Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Shuhuan Hsu 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 July 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 18, 20251 citation
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.”
CCR 102416.3(a)
Jul 16, 20252 citations
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 102421(a)
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.”
CCR 102416.5(e)
- Jul 5, 2024Nothing 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
- 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.
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.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 494-7389
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94303
- License
- 435700400
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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.