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Beerbower, Sandy Family Child Care Home

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 2 licensing inspections since April 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 17, 20252 citations
    • CCR 102425(i)Type A

      • “If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib or play yard, the provider shall move the infant to a crib or play yard as soon as possible. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the tour of the home, LPAs observed infant sleeping in a baby bouncer with a blanket covering the infant body. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102425(i)

    • 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: Based on staff record review which revealed L1 and S2 did not have a current AB1207 mandated reporter training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)

  • Apr 27, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 72% of 572 had none cited.

How all 572 Bay Area family homes inspected twice compare

Of the 572 Bay Area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None72%
  • 1 of 223%This home
  • Both5%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 17, 2025
On file
2 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib or play yard, the provider shall move the infant to a crib or play yard as soon as possible. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the tour of the home, LPAs observed infant sleeping in a baby bouncer with a blanket covering the infant body. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · September 17, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 17, 2025

CCR 102425(i) · Type A

If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib or play yard, the provider shall move the infant to a crib or play yard as soon as possible. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the tour of the home, LPAs observed infant sleeping in a baby bouncer with a blanket covering the infant body. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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: Based on staff record review which revealed L1 and S2 did not have a current AB1207 mandated reporter training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(707) 479-7479
Area
Sonoma, 95476
License
493002371

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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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