Foothill Child Development Center
Foothill Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Upland, CA, licensed for up to 71 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 16 centers in Upland and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 1/5 staff (Staff 2 [S2]) did not complete renewal of mandated reporter training. S2 did have proof of completion of a different mandated reporter training certificate, however this certificate did not satisfy the requirements created by Assembly Bill 1207, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2/5 staff (Staff 4 [S4] & Staff 5 [S5]) did not have current EMSA approved Pediatric CPR/First Aid on file while S4 and S5 transported children alone, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted there was a personal rights violation. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director stated she will conduct a training on personal rights, guidance on verbalizing vocal re-direction towards children and send to CCL 10/1/24.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed during record review the facility was not cited for a lead exceedance in 2022/2023. Director stated a retest of outlet identified with lead is being conducted.
Personal Rights/ dignity of two children were violated by another child during an offsite activity 1 Director agrees to provide in service training to meet the needs of the children they are assigned to each staff; to provide CCL with sign in sheet/ agenda of topic and date and time of training by 11/23/2022. Additional plan must be provided to CCL to ensure future compliance to prevent Personal Rights violation during offsite activities. organized by the facility. Incident(s) occurred in one of more occasion, in the same day. Children are still attending the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety and Personal Rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #4 did not have a Mandated Reported Certification current and availalbe for review. Per records obtained at the facility Mandated Reported Certificate expired 03/05/2020 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Aides must have completion of 6 units or completion of 2 semester units and enrolled in continued education until 6 units are completed.
Complaint investigations
Staff speak to day care children in an inappropriate manner.
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Common questions
Does Foothill Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Foothill Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 26, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Foothill Child Development Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Foothill Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Upland?
It is tied for #15 of 16 centers in Upland by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% 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 $716 a month for school-age children (about $900 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.
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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 364843061 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.