East Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Qiuyu Gao Family Child Care
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 August 2022.
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Licensing inspections
Aug 29, 20242 citations
CCR 102416.3(a)(6)Type B
“102416.3: Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds: (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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed a child that was sleeping in a pack and play being taken out of Bedroom #3, a room that is labeled as an "off limits" area prior to being approved by the department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.3(a)(6)
CCR102425(b)Type B
“102425:Infant S. Sleep: (b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidence by : Based on observations, LPA observed an infant child sleeping in a pack and play with a stuff animal and bottle inside of the pack and play which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR102425(b)
Jul 25, 20241 citation
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)Type B
“Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check 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 as per licensee she is no longer safe slee logs for children under 24 months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)
- Aug 31, 2022Nothing cited
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
- August 29, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2022 — 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 29, 2024
CCR 102416.3(a)(6) · Type B
102416.3: Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds: (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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed a child that was sleeping in a pack and play being taken out of Bedroom #3, a room that is labeled as an "off limits" area prior to being approved by the department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR102425(b) · Type B
102425:Infant S. Sleep: (b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidence by : Based on observations, LPA observed an infant child sleeping in a pack and play with a stuff animal and bottle inside of the pack and play which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 25, 2024
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c) · Type B
Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check 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 as per licensee she is no longer safe slee logs for children under 24 months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (302) 766-0612
- Area
- East Palo Alto, 94303
- License
- 414004937
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 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.