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Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center

6812 Santa Fe, Huntington Park, CA 90255 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center is a licensed child care center in Huntington Park, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. 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 10 centers in Huntington Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 10 centers in Huntington Park
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Aug 7, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 30, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Feb 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 30, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 36 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 26, 1995
Licensee Maof Foundation Head Start Program
Administrator Maria Higareda
Phone (323) 581-3923
State facility # 198001331
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Common questions

Does Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center compare with other daycares in Huntington Park?

It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Huntington Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center last inspected?

Aug 7, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maof Head Start Santa Fe Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Huntington Park, 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 Santa Fe Center?

The licensee is Maof Foundation Head Start Program, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Higareda.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198001331 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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