St Charles · Licensed center

The Goddard School

Large center, licensed for 133 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 all 13 of its licensing inspections since July 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Mar 12, 20261 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)

Mar 3, 20261 citation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Mar 4, 202512 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(3)

8 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(2)

Mar 22, 20244 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Apr 10, 20233 citations

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Mar 28, 20235 citations

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

1 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Feb 28, 20223 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Apr 9, 20211 citation

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

Jan 23, 20196 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

2 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)

Apr 30, 20187 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

3 more from this inspection

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

Jul 14, 20171 citation

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

May 24, 20133 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)

Jul 20, 201014 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

10 more from this inspection

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 12, 2026
On file: 13 visits since July 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 1, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2025

Guidance and Discipline

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) through (c)(4) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)(1) · 407.270(b)(2) · 407.270(b)(3) · 407.270(b)(4) · 407.270(c)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(p)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

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

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2023

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 28, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2022

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · 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 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(a)(8) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2018

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (c) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected on site

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2017

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2013

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) through (c) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2010

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · 407.390(l)(2) · 407.390(m)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) through (i) · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(6)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 495746 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

6305130100

Address: 200 N Tyler 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 60174 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 495746).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/st-charles/saint-charles-geneva
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.