Menlo Park · Licensed family home

Alejandra Espinosa Family Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since September 2022.

Of the 68 Bay Area family homes with 2 licensing inspections, 19% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 3% had rules cited at both, 78% at neither.

Licensing inspections

Aug 14, 20243 citations
  • “(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 in 2/2 staff were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    HSC 1597.622(c)

  • “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 in 3/3 infants were missing sleeping logs which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)

  • “(a) Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on iinterview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3/10 children were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 102418(a)

Sep 29, 2022No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
August 14, 2024
On file
2 visits since September 2022 — 1 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 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 14, 2024

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 in 2/2 staff were missing documentation of immunizations 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 in 3/3 infants were missing sleeping logs which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 102418(a) · Type B

(a) Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on iinterview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3/10 children were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

(650) 283-5526

Area
Menlo Park, 94025
License
414004831, active

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 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.