Florence Early Learning Center
Florence Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Bell Gardens, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2 out of 2 infants enrolled and present did not have a facility file available for review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Florence Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Florence Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Florence Early Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 22, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Florence Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Florence Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Bell Gardens, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Florence Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Ernestina Hernandez.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 198400640 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.