Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center · Infant Center, Salinas
Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 34 centers in Salinas and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Changing Table is missing padded surface.
Based on record reviews, three out of the 20 children's files that were reviewed, the Infant Needs and Services Plan was completed after the children's first day at the center. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Based on owner's statement and record reviews, the facility failed to provide authorized representatives with a copy of the needs and services plan and any subsequent updates. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility did not develop an infant needs and services plan with parent
Facility did not provide a copy of infant's needs and services plan and any subsequent updates to parent
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #20 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $1,274 a month for infants (about $1,610 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Laura's Barn Preschool and Child Care Center?
The licensee is Laura Hair & Evelyn Weimer, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura H & Evelyn W.
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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 274416281 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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