Chicago · Licensed center

The Goddard School Of West Loop

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 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since March 2022.

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 6, 2026No rules cited

Apr 16, 20262 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)

Apr 6, 20261 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 17, 202617 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

13 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 19, 20257 citations

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

3 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 3, 20241 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 22, 20245 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

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

Jun 15, 2023No rules cited

Feb 16, 20239 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

5 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jun 23, 20222 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

May 3, 20222 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Mar 30, 20221 citation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)

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.

Aug 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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

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 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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 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.

Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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

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 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

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 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

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 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.

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Address: 776 W Quincy St
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 July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. 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).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/chicago/chicago-west-loop
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.