Maof Child Care Center Preschool · Salinas
Maof Child Care Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 34 centers in Salinas and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having S1 file with her immunization record in file along with no influenza immunization record or declination form which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record reviewed, S3 has cleared fingerprints and are associated to other facilities that are under the same Licensee. S3 fingerprints were not transferred to this facility number which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record reviews, Staff #2 & #3 are missing current Mandated Reporter Training for Child Care Providers. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Maof Child Care Center Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maof Child Care Center Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Maof Child Care Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #28 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maof Child Care Center Preschool last inspected?
Jan 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Maof Child Care Center Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Child Care Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maof Child Care Center Preschool?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Vicky Rodriguez-santos.
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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 274404857 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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