Foster City · Licensed family home

Lilia Zhambalova 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

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 5 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.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 15, 2026
On file
5 visits since May 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 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 last emergency drill was conducted over 6 months ago, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · September 15, 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.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 15, 2026

CCR 102417(g)(9)(A) · Type B

(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 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 last emergency drill was conducted over 6 months ago, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102425(f) · Type B

An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in an infant was observed sleeping in a sleep sack which is considered as a form of swaddling, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102416.3(a)(6) · Type B

(a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. 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 two off limits bedrooms were being used for daycare purposes, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · June 17, 2025

HSC 1597.543 · Type B

Every family day care home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 9:40AM., Based on observation, LPA confirmed facility does not have functioning carbon monoxide detector. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

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: At 10:15AM., Based on record review, volunteer staff (S3) proof of immunization missing from the facility records. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

CCR 102421(b) · Type B

(b) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, a copy of the emergency information card as required in Section 102417(g)(7). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 10:30AM., Based on record review, LPA confirmed children’s files (C2, C4, and C7) missing from the facility records. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c) · Type B

Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 10:45AM., Based on record review, LPA confirmed licensee’s is not maintaining infant napping logs documenting each 15 minute review. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 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

(415) 480-9979

Area
Foster City, 94404
License
414005005, active

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