Benicia · Licensed family home
Bentley, Tricia Fcch
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since January 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Jun 20, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 31, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this home's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected twice had the same: 72% of 572.
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%This home
- 1 of 223%
- Both5%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 30, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since January 2022 — both cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
Personal Rights: (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged ... These rights include ... : (2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the Licensee's admission, interviews, and photograph’s, a dog in the facility bit a child on the cheek resulting in injury. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. A civil penalty of $500 is being issued for violation of regulation resulting in an injury.
· January 30, 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.
Nov 2024 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · November 19, 2024
CCR 102423(a)(2) · Type A
Personal Rights: (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged ... These rights include ... : (2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the Licensee's admission, interviews, and photograph’s, a dog in the facility bit a child on the cheek resulting in injury. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. A civil penalty of $500 is being issued for violation of regulation resulting in an injury.
HSC 1597.467(b)(1)(C) · Type B
Injury or acts of violence reporting requirements: (b)(1) A report shall be made to the department by telephone or fax during the department's normal business hours before the close of the next working day following the occurrence during the operation of a family day care home of any of the following events: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, Licesnee did not comply with the section cited above by not reporting a previous incident which a dog bit a child to the department in a timely manner. This posses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 373-6061
- Area
- Benicia, 94510
- License
- 483008988
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=2, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.