Castro Valley · Licensed family home
Chelakhsaeva, Emma
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 7 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 4, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 21, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 24, 20242 citations
CCR 102416.3(a)(6)Type B
“(a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to an infant asleep in a crib inside the bedroom located off the living room which is an "off limit room" which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.3(a)(6)
CCR 102416.5(e)Type B
“(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on tour and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to her being alone with 10 children in care for approximatly 5 minutes at the beginning of the inspection without an assistant present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(e)
- Mar 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 7, 2022Nothing cited
- Mar 28, 2022Nothing cited
Mar 23, 20221 citation
CCR 102416.5(a)Type A
“(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and physical census, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to 9 children in care during todays inspection with the license capacity of 8 (1 infant, 7 preschool age children, and 1 school age child) which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 7 inspections. Bay Area family homes inspected 7 times split three ways: 47% had fewer, 23% the same, and 30% more (86 family homes).
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%
- 2 of 723%This home
- 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
- February 4, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since March 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and physical census, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to 9 children in care during todays inspection with the license capacity of 8 (1 infant, 7 preschool age children, and 1 school age child) which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care.
· March 23, 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.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 24, 2024
CCR 102416.3(a)(6) · Type B
(a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to an infant asleep in a crib inside the bedroom located off the living room which is an "off limit room" which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.5(e) · Type B
(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on tour and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to her being alone with 10 children in care for approximatly 5 minutes at the beginning of the inspection without an assistant present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 23, 2022
CCR 102416.5(a) · Type A
(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and physical census, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to 9 children in care during todays inspection with the license capacity of 8 (1 infant, 7 preschool age children, and 1 school age child) which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 922-7512
- Area
- Castro Valley, 94546
- License
- 015700238
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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.