Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center · Infant Center, Salinas
Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 34 centers in Salinas and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. One staff member missing Measles immunization
LPAs observed a teacher's aide supervising 8 infants in the Cowpokes Room. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. Upon receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 3, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #24 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center last inspected?
Nov 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laura's Barn Preschool and Childcare 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 Childcare Center?
The licensee is Evelyn Weimer & Laura Hair, 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 274416131 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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