Redwood City · Licensed family home

Elizabeth Ponce-Gonzalez Family Child Care

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Source for who runs it

ccld.dss.ca.gov

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 3 of 6 cited something

Bay Area family homes: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
June 25, 2026
On file
6 visits since February 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility representative did not have criminal background clearance and associated to facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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 nothing cited
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · June 11, 2026

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A

Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility representative did not have criminal background clearance and associated to facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was not present during the entirety of today's visit and has been gone for the last couple of days and will be returning tonight.

HSC 1597.622(c) · Type B

(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in A2 was missing MMR vaccine, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102418(a) · Type B

(a) Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 9 children were missing immunization records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 15, 2025

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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff have not renewed their mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Feb 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 31, 2024

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, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA confirmed Licensee is operating overcapacity with 2 infants and 6 preschooler in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Feb 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area family homes, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,008 visits).

Details

(650) 346-6687

Area
Redwood City, 94061
License
414004973, active

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