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COUTEE, BETTY

Richmond, CA 94801

Facility:
073405971
Type:
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
14

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionAugust 22, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsAugust 22, 2025

Summary

This summary covers six available inspections for COUTEE, BETTY from May 17, 2023 through August 22, 2025.

Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on July 9, 2024 and involved child guidance, with a due date of July 16, 2024.

That higher-concern topic showed up in four inspections.

A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.

At a glance

Total inspections
6

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
5

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

6 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 94801

Compared to 10 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.83
Local median
0

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
17%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
67%
Local median
0%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.1

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(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. Based on observation and interview, licensee did not comply with the above allegation, by having a dog accessible to children and that bit a child, which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 16, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
Official code
102423(a)(2)
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Low concern: Administrative posting
Report finding
Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Licensee did not have an Emergency Disaster Plan during the inspection which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 21, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102417(g)(9) - 102417(g)(9)
Official code
102417(g)(9)
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
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: (1) To be treated with dignity in his/her personal relationship with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the inspection LPA observed licensee's assistant speaking to the children in a loud and harsh tone which poses a potential risk to the personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 21, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102423(a)(1) - 102423(a)(1)
Official code
102423(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Personal Rights To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, including, but not limited to: interference with eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. Licensee's dog bit three individuals at the facility. This poses an potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 31, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102423(a)(4) - 102423(a)(4)
Official code
102423(a)(4)
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Personal Rights. Each child shall be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishing and equipment. Licensee allowed an unauthorized adult to pick up a child from school without permission from the parents. Licensee allowed a child to be picked by an unauthorized individual from school. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 18, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
Official code
102423(a)(2)