San Jose · Licensed family home
Richie, Sonya
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 5 licensing inspections since May 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 11, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 29, 20252 citations
HSC 1596.814(a)Type B
“Family daycare home in-ground swimming pool requirements: (a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements,,,. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has a swimming pool in the backyard of her home that is not in compliance with the new drowning prevention safety requirements per AB 2866 that became effective Jan 1, 2025, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.814(a)
CCR102391(C)Type B
“Inspection Authority of the Department: (c) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect any part of the family child care home in which family child care services are provided or to which children have access. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interview, licensee did not comply with the section cited mention above while not granting LPAs entrance into the home to conduct a case managemnet inspection, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR102391(C)
- Jan 16, 2025Nothing cited
May 11, 20221 citation
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. 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. Licensee did not obtain a current Mandated Reporter Training Certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 71% of 459 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 459 Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 459 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None43%
- 1 of 528%
- 2 of 517%This home
- 3 of 58%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 11, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
Family daycare home in-ground swimming pool requirements: (a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements,,,. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has a swimming pool in the backyard of her home that is not in compliance with the new drowning prevention safety requirements per AB 2866 that became effective Jan 1, 2025, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· January 29, 2025
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 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 21, 2025
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 29, 2025
HSC 1596.814(a) · Type B
Family daycare home in-ground swimming pool requirements: (a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements,,,. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee has a swimming pool in the backyard of her home that is not in compliance with the new drowning prevention safety requirements per AB 2866 that became effective Jan 1, 2025, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR102391(C) · Type B
Inspection Authority of the Department: (c) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect any part of the family child care home in which family child care services are provided or to which children have access. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interview, licensee did not comply with the section cited mention above while not granting LPAs entrance into the home to conduct a case managemnet inspection, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
May 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 11, 2022
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. 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. Licensee did not obtain a current Mandated Reporter Training Certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 224-8453
- Area
- San Jose, 95136
- License
- 434407685
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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.