Novato · Licensed family home
De Silva, Nirosha
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 15, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 17, 20251 citation
HSC 1596.8595Type B
“1596.8595(a)1 Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of each child receiving services. Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility visit or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on today's visit, LPAs observed during file review that the licensee did not get the LIC 9224 document signed by the authorized representative.”
HSC 1596.8595
Oct 8, 20244 citations
CCR 102425(b)(1)(A)Type A
“(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib or play yard if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(b)(1)(A)
CCR 102425(j)(1)Type B
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes. 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 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(1)
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], 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.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
CCR 102421(a)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). 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 102421(a)
Nov 28, 20231 citation
CCR 102425(c)Type B
“An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, 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 102425(c)
Oct 5, 20211 citation
HSC 102357Type B
“102357 Operation Without a License The Department has reason to believe that family child care is being provided without a license. This evidence is met by: This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA’s inspection on 10/05/21 and per Licensee’s disclosure, Licensee is operating unlicensed care at their ‘relocation’ site/home. Licensee states she is caring for 8 children. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
HSC 102357
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 96% of 459 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
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%
- 3 of 58%
- 4 of 54%This home
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 15, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2021 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib or play yard if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 8, 2024
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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 17, 2025
HSC 1596.8595 · Type B
1596.8595(a)1 Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of each child receiving services. Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility visit or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on today's visit, LPAs observed during file review that the licensee did not get the LIC 9224 document signed by the authorized representative.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · October 8, 2024
CCR 102425(b)(1)(A) · Type A
(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib or play yard if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(1) · Type B
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes. 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 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], 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 102421(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). 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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 28, 2023
CCR 102425(c) · Type B
An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, 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.
Oct 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 5, 2021
HSC 102357 · Type B
102357 Operation Without a License The Department has reason to believe that family child care is being provided without a license. This evidence is met by: This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA’s inspection on 10/05/21 and per Licensee’s disclosure, Licensee is operating unlicensed care at their ‘relocation’ site/home. Licensee states she is caring for 8 children. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 827-7477
- Area
- Novato, 94949
- License
- 214005601
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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.