Petaluma · Licensed family home
Abreu, Patricia Fcch
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 9, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 2, 20262 citations
CCR 102416.3(a)(3)Type B
“Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds. (a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (3) Installation of in-ground or above-ground swimming pools, spas, fish ponds, decorative water feature, fountains or other bodies of water. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, on April 2, 2026, the licensee did not comply with Title 22, Section 102416.3(a)(3). The licensee relocated the facility’s above-ground koi fish pond from a fully enclosed and fenced area of the backyard, previously designated as off-limits, to a different area of the yard that remains off-limits but is no longer enclosed, without notifying the Department. The pond is approximately 2 feet by 20 feet and is covered with a wooden frame secured with chicken wire fencing. The LPA informed the licensee that the chicken wire fencing is not sufficient. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 102416.3(a)(3)
CCR 102417(g)(5)(A)Type B
“Operation of a Family Child Care Home. All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A) Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, on April 2, 2026, The facility’s above- ground koi fish pond, approximately 2 feet by 20 feet in size, is covered with a wooden frame secured with chicken wire fencing, which is not sufficient to ensure inaccessibility. The fish pond is located in a fenced off area of the backyard that is designated off limits to children in care. This area is seperate from the on limits child care area and inaccssible at the time of the inspection visit. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care”
CCR 102417(g)(5)(A)
- Nov 1, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 57% of 798 had none cited.
How all 798 Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 798 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None57%
- 1 of 329%This home
- 2 of 311%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 9, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds. (a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (3) Installation of in-ground or above-ground swimming pools, spas, fish ponds, decorative water feature, fountains or other bodies of water. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, on April 2, 2026, the licensee did not comply with Title 22, Section 102416.3(a)(3). The licensee relocated the facility’s above-ground koi fish pond from a fully enclosed and fenced area of the backyard, previously designated as off-limits, to a different area of the yard that remains off-limits but is no longer enclosed, without notifying the Department. The pond is approximately 2 feet by 20 feet and is covered with a wooden frame secured with chicken wire fencing. The LPA informed the licensee that the chicken wire fencing is not sufficient. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
· April 2, 2026
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Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 2, 2026
CCR 102416.3(a)(3) · Type B
Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds. (a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (3) Installation of in-ground or above-ground swimming pools, spas, fish ponds, decorative water feature, fountains or other bodies of water. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, on April 2, 2026, the licensee did not comply with Title 22, Section 102416.3(a)(3). The licensee relocated the facility’s above-ground koi fish pond from a fully enclosed and fenced area of the backyard, previously designated as off-limits, to a different area of the yard that remains off-limits but is no longer enclosed, without notifying the Department. The pond is approximately 2 feet by 20 feet and is covered with a wooden frame secured with chicken wire fencing. The LPA informed the licensee that the chicken wire fencing is not sufficient. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
CCR 102417(g)(5)(A) · Type B
Operation of a Family Child Care Home. All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A) Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, on April 2, 2026, The facility’s above- ground koi fish pond, approximately 2 feet by 20 feet in size, is covered with a wooden frame secured with chicken wire fencing, which is not sufficient to ensure inaccessibility. The fish pond is located in a fenced off area of the backyard that is designated off limits to children in care. This area is seperate from the on limits child care area and inaccssible at the time of the inspection visit. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 224-0462
- Area
- Petaluma, 94954
- License
- 493010771
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Full-size means licensed for 14 children, the most any Bay Area family home holds; 442 of Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes are. Small is 10 to 13.