Berkeley · Licensed family home
Cato, Shannon
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.
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Licensing inspections
Oct 14, 20261 citation
CCR 102417(g)(7)Type B
“(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files were missing the LIC627 medical consent forms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(7)
- Feb 21, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 24, 20222 citations
CCR 102395(a)(1)Type A
“(a) An immediate penalty of $100 per cited violation per day for a maximum of five (5) days shall be assessed for the following: (1) Failure to obtain a California clearance or criminal record exemption...as specified in Section 102370(d) for any individual required to fingerprinted under Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 prior to allowing the individual to work, reside or volunteer in the facility. Based on Interviews, it has been determined that an unfingerprinted adult was in the presence of children. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 102395(a)(1)
CCR102423(a)Type A
“(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, but are not limited to, the following: . This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: an incident reported by Licensee on May 9, 2022 there was a lack of supervision which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR102423(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 86% of 798 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 311%This home
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 14, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2022 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) An immediate penalty of $100 per cited violation per day for a maximum of five (5) days shall be assessed for the following: (1) Failure to obtain a California clearance or criminal record exemption...as specified in Section 102370(d) for any individual required to fingerprinted under Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 prior to allowing the individual to work, reside or volunteer in the facility. Based on Interviews, it has been determined that an unfingerprinted adult was in the presence of children. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
· June 24, 2022
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.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 14, 2026
CCR 102417(g)(7) · Type B
(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files were missing the LIC627 medical consent forms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 24, 2022
CCR 102395(a)(1) · Type A
(a) An immediate penalty of $100 per cited violation per day for a maximum of five (5) days shall be assessed for the following: (1) Failure to obtain a California clearance or criminal record exemption...as specified in Section 102370(d) for any individual required to fingerprinted under Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 prior to allowing the individual to work, reside or volunteer in the facility. Based on Interviews, it has been determined that an unfingerprinted adult was in the presence of children. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
CCR102423(a) · Type A
(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, but are not limited to, the following: . This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: an incident reported by Licensee on May 9, 2022 there was a lack of supervision which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 982-9276
- Area
- Berkeley, 94702
- License
- 013422660
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Sources and dates
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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.