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Cardenas, Minerva & Espinoza, Christina

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 August 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Dec 16, 20251 citation
    • 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: Based on interview and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because she was not able to locate one assistant (S1)'s Tdap and TB test results during the visit which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.622(c)

  • Aug 11, 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%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
December 16, 2025
On file
2 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
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: Based on interview and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because she was not able to locate one assistant (S1)'s Tdap and TB test results during the visit which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · December 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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 16, 2025

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: Based on interview and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because she was not able to locate one assistant (S1)'s Tdap and TB test results during the visit which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 606-0245
Area
San Jose, 95116
License
434414488

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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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