Belmont · Licensed center
Footsteps@nesbit Puma Cubs(preschool)
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 44 children.
- Ages They list: 2.0-entering TK/Kindergarten.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“● Our Infant-Toddler and Preschool Teacher and/or Adult to child ratio is approximately 1:3 for Infant- Toddler, 1:4–1:8 for Older Toddlers, 1:8–1:12 for Preschool and Prekindergarten.”
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections under this license since August 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 10, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 13, 20241 citation
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.”
CCR 101216(f)
- Aug 2, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
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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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents
- Updates for parents
- Procare Connect (plus email, text, or site telephone)
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.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 226-3356
- Address
- 500 Biddulph Way, Belmont, 94002
- License
- 414001947
- 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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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 footstepschildcare.org/…/footsteps_child_care_preschool_handbook_2025-2026.pdf
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 November 5, 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 November 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.