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Lam, Dong Gui

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 8 licensing inspections since December 2021.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 13, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 2, 2025Nothing cited
  • Aug 20, 20252 citations
    • CCR 102391(a)Type A
      • “102391 Inspection Authority of the Department (a) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. After the LPAs introduced themselves and showed their department-issued IDs, LPAs were not allowed into the home, which poses an immediate...”

        CCR 102391(a)

    • CCR 102417(g)(8)Type B
      • “102417 Operation of A Family Child Care Home (8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The licensee stated she does not have a current children's roster available for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”

        CCR 102417(g)(8)

  • Feb 5, 2025Nothing cited
  • Nov 29, 2023Nothing cited
  • Dec 7, 2022Nothing cited
  • Jan 7, 2022Nothing cited
  • Dec 14, 2021Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 8 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 8 times had more: 65% of 31 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 31 Bay Area family homes inspected 8 times compare

Of the 31 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None13%
  • 1 of 823%This home
  • 2 of 816%
  • 3 of 829%
  • 4 of 813%
  • 5 of 83%
  • 6 of 83%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
March 13, 2026
On file
8 visits since December 2021 — 7 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — 102391 Inspection Authority of the Department (a) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. After the LPAs introduced themselves and showed their department-issued IDs, LPAs were not allowed into the home, which poses an immediate... · August 20, 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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · August 20, 2025

State report

Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 20, 2025

CCR 102391(a) · Type A

102391 Inspection Authority of the Department (a) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. After the LPAs introduced themselves and showed their department-issued IDs, LPAs were not allowed into the home, which poses an immediate...

Deficiency Dismissed

CCR 102417(g)(8) · Type B

102417 Operation of A Family Child Care Home (8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The licensee stated she does not have a current children's roster available for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

State report

Feb 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 290-8549
Area
San Francisco, 94118
License
384001308

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=3, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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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