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Oakland · Licensed family home

Kahn, Vanessa

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 4 licensing inspections since March 2024.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 3, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jan 27, 20251 citation
    • HSC 1597.622(a)(1)Type B
      • “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.622(a)(1)

  • Apr 18, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 18, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 47% had fewer, 31% the same, and 22% more (753 family homes).

How all 753 Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 753 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None46%
  • 1 of 431%This home
  • 2 of 416%
  • 3 of 45%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 3, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2024 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — Personnel Requirements- Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care home, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or Department regulations. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews and conformation from the Licensee two staff members do not have clearance to be in the home providing care to children which is an immediate safety risk to children in care. · January 27, 2025

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.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 27, 2025

HSC 1597.622(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jan 2025 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · January 24, 2025

CCR 102416(d)(1) · Type A

Personnel Requirements- Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care home, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or Department regulations. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews and conformation from the Licensee two staff members do not have clearance to be in the home providing care to children which is an immediate safety risk to children in care.

State report

Apr 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · March 8, 2024

HSC 1597.61(a) · Type A

1597.61 Operation without license; notice; cease and desist order; action to enjoin; conduct of prosecution (a) When the department determines that a family day care home for children is operating without a license [...] the licensing agency may issue a cease and desist order [...]. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on Interviews, observation and record reviews the applicant is operating unlicensed childcare which poses an immediate risk to health, safety of children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(510) 455-9553
Area
Oakland, 94608
License
013423944

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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

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.

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