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Woodacre · Licensed family home

Vial, Elizabeth

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 3 licensing inspections since July 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 14, 20251 citation
    • HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
      • “Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one adult helper present in the facility did not have fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

  • Jul 23, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jul 10, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 57% of 798 had none cited.

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%This home
  • 2 of 311%
  • All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
August 14, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one adult helper present in the facility did not have fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · August 14, 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.

Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 14, 2025

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A

Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one adult helper present in the facility did not have fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 488-1308
Area
Woodacre, 94973
License
214200198

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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

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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