Menlo Park · Licensed family home
Dalila Bernal Castro Family Child Care
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2022.
Of the 99 Bay Area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 29% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 3% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.
Licensing inspections
Aug 12, 20243 citations
“(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3/3 staff are missing documentation of training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.;”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
“(a) Personnel records shall be maintained on each employee and shall contain the following information: (10) A signed and dated copy of the Notice of Employee Rights [LIC 9052, (Rev. 03/03)] as required by Section 102416(a) and Section 102417. 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 the lic 9052 as well as lic 9108 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.1(a)(10)
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in3/3 staff were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.622(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 22, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since July 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 12, 2024
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3/3 staff are missing documentation of training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.;
CCR 102416.1(a)(10) · Type B
(a) Personnel records shall be maintained on each employee and shall contain the following information: (10) A signed and dated copy of the Notice of Employee Rights [LIC 9052, (Rev. 03/03)] as required by Section 102416(a) and Section 102417. 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 the lic 9052 as well as lic 9108 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1597.622(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in3/3 staff were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Area
- Menlo Park, 94025
- License
- 414002348, 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
- 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.