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Foothill Child Development Center

791 E Foothill Blvd, Ste B, Upland, CA 91786 · San Bernardino County
Child care center (preschool)

Foothill Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Upland, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 16 centers in Upland and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 40%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
#8 of 16 centers in Upland
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 27, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 27, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundOct 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 29, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 22, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 22, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 24, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 21, 2026Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
Based on record review, lead testing results indicated an ALE for two drinking fountains located in Rooms 2 and 4 which were tested on 07/03/2026. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Director agreed to provide LPA with proof of completed work for the affected water outlets to permanently cease use by 09/21/2026.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2026
Type BAug 27, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 8 items considered poisons that were stored on a high shelf in the children's restroom between room 2 and room 3. While these items were kept out of reach of children, they were not stored behind a key lock or combination lock, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 27, 2025
Type BOct 24, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
Based on the interview and record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential Health, Safety & Personal Rights risk to the children in care. LPA was unable to review a completed transcript with Child Growth & Development course for S3. .
Plan of correction due Oct 31, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Sep 19, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 22, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 18, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity74 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 1, 2015
LicenseeReit Education (America), LLC
AdministratorPauline Copas
Phone(909) 985-4448
State facility #364843060

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Common questions

Does Foothill Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Foothill Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Foothill Child Development Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Foothill Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Upland?

It is #8 of 16 centers in Upland by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Foothill Child Development Center last inspected?

Aug 27, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Foothill Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Foothill Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Upland, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Foothill Child Development Center?

The licensee is Reit Education (America), LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Pauline Copas.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 364843060 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.