Section 1596.86.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1596.86.
in effect(a)
The director shall annually publish and make available to interested persons a list or lists covering all licensed child daycare facilities, other than small family daycare homes, and the services for which each facility has been licensed or issued a special permit. The lists shall also specify the licensed capacity of the facility and whether it is licensed by the department or by another public agency.
(b)
(1)
To encourage the recruitment of small family daycare homes and protect their personal privacy, the department shall prevent the use of lists containing names, addresses, and other identifying information of facilities identified as small family daycare homes, except as necessary for administering the licensing program and providing the names and addresses to resource and referral agencies funded by the department, food and nutrition programs funded by the department, alternative payment programs funded by the department, county welfare-to-work programs under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, family childcare organizations, provider organizations that have been determined to be provider organizations pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Department of Human Resources and the Public Employment Relations Board for the administration of Chapter 25 (commencing with Section 10420) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or specialized
health care service plans licensed under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, as contained in Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340), which provide employee assistance program services that include childcare referral services.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other law, the department may disclose the license numbers, names, Zip Codes, and telephone numbers of small family daycare homes for purposes of facilitating the placement of children in small family daycare homes. The information specified in this paragraph may be provided to individuals and entities, including, but not limited to, parents, legal guardians, and caregivers seeking daycare services and consumer education internet websites available to the public.
(3)
The
department may require an individual or entity to maintain the confidentiality of any information provided pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2).
(c)
The department shall adopt regulations relating to the confidentiality of identifying information provided pursuant to subdivision (b) on small family daycare homes. These regulations shall include procedures for updating lists or other information on small family daycare homes to ensure referral only to licensed family daycare homes in good standing with the department. The department may deny any individual or entity that violates the regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision access to information on small family daycare homes and shall report these individuals or entities to the appropriate funding or licensing agency.
References
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 11320.
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10422.
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10420.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1340.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026