Berkeley · Licensed family home
Purnell, Devvin
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 3 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 12, 2023Nothing cited
Feb 21, 20231 citation
CCR 102425(b)Type B
“(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one infant had a blanket in the crib which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(b)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 57% of 798 had none cited.
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%This home
- 2 of 311%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 21, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2023 — 2 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.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 21, 2023
CCR 102425(b) · Type B
(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one infant had a blanket in the crib which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 708-0797
- Area
- Berkeley, 94702
- License
- 013414785
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Sources and dates
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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.