San Mateo · Licensed family home
Ya Chen 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 4 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 30, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 14, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 28, 20232 citations
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 the record review, the licensee did not comply with the abovementioned section. The assistant has not completed the Mandated reporter training, or the training has expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)Type B
“Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, LPA confirmed licensee is not documenting infant napping conditions since 09/23 during each 15-minute review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)
Jun 14, 20221 citation
CCR 102425(c)Type B
“An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at 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 1out of 1 infant which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(c)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 78% of 753 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 416%This home
- 3 of 45%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 30, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2022 — 2 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 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 28, 2023
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 the record review, the licensee did not comply with the abovementioned section. The assistant has not completed the Mandated reporter training, or the training has expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c) · Type B
Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, LPA confirmed licensee is not documenting infant napping conditions since 09/23 during each 15-minute review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 14, 2022
CCR 102425(c) · Type B
An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at 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 1out of 1 infant which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 345-0181
- Area
- San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414004259
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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.