Barron Park Playschool
Barron Park Playschool is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Barron Park Playschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Barron Park Playschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Barron Park Playschool compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Barron Park Playschool last inspected?
Apr 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Barron Park Playschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Barron Park Playschool 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 Playschool?
The licensee is Today We Play, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Thomas Gannon.
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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 435700723 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.