Corte Madera · Licensed family home
Teixeira, Vera
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 12, 2025Nothing cited
May 6, 20259 citations
CCR 102416.5(e)Type A
“(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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining capacity requirements with only one provider present in the home which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(e)
CCR 102417(d)Type B
“(d) The home shall provide safe toys, play equipment and materials. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having handlebar covers on three out of three tricycles present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(d)
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1Type 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. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining documentation of an emergency drill accessible for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1
CCR 102425(b)Type B
“(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a bib present in a crib with a napping infant, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(b)
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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not being present in the home for 80 percent of operating hours during today's visit which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
CCR 102425(j)(5)Type B
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having one infant napping in the Infant Napping Room with the door closed and no provider present with them, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(5)
CCR 102391(d)Type B
“(d) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect, audit, and copy children's records or other family child care home records upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having children's records accessible and available for review by LPAS during the visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102391(d)
CCR 102416.1(d)Type B
“(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having personnel records available for review by LPAs during the visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.1(d)
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)Type B
“Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining 15-minute sleep checks for sleeping infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)
- May 3, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 15, 2023Nothing cited
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
- July 30, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
(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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining capacity requirements with only one provider present in the home which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 6, 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 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · May 6, 2025
May 2025 Licensing visit 9 findings
Licensing visit · May 6, 2025
CCR 102416.5(e) · Type A
(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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining capacity requirements with only one provider present in the home which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(d) · Type B
(d) The home shall provide safe toys, play equipment and materials. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having handlebar covers on three out of three tricycles present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1 · 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. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining documentation of an emergency drill accessible for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(b) · Type B
(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a bib present in a crib with a napping infant, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not being present in the home for 80 percent of operating hours during today's visit which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(5) · Type B
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having one infant napping in the Infant Napping Room with the door closed and no provider present with them, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102391(d) · Type B
(d) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect, audit, and copy children's records or other family child care home records upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having children's records accessible and available for review by LPAS during the visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.1(d) · Type B
(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having personnel records available for review by LPAs during the visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D) · Type B
Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining 15-minute sleep checks for sleeping infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 924-6194
- Area
- Corte Madera, 94925
- License
- 214200188
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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.