Palo Alto · Licensed center
Barron Park Childrens Center
“Rolling enrollment throughout the year. Current openings for 3 and 4 year olds.”
The program told Shortlist 6 days ago (November 2, 2026)
The program last told Shortlist 6 days ago (November 2, 2026).
At a glance
- Small developmental center, licensed for 24 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Preschool $2,920 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Preschool | 1:8 Ratio Barron Park Children’s Center (BPCC) College Terrace Children’s Center (CTC) Downtown Children’s Center (DCC-PS) Ellen Thacher Children’s Center (ETCC) Sojourner Truth Child Development Center (STCDC-PS)”
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since November 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 19, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 6, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 7, 20241 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision 101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left without visual supervision in the play yard, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 1, 2024Nothing cited
Aug 28, 20231 citation
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“THIS IS AN AMENDED 809 D. 101700.3(b)(1)A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Sample ID A30 A-A-Sink faucet_kitchen had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)
- Aug 17, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 18, 2023Nothing cited
- Nov 4, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 8 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 8 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (80 centers).
How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 823%
- 2 of 828%This center
- 3 of 818%
- 4 of 815%
- 5 of 88%
- 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 19, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since November 2021 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision 101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left without visual supervision in the play yard, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· November 7, 2024
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 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 7, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision 101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left without visual supervision in the play yard, which poses an immediate/potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 28, 2023
CCR 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
THIS IS AN AMENDED 809 D. 101700.3(b)(1)A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Sample ID A30 A-A-Sink faucet_kitchen had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
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What it costs
Barron Park Childrens CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,490 to $2,100 a month
- Application fee
- $25
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Healthy, organic snacks and lunch included in tuition
- Schedule
- Full Day and Part Day Long, offered Mon-Fri, M/W/F, or Tue/Thu
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“Play-based curriculum”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 493-2361
- Address
- 800 Barron Ave, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434400473
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/whole_child_approach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/apply_for_care/tuition
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Address, Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Openings — Checked November 2026
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.