Palo Alto · Licensed family home
Johana Barrenechea Family Child Care
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govShortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 5 cited something
Bay Area family homes: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
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.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Bay Area family homes, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,008 visits).
Details
- Website
- littleducksdaycare.org
- Area
- Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434411683, active
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Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 littleducksdaycare.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov