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Laura Lau Family Child Care

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 5 licensing inspections since March 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 5, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 23, 20253 citations
    • CCR 102416.5(d)(1)Type A
      • “(d) 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; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having six infants present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102416.5(d)(1)

    • 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 observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four staff members present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

    • 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having documentation of pertussis immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.622(c)

  • Sep 5, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jul 26, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 22, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 5 inspections. Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 43% had fewer, 28% the same, and 29% more (459 family homes).

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%This home
  • 2 of 517%
  • 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
August 5, 2025
On file
5 visits since March 2023 — 4 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — (d) 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; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having six infants present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · July 23, 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.

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 23, 2025

CCR 102416.5(d)(1) · Type A

(d) 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; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having six infants present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four staff members present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having documentation of pertussis immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(650) 278-9820
Area
San Mateo, 94403
License
414004989

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All checked July 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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