Brentwood · Licensed family home

Alvarado, Melissa

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 December 2022.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Oct 16, 20255 citations
- CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)Type B
  “(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has not completed a fire/disaster drills this year (2025) which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
  “(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: S1 and S2 did not have proof of current mandated reporter training during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
  HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- HSC 1597.622(c)Type B
  “(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: S1 and S2 did not have proof of required immunizations which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
  HSC 1597.622(c)
- CCR 102418(g)Type B
  “(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee did not have proof of immunizations for C10 and C11 during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
  CCR 102418(g)
- 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: Emergency information card was not available for C11 during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(7)
Oct 2, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 14, 2022Nothing 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: October 16, 2025
On file: 3 visits since December 2022 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious: Type B — (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has not completed a fire/disaster drills this year (2025) which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. · October 16, 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.

Oct 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · October 16, 2025

CCR 102417(g)(9)(A) · Type B

(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has not completed a fire/disaster drills this year (2025) which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: S1 and S2 did not have proof of current mandated reporter training during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

HSC 1597.622(c) · Type B

(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: S1 and S2 did not have proof of required immunizations which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

CCR 102418(g) · Type B

(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee did not have proof of immunizations for C10 and C11 during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children 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: Emergency information card was not available for C11 during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

State report

Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited

Dec 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (925) 240-8189
Area: Brentwood, 94513
License: 073406205

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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.