San Rafael · Licensed family home
Ribeiro, Karina M. & Buenrostro, Maria C.
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 November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 28, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 17, 20267 citations
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)Type B
“(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a disaster drill had not been conductd within the last 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)
CCR 102417(g)(10)Type B
“(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (10) A baby walker shall not be allowed on the premises of a family child care home in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.846(b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a baby walker was present in the play area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(10)
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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a nap toy in an infants crib which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(b)
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)Type B
“(i) (I) An approved safety pool cover that is manually or power operated and meets the performance standards of ASTM International Standard F1346-23. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a pool cover was not present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)Type B
“(ii) (I) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool, will sound upon detecting an entrance into the water. The alarm shall be turned on and be in working condition during a facility’s operating hours while the swimming pool is not in use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the pool did not have an alarm in the pool which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)
CCR 102417(a)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in liccensee was not present but is in Brazil and did not inform CCLD of her absence,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
CCR 102425(j)(5)Type B
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in both nap rooms had the doors closed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(5)
- Mar 11, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 9, 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
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a disaster drill had not been conductd within the last 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· March 17, 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.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 7 findings
Licensing visit · March 17, 2026
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A) · Type B
(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a disaster drill had not been conductd within the last 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(g)(10) · Type B
(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (10) A baby walker shall not be allowed on the premises of a family child care home in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.846(b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a baby walker was present in the play area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a nap toy in an infants crib which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(i)(I) · Type B
(i) (I) An approved safety pool cover that is manually or power operated and meets the performance standards of ASTM International Standard F1346-23. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a pool cover was not present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.814(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) · Type B
(ii) (I) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool, will sound upon detecting an entrance into the water. The alarm shall be turned on and be in working condition during a facility’s operating hours while the swimming pool is not in use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the pool did not have an alarm in the pool which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in liccensee was not present but is in Brazil and did not inform CCLD of her absence,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(5) · Type B
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in both nap rooms had the doors closed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 246-1409
- Area
- San Rafael, 94903
- License
- 214005157
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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.