Petaluma · Licensed family home
Escobar, Vanessa Fcch
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 November 2021.
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Licensing inspections
- Oct 24, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 16, 20241 citation
CCR 102416.5(d)(1)Type B
“For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (1) Twelve children, no more than four of whom may be infants; This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the LPA's observations and a file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 102416.5(d)(1). The LPAs observed six infants (S1-S6) and two preschoolers present being supervised by two staff members. This facility is operating over ratio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(d)(1)
- Oct 11, 2023Nothing cited
Oct 5, 20231 citation
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type B
“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 the licensee's own admission and a personnel file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in1596.871(c)(1)(A). The licensee stated that her daughter (adult A1), a resident of this home, turned 18 years of age in March 2023 and has not received her criminal record and child abuse index clearances. The licensee stated that her daughter is not a staff member at the facility and is never left alone with daycare children. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Nov 3, 2021Nothing 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
- October 24, 2024
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2021 — 3 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.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 16, 2024
CCR 102416.5(d)(1) · Type B
For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (1) Twelve children, no more than four of whom may be infants; This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the LPA's observations and a file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 102416.5(d)(1). The LPAs observed six infants (S1-S6) and two preschoolers present being supervised by two staff members. This facility is operating over ratio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 5, 2023
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type B
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 the licensee's own admission and a personnel file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in1596.871(c)(1)(A). The licensee stated that her daughter (adult A1), a resident of this home, turned 18 years of age in March 2023 and has not received her criminal record and child abuse index clearances. The licensee stated that her daughter is not a staff member at the facility and is never left alone with daycare children. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 770-3527
- Area
- Petaluma, 94954
- License
- 493010010
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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.