Redwood City · Licensed family home

Maria Garcia 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: 0 of 4 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
March 19, 2026
On file
4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2021 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · August 19, 2021

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Licensee hit child in care Child sustained unexplained injuries in care Licensee handled child in rough manner INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Kassandra Medrano conducted a subsequent unannounced complaint inspection, and met with Licensee, Maria Garcia. Present in the home is licensee, husband, and one child. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, reviewed files, and collected pertinent documents. Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a perponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED. NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WILL BE POSTED AND SHALL REMAIN POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

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

(650) 366-0732

Area
Redwood City, 94061
License
414000782, active

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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.

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