Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens
Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens is a licensed child care center in Bell Gardens, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 tied for #7 of 9 centers in Bell Gardens and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirment was not met as Per Site Supervisor, teachers and staff will continue to received training on behavior management, and avoid holding C1's hand or arm. A written plan of care will provided to LPA by
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there are holes on the storage sheds located in the play ground and weathered wood pallets in the areas accessible to children in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that an an open electrical box in the Teddy Bear Classroom with wiring visible located in a top corner of the classroom which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens compare with other daycares in Bell Gardens?
It is tied for #7 of 9 centers in Bell Gardens by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens last inspected?
Aug 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Child Care Ctr-florence-bell Gardens for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Bell Gardens, 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 Ctr-florence-bell Gardens?
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 191592446 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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