Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Johana Barrenechea Family Child Care
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since November 2021.
Of the 72 Bay Area family homes with 5 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 26% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Nov 15, 20211 citation
“(d) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in count one out of one which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102370(d)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2021 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(d) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in count one out of one which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· November 15, 2021
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Nov 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 15, 2021
CCR 102370(d) · Type A
(d) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in count one out of one which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Website
- littleducksdaycare.org
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434411683, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website littleducksdaycare.org
Full-size means licensed for 14 children, the most any Bay Area family home holds; 442 of Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes are. Small is 10 to 13.