Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas · Preschool, Salinas
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 34 centers in Salinas and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation during tour of facility it was observed in preschool classroom 2 lysol wipes in bottom cabient, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is #9 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas last inspected?
Feb 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas 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 Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas?
The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Delia Virginia Bueno.
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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 274408901 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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