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Fremont · Licensed family home

Rathi, Sarika

At a glance

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

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2021.

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Licensing inspections

  • Apr 10, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 7, 2024Nothing cited
  • Sep 29, 2022Nothing cited
  • Nov 5, 2021Nothing cited

The state cited no rules at any of this home's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times had at least one: 54% of 753.

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%This home
  • 1 of 431%
  • 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 10, 2025
On file
4 visits since November 2021 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
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 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Complaint 3 of 4 allegations substantiated

Complaint · April 2, 2024

California decided each allegation separately.

Substantiated

  • 1. Operation of a Family Child Care Home - Licensee did not keep the home free from an outbreak.
  • 2. Operation of a Family Child Care Home - Licensee did not properly maintain the home.
  • 3. Reporting Requirements - Licensee did not properly report an incident.

Unsubstantiated

1 allegation

Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.

CCR 102416.2(c)(3) · Type B

102416.2 Reporting Requirements (c) In addition to the events specified in Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.467(b)(1)(A) through (b)(1)(C), the licensee shall report the following events to the Department: (3) A communicable disease outbreak when determined by the local health authority..... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, Record Review, Staff and Children’s Authorized Representative Interviews. Record Review showed the following statements, in December 2024, “everyday one kid is going home sick,” and “they have got HFM (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease).” In February 2024, “let’s wait and see if there are other cases of HFM.” On LPA Interview statements there were multiple “outbreaks” in the home last year (2024), and Staff and Children’s Authorized Representative were notified and failed to follow the Reporting Requirement regulation which posed an potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

CCR 102417(b) · Type B

102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home (b) The home shall be kept clean and orderly, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort..... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, Record Review showed the following statements, in December 2024, “everyday one kid is going home sick,” and “they have got HFM (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease).” In February 2024, “let’s wait and see if there are other cases of HFM.” On LPA Interview statements there were multiple “outbreaks” in the home last year (2024), and Staff and Children’s Authorized Representative were notified, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

CCR 102417(e) · Type B

102417 (e) When a child shows signs of illness, he/she shall be separated from other children and the nature of the illness determined. If it is a communicable disease, he/she shall be separated from other children until the infectious stage is over..... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, Record Review showed the following statements, in December 2024, “everyday one kid is going home sick,” and “they have got HFM (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease).” In February 2024, “let’s wait and see if there are other cases of HFM.” On LPA Interview statements there were multiple “outbreaks” in the home last year (2024), and Staff and Children’s Authorized Representative were notified, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

State report, April 23, 2024

Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(510) 556-7291
Area
Fremont, 94536
License
013422277

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=3, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=3. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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

Details

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.

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