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Stella Gonzalez 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 5 licensing inspections since April 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Nov 6, 2025Nothing cited
  • Oct 30, 2025Nothing cited
  • Oct 3, 2024Nothing cited
  • Nov 28, 20233 citations
    • 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 interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102417(a)

    • 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of two staff files which poses/ a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)

    • 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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of two staff records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102416(c)

  • Apr 22, 20222 citations
    • HSC 1597.622(a)(1)Type B
      • “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. 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 by having no record of H2's immunizations readily available for LPA's review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.622(a)(1)

    • 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 obersvation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)

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
November 6, 2025
On file
5 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 28, 2023

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 interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of two staff files which poses/ a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of two staff records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 22, 2022

HSC 1597.622(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. 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 by having no record of H2's immunizations readily available for LPA's review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 obersvation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(650) 653-1997
Area
San Mateo, 94403
License
414004177

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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

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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