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Footsteps@shores

225 Shearwater Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 · San Mateo County
School-age child care center

Footsteps@shores is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 160 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Redwood City and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 43 centers in Redwood City
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 9, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity160 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 25, 2010
LicenseeFootsteps Child Care, INC.
AdministratorSite D Christian Castillo
Phone(650) 610-0715
State facility #414002640

Common questions

Does Footsteps@shores take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Footsteps@shores had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Footsteps@shores compare with other daycares in Redwood City?

It is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Redwood City by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Footsteps@shores last inspected?

May 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Footsteps@shores cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Footsteps@shores for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, was $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Footsteps@shores?

The licensee is Footsteps Child Care, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Site D Christian Castillo.

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 414002640 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.