Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Chekeni, Mahjabin and Ahmad Family Child Care
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 9 licensing inspections since January 2022.
Fewer than 20 Bay Area family homes have had 9 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
May 19, 20252 citations
“(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (3) Where children are less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as stairs in the main house that leads to the second floor were not barricaded in any way and a children under the age of 5 was in the main house during the inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(3)
“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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Licensee stated 15-minute sleep checks were not conducted regularly and documented, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 22, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since January 2022 — 8 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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: (3) Where children are less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as stairs in the main house that leads to the second floor were not barricaded in any way and a children under the age of 5 was in the main house during the inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 19, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 19, 2025
CCR 102417(g)(3) · 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: (3) Where children are less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as stairs in the main house that leads to the second floor were not barricaded in any way and a children under the age of 5 was in the main house during the inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Licensee stated 15-minute sleep checks were not conducted regularly and documented, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 430754912, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 11, 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.