Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-60310, 33-90452, 33-94594, 333-10811 and 333-74269 each on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-53490 on Form S-3, of The Gymboree Corporation and subsidiaries of our report dated April 16, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Gymboree Corporation and subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2001.

/s/ Deloitte &Touche LLP

San Francisco, California
May 2, 2001