Windsor · Licensed family home
Mendez, Alejandra Family Child Care Home
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 4 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 25, 20261 citation
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 the LPA's observations on 02/25/26, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in102416.3(a)(6). The licensee converted an existing attached garage of the home and added this space to her existing childcare area. The Department was not notified prior to this work being performed nor was the Department notified after the work was completed. Additionally, the licensee added a bathroom in the childcare area. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.3(a)(6)
- Apr 17, 2024Nothing cited
- May 24, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 26, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 47% had fewer, 31% the same, and 22% more (753 family homes).
How all 753 Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 753 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None46%
- 1 of 431%This home
- 2 of 416%
- 3 of 45%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 25, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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 the LPA's observations on 02/25/26, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in102416.3(a)(6). The licensee converted an existing attached garage of the home and added this space to her existing childcare area. The Department was not notified prior to this work being performed nor was the Department notified after the work was completed. Additionally, the licensee added a bathroom in the childcare area. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· February 25, 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 25, 2026
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 the LPA's observations on 02/25/26, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in102416.3(a)(6). The licensee converted an existing attached garage of the home and added this space to her existing childcare area. The Department was not notified prior to this work being performed nor was the Department notified after the work was completed. Additionally, the licensee added a bathroom in the childcare area. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 838-9123
- Area
- Windsor, 95492
- License
- 493003383
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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.