Maof Child Care Center - Downey
Maof Child Care Center - Downey is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 17 centers in Downey and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above 8 out of 74 parent's signature were obtained for the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports Type A cited on 12/12/24 which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
interview, record reviews facility staff despite parent immediate request to call 911. Staff delayed 25 minutes to contact 911 for C1 with a severe head injury which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. Facility will address and provide training with center staff regarding children's personal rights and review the policy and procedure pertaining to parent request then submit to LPA the training materials and staff attendance to LPA by or before 1/03/25 to clear this citation.
based on interview conducted facility failed to report the HFM and Coivd outbreak which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Staff delayed a child from receiving proper medical care for a head injury requiring medical attention.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maof Child Care Center - Downey take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maof Child Care Center - Downey had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 12, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Maof Child Care Center - Downey?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maof Child Care Center - Downey compare with other daycares in Downey?
It is #14 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maof Child Care Center - Downey last inspected?
Apr 18, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Maof Child Care Center - Downey cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Child Care Center - Downey for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Downey, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maof Child Care Center - Downey?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Aracely Garcia.
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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 191597832 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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