Alameda · Licensed family home

Zhu, Chang

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 2022.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Aug 26, 20262 citations
- CCR 102417(g)(4)Type A
  “(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because during the inspection LPA observed alcohol, bug spray, and comet cleaning powder located in accessible areas to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(4)
- 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 because during visit LPAs observed blankets in two cribs with the two infants while sleeping which poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102425(b)
May 15, 20244 citations
- HSC 1597.543Type B
  “Every family day care home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the carbon monoxide detector did not have batteries and does not work which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1597.543
- CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above no current documented drills were conducted which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)
- 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 record review and conformation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out four staff did not have a current certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- HSC 1597.622(c)Type B
  “(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by 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 staff was missing immunization's which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1597.622(c)
Apr 19, 2022Nothing cited

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: August 26, 2026
On file: 3 visits since April 2022 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious: Type A — (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because during the inspection LPA observed alcohol, bug spray, and comet cleaning powder located in accessible areas to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · August 26, 2026

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 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 26, 2026

CCR 102417(g)(4) · Type A

(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because during the inspection LPA observed alcohol, bug spray, and comet cleaning powder located in accessible areas to children which poses an immediate 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 because during visit LPAs observed blankets in two cribs with the two infants while sleeping which poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

May 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · May 15, 2024

HSC 1597.543 · Type B

Every family day care home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the carbon monoxide detector did not have batteries and does not work which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.

CCR 102417(g)(9)(A) · 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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above no current documented drills were conducted which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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 record review and conformation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out four staff did not have a current certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1597.622(c) · Type B

(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by 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 staff was missing immunization's which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (510) 499-7768
Area: Alameda, 94502
License: 013421890

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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.