Belmont · Licensed center
Footsteps@nesbit Puma Cubs(preschool)
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 44 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections under this license since August 2022.
Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 13, 20241 citation
“(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 9 staff were missing or did not have current CPR which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(f)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 10, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2022 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 13, 2024
CCR 101216(f) · Type B
(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 9 staff were missing or did not have current CPR which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Dec 2022 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · December 20, 2022
Substantiated · CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, it has been confirmed that staff played the "Fake Police for Kids" video for a child that was misbehaving. This is a potential risk to children in care.
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How they teach
Play-based
“We believe children learn through play, exploration, and discovery. We have an integrated approach to our play-based curriculum, focusing on children's development and emerging interests.”
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Updates for parents
- Procare Connect (plus email, text, or site telephone)
Details
- Website
- footstepschildcare.org
- Address
- 500 Biddulph Way
- License
- 414001947, active
- Ages they serve
- 2.0-entering TK/Kindergarten
- Established
- 1994
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The infant-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 footstepschildcare.org/…/footsteps_child_care_preschool_handbook_2025-2026.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 footstepschildcare.org/…/footsteps_child_care_preschool_handbook_2025-2026.pdf
- Hours — Checked July 2026 footstepschildcare.org/…/footsteps_child_care_school_age_family_handbook_2025-2026_-_cctr_integrated_updated_03.2026.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website, Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 footstepschildcare.org/…/footsteps_child_care_preschool_handbook_2025-2026.pdf
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.