El Cerrito · Licensed family home
Chim-in, Preeya
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 3 licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 29, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 7, 2024Nothing cited
Dec 15, 20234 citations
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 [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
CCR 102416(c)Type B
“(c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416(c)
CCR 102417(a)Type B
“This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA was informed licensee was not home an at another job (THE SPA) out which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
CCR 102416(d)(1)Type B
“This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Licensee and aisstant did not have the required CPR training completed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416(d)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 57% of 798 had none cited.
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%This home
- 2 of 311%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 29, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · December 15, 2023
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 [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416(c) · Type B
(c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(a) · Type B
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA was informed licensee was not home an at another job (THE SPA) out which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416(d)(1) · Type B
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Licensee and aisstant did not have the required CPR training completed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 926-5144
- Area
- El Cerrito, 94530
- License
- 073408128
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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.