Redwood City · Licensed family home
Maria Garcia 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 no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2022.
Of the 154 Bay Area family homes with 4 licensing inspections, 45% had no rules cited at any of them, as this home did. 1% had rules cited at all 4.
Licensing inspections
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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 2021 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 19, 2021
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Licensee hit child in care Child sustained unexplained injuries in care Licensee handled child in rough manner INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), K.M. conducted a subsequent unannounced complaint inspection, and met with Licensee, Maria Garcia. Present in the home is licensee, husband, and one child. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, reviewed files, and collected pertinent documents. Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a perponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED. NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WILL BE POSTED AND SHALL REMAIN POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Area
- Redwood City, 94061
- License
- 414000782, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 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
- 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.