Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of The Gymboree Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-K”), I, Lisa Harper, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

          April 14, 2004          
Date                By: /s/ Lisa M. Harper               
Lisa M. Harper
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors