Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Venus Lara 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 28, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 15, 20244 citations
CCR 102425(j)(2)Type B
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall check and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is no documentation of 15-minute checks for infants during nap time, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as assistant present in the facility during the inspection did not have proof of immunization for measles (MMR), pertussis (Tdap), and influenza, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.622(a)(1)
CCR 102418(g)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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 of 6 children's files reviewed by LPA did not have immunization records or immunization records are not up to date, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102418(g)
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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as per licensee, the door to the nap room used by infants is closed when they are napping in the room. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(5)
- Jan 24, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 28, 2022Nothing 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
- August 28, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since February 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · August 15, 2024
CCR 102425(j)(2) · Type B
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall check and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is no documentation of 15-minute checks for infants during nap time, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as assistant present in the facility during the inspection did not have proof of immunization for measles (MMR), pertussis (Tdap), and influenza, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102418(g) · 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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 of 6 children's files reviewed by LPA did not have immunization records or immunization records are not up to date, which poses/posed 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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as per licensee, the door to the nap room used by infants is closed when they are napping in the room. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 714-6173
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94303
- License
- 434408079
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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.