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The Goddard School

16523 W 159TH ST, Lockport, IL 60441

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2020

Serious concerns

GoldiCheck · State record

Protective Plan issued on 2024-07-16 (407270C2: DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed) — DCFS assessed an active child safety risk

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Category check

2 safety areas flagged serious — see red below.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks
  • Supervision1
  • Discipline1
  • Health & sanitation2
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios2
  • Staff training3
  • Paperwork / records
  • Operations1

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407200RSupervisionSubstantiated (plan issued)

Children were NOT properly supervised

This citation is recorded when an inspector documents children without the level of adult supervision Illinois requires. Supervision rules exist because a lapse is the point at which a child can be harmed before staff can respond, which is why DCFS treats this category as high-risk.

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407270C2DisciplineSubstantiated (plan issued)

DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

All violations

10 violations shown (68 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #587735
Supervision(1)
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407200RSupervisionSubstantiated (plan issued)

Children were NOT properly supervised

This citation is recorded when an inspector documents children without the level of adult supervision Illinois requires. Supervision rules exist because a lapse is the point at which a child can be harmed before staff can respond, which is why DCFS treats this category as high-risk.

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Discipline(1)
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407270C2DisciplineSubstantiated (plan issued)

DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Health & sanitation(2)
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407330BHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-07-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407350I4Health & sanitationCorrected

Safe sleep practice requirement not met

2023-09-06
Staff-to-child ratios(2)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosCorrected

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2023-09-06
407190E1Staff-to-child ratiosCorrected

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2023-09-06
Staff training(3)
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407100A1Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100A3Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100A11Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-07-16

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Operations(1)
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40760GOperationsCorrected

Radon testing proof missing for license renewal (IEMA-licensed tester required every 3 years)

2023-09-06
How we rate this daycareIllinois DCFS records

DCFS doesn't grade violations, so we classify each citation by the rule it cites: rules tied to immediate child safety (supervision, background checks, discipline, and the higher-risk building and health rules) are red; administrative rules (ratios, training, paperwork) are yellow. Classification is per citation, so two findings in the same category can differ.

🔴 Serious concerns — any of:

  • A child-safety (red) violation is still unresolved — past its correction deadline, or cited again as a repeat
  • DCFS issued a Protective Plan — a formal finding of an active risk to a child
  • 2 or more violations are past their correction deadline

🟡 Watch carefully — any of:

  • A child-safety (red) violation was corrected or is being corrected
  • 3 or more administrative (yellow) violations
  • 1 violation is past its correction deadline
  • An active corrective plan — DCFS formally required a fix

🟢 Clean

Actively licensed, with no violations (or only minor, corrected ones) in your lookback window.

Data sourced from Illinois DCFS (DCFS Sunshine). Last updated: Aug 7, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with DCFS. Always verify with the DCFS Sunshine record (search Provider #587735).