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El Cerrito · Licensed family home

Pollack, Christina

At a glance

  • Small family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Apr 14, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 26, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 22, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jul 13, 20221 citation
    • CCR 102423(a)(1)Type B
      • “102423 Personal Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home so[...] but are not limited to, the following (1) To be treated with dignity [....] relationship with staff and other persons.This requirement is not met as evidence by; Based on IB investigation, it was confirmed that daycare child was accidentally touched inappropriately by licensee’s husband. Although it seemed to be unintentionally, the child was touch in an inappropriate area of the body. This is a potentially risk to Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102423(a)(1)

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
April 14, 2026
On file
4 visits since July 2022 — 3 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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 13, 2022

CCR 102423(a)(1) · Type B

102423 Personal Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home so[...] but are not limited to, the following (1) To be treated with dignity [....] relationship with staff and other persons.This requirement is not met as evidence by; Based on IB investigation, it was confirmed that daycare child was accidentally touched inappropriately by licensee’s husband. Although it seemed to be unintentionally, the child was touch in an inappropriate area of the body. This is a potentially risk to Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(510) 525-6775
Area
El Cerrito, 94530
License
070205112

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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

Small means licensed for 10 to 13 children, among Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Full-size is 14, the most any Bay Area family home holds.

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