Foothill Child Development Center
Foothill Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Upland, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 16 centers in Upland and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 10 thorned rosebush-like plants accessible outside on the infant's playground, 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 in that 2/5 children's files, Child 1 [C1] & Child 2 [C2], did not contain a written medical assessment. These files also did not contain an appointment date for the medical assessment of the children or a tuberculosis test within 30 days of the children's admission. Both of these facts combined 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. 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. .
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in count which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed there were 9 infants and two teachers when LPA was touring the facility.
Based on staff admitting knowledge of children who bite frequently and not providing supervision. This is an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Due to a lack of supervision child sustained injuries at the daycare
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Common questions
Does Foothill Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
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 Aug 8, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Foothill Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 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 #11 of 16 centers in Upland by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Foothill Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 29, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
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 364843935 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.