Maof Child Care Center-ford
Maof Child Care Center-ford is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #307 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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Per the site supervisor, upper management may revisit the facility procedures in place to allow site supervisor to notify parent or authorized representatives of any allegations and administration will conduct a follow up with parents/authorized representative. Per the site supervisor, the parent handbook will include the right for the parent to be notified on the same day of any incident or allegation where the child is involved. An updated parent handbook will be submitted to LPA by
Per site supervisor, they will follow up with upper management for future incident reports to ensure that incident reports are reported within 24 hours. Facility will submit the incident report LIC 624 to LPA by
Complaint investigations
Staff member slapped a child in care
Facility did not report incident to parent on time
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maof Child Care Center-ford take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maof Child Care Center-ford had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Maof Child Care Center-ford?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maof Child Care Center-ford compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #307 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maof Child Care Center-ford last inspected?
Mar 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maof Child Care Center-ford cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Child Care Center-ford for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, 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-ford?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Norma Figueroa.
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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 198001022 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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