Redwood City · Licensed family home

Veronica Gutierrez Family Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2022.

Of the 72 Bay Area family homes with 5 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 26% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jan 28, 2026No rules cited
Jan 22, 20261 citation
  • “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 and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is an adult that lives in the home that has not obtained fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

Jan 22, 2024No rules cited
Feb 6, 2023No rules cited
Feb 16, 2022No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 28, 2026
On file
5 visits since February 2022 — 4 cited nothing
Most serious
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 and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is an adult that lives in the home that has not obtained fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · January 22, 2026

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 22, 2026

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 and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is an adult that lives in the home that has not obtained fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

(650) 679-4113

Area
Redwood City, 94063
License
414004308, 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

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.