Sunnyvale · Licensed family home
Maria Esquivel Villanueva 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 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
Of the 72 Bay Area family homes with 5 licensing inspections, 25% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this home did. 26% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Aug 9, 20249 citations
“(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. LPA observed shampoos, conditioners and soaps in the bathroom shower and air freshener under the bathroom sink accessible to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(4)
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee stated A.R.B. was her assistant for one month starting in January 2024 through the beginning of February 2024. A.R.B. did not have fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
“(b) For a Small Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home, shall be one of the following: (1) Four infants; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was alone caring for five infants, one preschool and one school age child. Licensee was out of ratio and over capacity which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(b)(1)
“(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was alone caring for five infants, one preschool and one school age child. Licensee was out of ratio and over capacity which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(e)
5 more from this inspection
“No infant shall be forced to sleep, to stay awake, or to stay in the designated sleeping area. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Infants were forced to stay in a designated sleeping area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(e)
“(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee stated she did not have a file for assistant A.R.B. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.1(d)
“(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. (1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in 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. Child 3 and 5 immunization records need to be updated which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102418(g)(1)
“(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child 3 and 5 are missing LIC627 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(7)
“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. Licensee only had a Safe Sleep log up to 12 months for infants in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)
Jul 6, 20234 citations
“(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib or play yard if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child C2 was asleep with pacifier attached to child's clothing, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(b)(1)(A)
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, door to infant sleep room was closed with child C1, C2 and C3 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(5)
“(b) For a Small Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home, shall be one of the following: (2) Six children, no more than three of whom may be infants; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, 4 infants in care, one 5 year old child - overcapacity, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(b)(2)
“(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above , Licensee states she has not started a child care roster since being licensed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(8)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 29, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 3 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. LPA observed shampoos, conditioners and soaps in the bathroom shower and air freshener under the bathroom sink accessible to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· August 9, 2024
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 9 findings
Licensing visit · August 9, 2024
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. LPA observed shampoos, conditioners and soaps in the bathroom shower and air freshener under the bathroom sink accessible to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee stated A.R.B. was her assistant for one month starting in January 2024 through the beginning of February 2024. A.R.B. did not have fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.5(b)(1) · Type A
(b) For a Small Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home, shall be one of the following: (1) Four infants; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was alone caring for five infants, one preschool and one school age child. Licensee was out of ratio and over capacity which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.5(e) · Type A
(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was alone caring for five infants, one preschool and one school age child. Licensee was out of ratio and over capacity which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(e) · Type B
No infant shall be forced to sleep, to stay awake, or to stay in the designated sleeping area. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Infants were forced to stay in a designated sleeping area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.1(d) · Type B
(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee stated she did not have a file for assistant A.R.B. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102418(g)(1) · Type B
(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. (1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in 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. Child 3 and 5 immunization records need to be updated which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(g)(7) · Type B
(7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child 3 and 5 are missing LIC627 which poses/posed 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. Licensee only had a Safe Sleep log up to 12 months for infants in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 6, 2023
CCR 102425(b)(1)(A) · Type A
(b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib or play yard if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child C2 was asleep with pacifier attached to child's clothing, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(5) · Type A
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, door to infant sleep room was closed with child C1, C2 and C3 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.5(b)(2) · Type A
(b) For a Small Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home, shall be one of the following: (2) Six children, no more than three of whom may be infants; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, 4 infants in care, one 5 year old child - overcapacity, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(g)(8) · Type B
(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above , Licensee states she has not started a child care roster since being licensed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Area
- Sunnyvale, 94087
- License
- 434416042, 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.