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Foster City · Licensed family home

Ahmadova, Gulsum

At a glance

  • Small family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2024.

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Licensing inspections

  • May 27, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 12, 20261 citation
    • CCR 102416.5(a)Type A
      • “102416.5(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. 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. LPA observed Licensee is operating over capacity with 7 children (5 infants and 2 preschool age)in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102416.5(a)

  • Apr 29, 20264 citations
    • 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 in LPA observed an assistant (A1) working with children without criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

    • CCR 102425(j)(2)Type B
      • “The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall check and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 minute sleep logs were not maintained for enrolled infant. [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102425(j)(2)

    • CCR 102416.3(a)(6)Type B
      • “(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: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in off limits areas (living room & dining room) were being used for daycare purposes, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102416.3(a)(6)

    • CCR 102417(g)(7)Type B
      • “(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. 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 in 5 out of 5 children did not files available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102417(g)(7)

  • Sep 12, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 78% of 753 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 753 Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 753 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None46%
  • 1 of 431%
  • 2 of 416%This home
  • 3 of 45%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
May 27, 2026
On file
4 visits since September 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — 102416.5(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. 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. LPA observed Licensee is operating over capacity with 7 children (5 infants and 2 preschool age)in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · May 12, 2026

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.

May 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 12, 2026

CCR 102416.5(a) · Type A

102416.5(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. 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. LPA observed Licensee is operating over capacity with 7 children (5 infants and 2 preschool age)in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 29, 2026

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 in LPA observed an assistant (A1) working with children without criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102425(j)(2) · Type B

The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall check and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 minute sleep logs were not maintained for enrolled infant. [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102416.3(a)(6) · Type B

(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: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in off limits areas (living room & dining room) were being used for daycare purposes, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102417(g)(7) · Type B

(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. 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 in 5 out of 5 children did not files available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 516-7314
Area
Foster City, 94404
License
414005148

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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

Small means licensed for 10 to 13 children, among Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Full-size is 14, the most any Bay Area family home holds.

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