Richmond · Licensed family home

Mejia Romero, Maria

At a glance

Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2021.

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Licensing inspections

Nov 12, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 12, 20246 citations
- HSC 1597.543Type 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: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a working smoke/carbon monoxide detector, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1597.543
- CCR 102425(a)(3)Type B
  “(a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. (3) Mattresses shall be firm and covered with a fitted sheet that is appropriate to the mattress size, fits tightly on the mattress, and overlaps the underside of the mattress so it cannot be dislodged. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 2 out of 2 crib sheets that do not fit tightly, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102425(a)(3)
- CCR 102417(g)(7)Type B
  “(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical 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 3 out of 5 childrens files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(7)
- CCR 102417(g)(8)Type B
  “(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. 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 by not having a current roster of all enrolled children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(8)
- CCR 102419(d)(1)Type B
  “(d) At the time of acceptance of each child into care, the licensee shall provide the child's parent or authorized representative with a copy of the notice Family Child Care Home Notification of Parent's Rights, LIC 995A (8/06), the Caregiver Background Check Process, LIC 995E (6/05), and the Family child Care Consumer Awareness Information, LIC 9212 (10/05). (1) The licensee shall request the child's parent or authorized representative to sign and date the bottom portion of the notice form LIC 995A (8/06), which acknowledges that the parent or authorized representative has received and read the LIC 995A. The bottom portion of this form must be kept in the child’s file as proof that the parent or authorized representative has been notified of his or her rights and received a copy of the Caregiver background Check Process, LIC 995E (6/05), and the Family Child Care Consumer Awareness Information, LIC 9212 (10/05). 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 2 out of 5 childrens files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102419(d)(1)
- CCR 102416.5(e)Type B
  “If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by caring for 10 children without an assistant present, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102416.5(e)
Nov 29, 20216 citations
- 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, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in conducting fire/disaster drills which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)
- CCR 102417(g)(7)Type B
  “(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children have an emergency information card on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(7)
- CCR 102418(g)Type B
  “(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children who enrolled in school have immunization records on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102418(g)
- CCR 102421(a)Type B
  “(a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children have signed receipts in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102421(a)
- 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: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring that all children have the emergency informtion care on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102421(b)
- CCR 102425(c)Type B
  “An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in because there is one child who is younger than 12 months that doesn't have an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102425(c)

The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 86% of 798 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 798 Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times compare

Of the 798 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None57%
1 of 329%
2 of 311%This home
All 33%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: November 12, 2025
On file: 3 visits since November 2021 — 1 cited nothing
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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited

Feb 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · February 12, 2024

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: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a working smoke/carbon monoxide detector, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102425(a)(3) · Type B

(a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. (3) Mattresses shall be firm and covered with a fitted sheet that is appropriate to the mattress size, fits tightly on the mattress, and overlaps the underside of the mattress so it cannot be dislodged. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 2 out of 2 crib sheets that do not fit tightly, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102417(g)(7) · Type B

(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical 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 3 out of 5 childrens files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102417(g)(8) · Type B

(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. 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 by not having a current roster of all enrolled children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102419(d)(1) · Type B

(d) At the time of acceptance of each child into care, the licensee shall provide the child's parent or authorized representative with a copy of the notice Family Child Care Home Notification of Parent's Rights, LIC 995A (8/06), the Caregiver Background Check Process, LIC 995E (6/05), and the Family child Care Consumer Awareness Information, LIC 9212 (10/05). (1) The licensee shall request the child's parent or authorized representative to sign and date the bottom portion of the notice form LIC 995A (8/06), which acknowledges that the parent or authorized representative has received and read the LIC 995A. The bottom portion of this form must be kept in the child’s file as proof that the parent or authorized representative has been notified of his or her rights and received a copy of the Caregiver background Check Process, LIC 995E (6/05), and the Family Child Care Consumer Awareness Information, LIC 9212 (10/05). 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 2 out of 5 childrens files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102416.5(e) · Type B

If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by caring for 10 children without an assistant present, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2021 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · November 29, 2021

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, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in conducting fire/disaster drills which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102417(g)(7) · Type B

(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children have an emergency information card on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102418(g) · Type B

(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children who enrolled in school have immunization records on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102421(a) · Type B

(a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all children have signed receipts in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring that all children have the emergency informtion care on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102425(c) · Type B

An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in because there is one child who is younger than 12 months that doesn't have an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone: (415) 259-1037
Area: Richmond, 94801
License: 073408975

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All checked November 2026.

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

Phone, License ccld.dss.ca.gov

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.