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Miss Barbara's Child Care Center

226 Beach Road, Marina, CA 93933 · Monterey County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 28, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Miss Barbara's Child Care Center was a licensed child care center in Marina, CA, licensed for up to 48 children. Its license closed around June 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (1 substantiated) and issued 4 citations, all of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

4 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Sep 28, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Caregiver conduct 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jun 13, 2023 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(D)
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child. 1 The Administrator shall review the regulations, and submit a plan on how this will be avoided in the future. The Administrator shall conduct a required training on reporting requirement and submit a proof of training by the POC date. The Administrator was made aware of the staff members conduct on several occasions and failed to report the mistreatment of children. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. 8 AB633 to issued to all parents of children in care, signed, filed in each child's file, and provider to do the same for all new clients…
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2023
Type A Jun 13, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights, To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. 1 The Administrator shall review regulations and submit a letter outlining how this will be avoided in the future. The Administrator shall conduct a training on children's personal rights and how to ensure all children are treated with dignity and respect by the POC date. The Administrator shall submit proof of training. The LPA reviewed the classroom surveillance video, which clearly shows a teacher forcefully handling a child, which resulted in a child sustaining bruises, scratches, and abrasions. The staff member grabbed the child forcefully and repeatedly slammed the child down causing injuries. This poses an immediate risk to the…
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2023
Type A Jun 13, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Records & paperwork
Reporting Requirements
The items below shall be reported to the Department within 10 working days following their occurrence: Any change of the chief executive officer of a corporation, of the general partner(s) of a partnership, or of the controlling partners in a limited liability corporation. 1 Administrator John Mims and the Owner Barbara Moore shall submit all required licensing documents supporting any changes made to the license by the POC date. The facility remains out of compliance, as there is no documentation of who is currently designated as the responsible party for the License. Based on interviews with Barbara Moore and John Mims there has been a verbal agreement of partnership. Resulting in John Mims retaining the majority of the business. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. 8 AB633 to issued to all parents of children in care, signed, filed in each child's file, and provider to do the same for all new clients for the next 12 months to this day.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2023
Type A Jun 13, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Other standards
Operation Without a License §101157(1)
No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a child day care facility in this state without a current valid license therefore as provided in this act. 1 The Administrator John Mims shall submit a plan outlining the what next steps will be taken moving forward. Mims will notify CCL in writing of what direction will be taken regarding obtaining a license by the POC date. During the course of a complaint investigation it was determined that the Licensee on record, Barbara Moore, no longer maintains control of property so the license is forfeited. The current operator, John Mims, has been served with a Notice of Operation in Violation of Law (NOVL). This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. 8 AB633 to issued to all parents of children in care, signed, filed in each child's file, and provider to do the same for all new clients for the next 12 months to this day.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2023

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jun 13, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 26, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Daycare child sustained bruises while in care.
Staff did not notify responsible party of incident in a timely manner.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Feb 22, 1989
Closed Jun 28, 2023
Licensee Barbara Moore
Last administrator Christine Aiello
State facility # 270709833

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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 270709833 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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