in Chicago, licensed for 138 children. The state cited something at 10 of 12 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. 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: 10 of 12 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since March 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 6, 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2026
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2026
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · February 17, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · February 19, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 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 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 3, 2024
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 22, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated
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) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · February 16, 2023
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 23, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 30, 2022
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606096 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 8477083439
- Address
- 776 W Quincy St
- 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 July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF WEST LOOP" under Provider Name and 60661 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 606096).
- Chain — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 · sycamorepartners.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com