Skokie · Licensed center

The Goddard School

Large center, licensed for 185 children.
A Goddard School franchise. The brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 14 licensing inspections since September 2016.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Aug 10, 20262 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Jun 26, 20254 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 27, 20248 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 4, 20233 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)

Jul 19, 2023No rules cited

Sep 21, 2022No rules cited

Jul 12, 20225 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)

1 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 16, 2021No rules cited

Jul 9, 201912 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

8 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 7, 20185 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Mar 23, 20181 citation

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

Aug 16, 20175 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

1 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

Apr 5, 20172 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

Sep 7, 20162 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 10, 2026
On file: 14 visits since September 2016 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 9, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 26, 2025

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)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · August 27, 2024

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(10)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Equipment and Materials

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 9, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5) · Violation corrected on site

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 23, 2018

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2017

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (7) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(7)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2017

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2016

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551941 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

8477730200

Address: 9651 Gross Point Rd
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 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" under Provider Name and 60076 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 551941).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/skokie/skokie-evanston-wilmette
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com/about

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 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.