Oakland · Licensed family home
Steptoe-Gray, Davella
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 April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 15, 2026Nothing cited
May 16, 20253 citations
CCR 102425(a)Type A
“102425 INFANT SAFE SLEEP: (a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed infant twins sleep together in one playpen which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.”
CCR 102425(a)
CCR 102417(g)(3)Type B
“102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home: (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: (3) Where children less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed stairs in the daycare that are not made inaccessiible to children in care which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(3)
CCR102417(g)(10)Type B
“102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home: (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: (10) A baby walker shall not be allowed on the premises of a family child care home in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1596.846(b) and (c). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed two exersaucers in the daycare which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.”
CCR102417(g)(10)
Apr 5, 20231 citation
CCR 102418(g)(1)Type B
“(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. (1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 9 children's files did not include information regarding immunization records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102418(g)(1)
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
- May 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
102425 INFANT SAFE SLEEP: (a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed infant twins sleep together in one playpen which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
· May 16, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 16, 2025
CCR 102417(g)(3) · Type B
102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home: (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: (3) Where children less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed stairs in the daycare that are not made inaccessiible to children in care which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
CCR102417(g)(10) · Type B
102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home: (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: (10) A baby walker shall not be allowed on the premises of a family child care home in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1596.846(b) and (c). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed two exersaucers in the daycare which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
CCR 102425(a) · Type A
102425 INFANT SAFE SLEEP: (a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Observed infant twins sleep together in one playpen which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
May 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · May 12, 2025
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 5, 2023
CCR 102418(g)(1) · Type B
(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. (1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 9 children's files did not include information regarding immunization records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 436-6869
- Area
- Oakland, 94601
- License
- 010214206
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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.