Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 2.6
- Local median
- 0
SOTO FAMILY CHILD CARE
Santa Maria, CA 93458
- Facility:
- 426213887
- 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
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionDecember 5, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNot found
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for SOTO FAMILY CHILD CARE from July 19, 2022 through December 5, 2025.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 13 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 5, 2025 and involved hazardous access, with a due date of December 8, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 13
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 3 local median in 93458
Compared to 139 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 80%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 100%
- Local median
- 0%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.05
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- 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: (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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in shampoos and conditioners are within children's reach which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 8, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(4) - 102417(g)(4)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(4)
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. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. 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 last fire drill conducted over a year ago 9/04/2024 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Inspector notes
- 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. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the s...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 15, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1 - 102417(g)(9)(A)1
- Official code
- 102417(g)(9)(A)1
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. 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 not having a current flu vaccination for her self (licensee) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 15, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.622(a)(1) - 1597.622(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.622(a)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Immunizations (a) Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000. 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 C1 is missing immunization records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 15, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102418(a) - 102418(a)
- Official code
- 102418(a)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep Car seats shall only be used for transportation purposes and shall not be used for sleeping. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in an infant was sleeping in a carseat upon arrival to the FCCH which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 13, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(h) - 102425(h)
- Official code
- 102425(h)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) S1 did not have the mandated reporter training certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 13, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Operation of a Family Child Care Home: The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times…. This requirement was not met as evidenced by interviews which revealed child #1 left the premises of the licensed family child care home without the licensee’s knowledge. Child #1 wandered from the licensed day care home located at 1323 S. Thornburg Street crossed the streets of Thornburg street and Ronald Place. Child #1 missing from the licensed day care for approximately 10 minutes. This Poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to children in care. An immediate civil penalty assessed $500.00 for failure to supervise children appropriately.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 2, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(a) - 102417(a)
- Official code
- 102417(a)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Reporting Requirements Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax...This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the record review and interview with Licensee, Licensee failed to report the said incident to the department. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 6, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1) - 101212(d)(1)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- 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: (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 LPAs observed in the children's bathroom and kitchen, oral rinse, personal hygiene, and a knife accessible to children in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 20, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(4) - 102417(g)(4)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(4)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews with the assistant and licensee's husband who stated that the licensee has been absence from the FCCH since Saturday, July 16, 2022. Licensee went to Jalico to visit her father, and is due to return on July 20, 2022, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 20, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(a) - 102417(a)
- Official code
- 102417(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation, interview, and record review, revealed that the licensee and assistant have not completed the Mandated Reporter Training required per AB 1207, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 26, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPAs observation, interview, and record review revealed that Licensee and Assistant, Blanca Maldonado, did not have verification of immunization's, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 26, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.622(a)(1) - 1597.622(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.622(a)(1)
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: (2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews with the assistant and children, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Licensee is using the enclosed patio for the purpose of napping and meal/snacks, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 26, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
- Official code
- 102423(a)(2)