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Sofia Barboza Mendiola Family Child Care

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At a glance

  • Full-size play-based family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
  • Hours 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

What to know

They serve: ages 0-5 years old (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2022.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 2, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 30, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 15, 2024Nothing cited
  • Apr 21, 20221 citation
    • CCR 102416(c)Type B
      • “(c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Licensee's CPR/First Aid expired on August 19, 2019. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”

        CCR 102416(c)

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
September 2, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2022 — 3 cited nothing
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.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 21, 2022

CCR 102416(c) · Type B

(c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Licensee's CPR/First Aid expired on August 19, 2019. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.

State report

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A day here

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Outdoors and schedule
Outdoors
Multiple daily outdoor play blocks (morning, midday, and afternoon), including gardening and science activities (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Part-time and full-time (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Play-based, developmental and bilingual

“We utilize a play-based approach to learning.”

Details

Phone
(415) 653-9040
Area
Cupertino, 95014
License
434414727
Established
2016

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Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

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

A day here

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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