Plainfield · Licensed center

The Goddard School

Large center, licensed for 138 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 7 of its 10 licensing inspections since February 2021.

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

Apr 13, 20261 citation

Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)

Jan 8, 2026No rules cited

Dec 4, 2025No rules cited

Nov 4, 20255 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

1 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)

Jan 16, 2025No rules cited

Dec 13, 20222 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Mar 4, 202211 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

Apr 28, 20214 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(k)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)

Mar 9, 20213 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Feb 9, 20211 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 13, 2026
On file: 10 visits since February 2021 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 13, 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 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 13, 2026

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 13, 2022

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2022

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(c)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(3)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2021

Organization and Administration

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 9, 2021

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2021

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583898 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

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Address: 5005 Theodore St %M Reasonova
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 60586 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 583898).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/plainfield/plainfield-shorewood
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.