Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Johana Barrenechea Family Child Care
At a glance
- 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.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 6, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 18, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 15, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 5, 2022Nothing cited
Nov 15, 20211 citation
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.”
CCR 102370(d)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 5 inspections. Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 43% had fewer, 28% the same, and 29% more (459 family homes).
How all 459 Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 459 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None43%
- 1 of 528%This home
- 2 of 517%
- 3 of 58%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
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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Details
- Phone
- (408) 806-4794
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434411683
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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.
All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 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.