Sunnyvale · Licensed family home

Gladys Rocha Family Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since May 2023.

Fewer than 20 Bay Area family homes have had 7 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.

Licensing inspections

Feb 11, 2026No rules cited
Dec 10, 20252 citations
  • “Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:23AM, LPA observed 12 children (8 preschool and 4 infants) present with one assistant, M.G.C. during today's inspection, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 102416.5(d)(2)

  • “Personal rights:(a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following,,,(2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:23AM, LPA observed two infants(C1&C2) in a double stroller with assistant, M.G.C. during today's inspection, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 102423(a)(2)

Oct 8, 20251 citation
  • “(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one staff(S1) do not have copy of Tuberculosis (TB)test results on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    HSC 1597.622(c)

Sep 24, 20251 citation
  • “Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:30AM, LPA observed 12 children (8 preschool and 4 infants) present with one assistant, K.X.D.S. during today's inspection, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 102416.5(d)(2)

Sep 22, 2025No rules cited
Sep 15, 20252 citations
  • “Criminal Record Clearance :(d)All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility:(1)Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or,,, This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations,records review and interview, three adult assistants(S1, S2 &S3) do not have criminal record clearance on file.”

    CCR 102370(d)(1)

  • “Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with licensee, facility is operating with 14 chidren including four (4) infants and ten (10) preschool age children.”

    CCR 102416.5(d)(2)

May 4, 2023No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
February 11, 2026
On file
7 visits since May 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:23AM, LPA observed 12 children (8 preschool and 4 infants) present with one assistant, M.G.C. during today's inspection, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. · December 10, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 10, 2025

CCR 102416.5(d)(2) · Type A

Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:23AM, LPA observed 12 children (8 preschool and 4 infants) present with one assistant, M.G.C. during today's inspection, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

Deficiency Dismissed

CCR 102423(a)(2) · Type B

Personal rights:(a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following,,,(2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:23AM, LPA observed two infants(C1&C2) in a double stroller with assistant, M.G.C. during today's inspection, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

Deficiency Dismissed

State report

Dec 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · December 5, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Licensee takes children to an unsafe environment. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 02/04/2026, at 08:40AM, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) M.K. and Licensing Program Manager(LPM), M.F. met with Licensee's assistants (S1 & S2) for an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. Upon arrival, during today's investigation, LPA and LPM observed 10 children (Three infants and 7 preschool age) with Licensee's assistants (S1& S2)) inside the home. At 08:53AM, Licensee, Gladys Rocha arrived at the facility and LPM explained the Purpose of today's investigation: deliver investigation findings. LPA conducted observations, interviewed Licensee, staff, random parents and random children during the complaint investigation. LPA toured indoor and outdoor areas of the facility during investigation. Based on interviews and observations during the investigation process, although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. **Continue on next page** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 8, 2025

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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one staff(S1) do not have copy of Tuberculosis (TB)test results on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 24, 2025

CCR 102416.5(d)(2) · Type B

Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, upon arrival at 09:30AM, LPA observed 12 children (8 preschool and 4 infants) present with one assistant, K.X.D.S. during today's inspection, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 15, 2025

CCR 102370(d)(1) · Type A

Criminal Record Clearance :(d)All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility:(1)Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or,,, This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations,records review and interview, three adult assistants(S1, S2 &S3) do not have criminal record clearance on file.

CCR 102416.5(d)(2) · Type A

Staffing Ratio and Capacity: (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with licensee, facility is operating with 14 chidren including four (4) infants and ten (10) preschool age children.

State report

Sep 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · September 11, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Facility is operating over capacity. Licensee does not reside at the family child care home. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 10/22/2025, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) M.K. conducted an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. At 09:24 AM, LPA was authorized entry by Assistant, D. Munoz(S2) and explained the reason for the visit: deliver investigation findings. Present was Assistant(S1), Assistant(S2), an adult/chef (A2) with 11 children in care: 4 infants and 7 preschool age children. Later, an adult (A1) arrived at the facility and LPA explained the reason of the today's investigation. At 09:49AM, Licensee, Gladys Rocha arrived at the facility and the reason of the today's investigation was explained. LPA conducted complaint investigation comprising of interviews, observations, and records review. LPA toured indoor and outdoor areas of the facility during investigation. Child care facility roster was provided to LPA during today's investigation. **Continue on next page** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

(408) 466-1261

Area
Sunnyvale, 94087
License
434416375, active

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All checked July 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=3, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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.