The Goddard School
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Illinois's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Illinois caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 114
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
12 Inspection Visits Since 2017 · 71 Findings
Most recent: Dec 2, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
15 Critical52 Important4 Administrative
Across 12 inspections since 2017, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (24), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (11), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (10). Of 71 total findings, 15 were critical.
See All 12 Inspection Visits
Dec 2, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Dec 6, 20241 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Oct 6, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
Jun 13, 20237 Findings3 Critical4 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
Apr 18, 20237 Findings6 Important1 Administrative
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(j)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Dec 2, 20229 Findings3 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Medications407.360(d)(4)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Jul 11, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jan 10, 20203 Findings3 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)(3)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Dec 3, 201916 Findings3 Critical11 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(h)
May 2, 201913 Findings2 Critical11 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Feb 14, 20195 Findings5 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
Jan 25, 20177 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)