Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.57
- Local median
- 0.27
DE SILVA, NIROSHA
Novato, CA 94949
- Facility:
- 214005601
- 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
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Latest inspectionOctober 15, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 15, 2025
Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for DE SILVA, NIROSHA from September 28, 2021 through October 15, 2025.
Four inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on January 17, 2025 and involved administrative posting, with a due date of January 24, 2025.
Sleep safety was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two 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
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 6.5 local median in 94949
Compared to 16 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 13%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 24%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.25
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Sleep safety
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 28, 2023October 8, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- 1596.8595(a)1 Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of each child receiving services. Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility visit or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on today's visit, LPAs observed during file review that the licensee did not get the LIC 9224 document signed by the authorized representative.
- Inspector notes
- Based on today's visit, LPAs observed during file review that the licensee did not get the LIC 9224 document signed by the authorized representative.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595 - 1596.8595
- Official code
- 1596.8595
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep (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) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 9, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(b)(1)(A) - 102425(b)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 102425(b)(1)(A)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 28, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(c) - 102425(c)
- Official code
- 102425(c)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- 102357 Operation Without a License The Department has reason to believe that family child care is being provided without a license. This evidence is met by: This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA’s inspection on 10/05/21 and per Licensee’s disclosure, Licensee is operating unlicensed care at their ‘relocation’ site/home. Licensee states she is caring for 8 children. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA’s inspection on 10/05/21 and per Licensee’s disclosure, Licensee is operating unlicensed care at their ‘relocation’ site/home. Licensee states she is caring for 8 children. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 5, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 102357 - 102357
- Official code
- 102357
No recorded violations in this report