Palo Alto · Licensed family home

Shuhuan Hsu Family Child Care

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Source for who runs it

ccld.dss.ca.gov

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something

Bay Area family homes: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 18, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — 102416.3(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: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as plans for alterations were not readily available, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care. · September 18, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 18, 2025

CCR 102416.3(a) · Type B

102416.3(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: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as plans for alterations were not readily available, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 16, 2025

CCR 102421(a) · Type B

(a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 4 children's files reviewed by LPA are not complete. One child in attendance during the inspection does not have a file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102416.5(e) · Type B

(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Licensee was the only adult present in the home with 8 preschool-age children upon LPA arrival, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area family homes, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,008 visits).

Details

(650) 494-7389

Area
Palo Alto, 94303
License
435700400, active

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