Redwood City · Licensed center
Shores Child Development Center
- Large center, licensed for 112 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2023.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 11% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 20% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jan 8, 20261 citation
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self-reported an incident where a toddler age child was left in outdoor playground during a transtion back into classroom for lunch,which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
Feb 7, 20252 citations
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a staff (A1) present supervising children without a criminal backgroung cleared which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
“(d) The sign-in and sign-out sheets with the signatures required by this section and by Section 101226.1 shall be kept for one month and shall be available at the center for review by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were 13 out of 24 infants signed in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229.1(d)
Apr 16, 20241 citation
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child who was unsupervised during transition back to the classroom from the hallway, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 21, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since January 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a staff (A1) present supervising children without a criminal backgroung cleared which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· February 7, 2025
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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 8, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self-reported an incident where a toddler age child was left in outdoor playground during a transtion back into classroom for lunch,which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 7, 2025
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a staff (A1) present supervising children without a criminal backgroung cleared which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101229.1(d) · Type B
(d) The sign-in and sign-out sheets with the signatures required by this section and by Section 101226.1 shall be kept for one month and shall be available at the center for review by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were 13 out of 24 infants signed in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 16, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child who was unsupervised during transition back to the classroom from the hallway, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Address
- 1050 Twin Dolphin Drive
- License
- 414001493, active
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.