Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas · Infant Center, Salinas
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in out of two of two infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two infants (C-1&C-2) under 12 months had incomplete LIC 9227 on file.
The child care director whose last day was on 10/06/23 was not reported to Community Care Licensing within 10 days of a change, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. Temporary appointed Director has not submitted proof of qualifications and experience to Licensing.
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Common questions
Does Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Salinas last inspected?
Dec 12, 2023. 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 $1,274 a month for infants (about $1,610 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 274408902 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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