Barron Park Childrens Center
Barron Park Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #40 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left without visual supervision in the play yard, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3(b)(1)A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 THIS IS AN AMENDED 809 D. LPA confirmed the Plan of Correction (retest results provided on 8/28/23). Sample ID A30 A-A-Sink faucet_kitchen had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Barron Park Childrens Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Barron Park Childrens Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 7, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Barron Park Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is #40 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Barron Park Childrens Center last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Barron Park Childrens Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Barron Park Childrens Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Barron Park Childrens Center?
The licensee is Palo Alto Community Child Care, and the administrator listed with the state is Victoria Gutierrez.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 434400473 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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