Little Footsteps
Little Footsteps is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 55 centers in San Mateo and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Footsteps take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Footsteps had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Little Footsteps compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #1 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Footsteps last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Little Footsteps?
The licensee is Footsteps Child Care, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Janice Morimoto.
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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 414004607 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.