Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars
Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars last inspected?
Feb 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars 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 Head Start/ Early Head Start-bright Stars?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Camarillo.
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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 198018032 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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