Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. · Preschool, Hanford
Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. is a licensed child care center in Hanford, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 16 centers in Hanford and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, drawers, and appliances have accumulated dirt, dust, and/or stains which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the chain link fence in the back of the outdoor play area has become loose at the bottom and is able to be lifted slightly which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's review of staff files, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because the files did not contain proof of the completed mandated reporter training for all staff, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. compare with other daycares in Hanford?
It is #12 of 16 centers in Hanford by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. last inspected?
Feb 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kings County, which includes Hanford, was $831 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Manitas de Amor Ps & Childcare, INC.?
The licensee is Manitas De Amor Ps & Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Victoria A. Martinez.
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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 163808727 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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