San Francisco · Licensed family home
Chamo, Elva
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 5 licensing inspections since April 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 8, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 11, 20261 citation
CCR 102391(a)Type A
“102391(a) Inspection Authority of the Department:Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, the regulations adopted by the Department governing family child care homes, and in accordance with Section 102396. LPA range the door bell, a phone call was made, no one answered. LPA heard children noises inside which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 102391(a)
Jun 5, 20261 citation
CCR 102417(a)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
- May 30, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 24, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 71% of 459 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 459 Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 459 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None43%
- 1 of 528%
- 2 of 517%This home
- 3 of 58%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 8, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2025 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
102391(a) Inspection Authority of the Department:Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, the regulations adopted by the Department governing family child care homes, and in accordance with Section 102396. LPA range the door bell, a phone call was made, no one answered. LPA heard children noises inside which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
· June 11, 2026
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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 11, 2026
CCR 102391(a) · Type A
102391(a) Inspection Authority of the Department:Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, the regulations adopted by the Department governing family child care homes, and in accordance with Section 102396. LPA range the door bell, a phone call was made, no one answered. LPA heard children noises inside which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 5, 2026
CCR 102417(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 279-4750
- Area
- San Francisco, 94112
- License
- 384005024
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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.