Brentwood · Licensed family home
Certeza, Athena
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 7 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 20, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 11, 20253 citations
CCR 102417(g)(4)(A)Type A
“Operation of a Family Child Care Home.The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: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.Storage areas for poisons, firearms and other dangerous weapons shall be locked. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: licensee had a loaded rifle in the home that was not locked which is an immideiate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(4)(A)
CCR102417(g)(4)(C)Type A
“Operation of a Family Child Care Home.The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: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. Ammunition shall be stored and locked separately from firearms.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: licensee had a loaded rifle in the home that was not locked which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR102417(g)(4)(C)
CCR 102370(d)(1)Type A
“Criminal Record Clearance.All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Assistant M.L. does not have criminal record clearance which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 102370(d)(1)
- Jul 11, 2025Nothing cited
- May 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 29, 2023Nothing cited
- Oct 24, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 15, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 7 times had more: 53% of 86 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 86 Bay Area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 86 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 726%This home
- 2 of 723%
- 3 of 719%
- 4 of 73%
- 5 of 76%
- 6 of 72%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 20, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since February 2023 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Operation of a Family Child Care Home.The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: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.Storage areas for poisons, firearms and other dangerous weapons shall be locked. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: licensee had a loaded rifle in the home that was not locked which is an immideiate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
· December 11, 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 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 11, 2025
CCR 102417(g)(4)(A) · Type A
Operation of a Family Child Care Home.The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: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.Storage areas for poisons, firearms and other dangerous weapons shall be locked. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: licensee had a loaded rifle in the home that was not locked which is an immideiate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
CCR102417(g)(4)(C) · Type A
Operation of a Family Child Care Home.The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: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. Ammunition shall be stored and locked separately from firearms.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: licensee had a loaded rifle in the home that was not locked which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
CCR 102370(d)(1) · Type A
Criminal Record Clearance.All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Assistant M.L. does not have criminal record clearance which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 305-7377
- Area
- Brentwood, 94513
- License
- 073407208
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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.