Santa Clara · Licensed family home

Magda Soto 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

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something

Bay Area family homes: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
February 23, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 102370(j) 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. LPA observed S1 has fingerprint clearance but is not associated to the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · February 23, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 23, 2026

CCR 102370(d)(2) · Type B

Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 102370(j) 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. LPA observed S1 has fingerprint clearance but is not associated to the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2024 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

(341) 799-7901

Area
Santa Clara, 95054
License
434417847, active

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