Naperville · Licensed center

The Goddard School Of Naperville South

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 10 licensing inspections since January 2024.

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

Jan 15, 20265 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(3)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

1 more from this inspection

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

Mar 20, 2025No rules cited
Nov 26, 20242 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Oct 4, 2024No rules cited
Jun 17, 20242 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

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

May 23, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Apr 30, 20241 citation

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Mar 26, 20245 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

1 more from this inspection

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 7, 20245 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)

1 more from this inspection

  • Transportation

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b)

Jan 23, 20241 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 15, 2026
On file
10 visits since January 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 30, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2026

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1) · 407.130(i)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected on site

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

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Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 26, 2024

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2024

Organization and Administration

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 23, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Rule cited again

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Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 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 7, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2024

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618714 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

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Address
1032 104th St
License
license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

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.