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San Jose · Licensed family home

Ambartsumova, Karina

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Feb 12, 20262 citations
    • CCR 102417(g)(1)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: (1) Fireplaces and open face heaters shall be screened to prevent access by children. The home shall contain a fire extinguisher and smoke detector device which meet standards established by the State Fire Marshall. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that the 2A10BC fire extinguisher was purchased on 12/02/20. Fire extinguisher is only good for one year from purchase date.”

        CCR 102417(g)(1)

    • CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)Type B
      • “Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two children (C1 & C2) do not have sleep log.”

        CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)

  • Sep 12, 20242 citations
    • CCR 101170(e)(1)Type A
      • “Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, volunteer has been coming to the family child care home to teach children math once a week for an hour and does not have fingerprint clearance. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”

        CCR 101170(e)(1)

    • CCR101223(a)(3)Type A
      • “Personal Rights. 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... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, at 10:54AM, there was a child in the high chair. Child was crying. Assistant brought a toy for the child at 11:02AM. Licensee did feed the child, but did not take the child out after feeding.This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”

        CCR101223(a)(3)

  • Aug 23, 2023Nothing cited
  • Aug 15, 20221 citation
    • HSC 1597.622(a)(1)Type B
      • “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per LPA’s review, Staff 1 has been working at the family day care but does not have documentation that Staff 1 is immunized against Measles, Pertussis and Influenza. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”

        HSC 1597.622(a)(1)

The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 94% of 753 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.

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%
  • 3 of 45%This home
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
February 12, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2022 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Type A — Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, volunteer has been coming to the family child care home to teach children math once a week for an hour and does not have fingerprint clearance. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. · September 12, 2024

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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 12, 2026

CCR 102417(g)(1) · 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: (1) Fireplaces and open face heaters shall be screened to prevent access by children. The home shall contain a fire extinguisher and smoke detector device which meet standards established by the State Fire Marshall. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that the 2A10BC fire extinguisher was purchased on 12/02/20. Fire extinguisher is only good for one year from purchase date.

CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c) · Type B

Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two children (C1 & C2) do not have sleep log.

State report

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 12, 2024

CCR 101170(e)(1) · Type A

Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, volunteer has been coming to the family child care home to teach children math once a week for an hour and does not have fingerprint clearance. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.

CCR101223(a)(3) · Type A

Personal Rights. 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... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, at 10:54AM, there was a child in the high chair. Child was crying. Assistant brought a toy for the child at 11:02AM. Licensee did feed the child, but did not take the child out after feeding.This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

Sep 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · September 9, 2024

State report

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 15, 2022

HSC 1597.622(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per LPA’s review, Staff 1 has been working at the family day care but does not have documentation that Staff 1 is immunized against Measles, Pertussis and Influenza. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(818) 306-7090
Area
San Jose, 95129
License
434415451

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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

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.

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