Oakland · Licensed family home
Bigelow, Mary & Ernest
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 June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 8, 20261 citation
CCR 102417(g)(4)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: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because there were Cleaning chemicals in the cabinet beneath the bathroom sink that weren't secured with a child safe latch which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(4)
- Oct 5, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 29, 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%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2022 — 2 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 by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following: (4) 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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it was determined that the Licensee hit a daycare child at the child's school. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights of children 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 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 8, 2026
CCR 102417(g)(4) · 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: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because there were Cleaning chemicals in the cabinet beneath the bathroom sink that weren't secured with a child safe latch which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · July 1, 2025
CCR 102423(a)(4) · 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 by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following: (4) 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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it was determined that the Licensee hit a daycare child at the child's school. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights of children in care.
Feb 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · February 1, 2023
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 632-2518
- Area
- Oakland, 94605
- License
- 010212906
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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.