Ecs Montgomery Head Start
Ecs Montgomery Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
101223 Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from "... coercion, threat.. but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting...". Based on interviews conducted and video 1 Site Supervisor states that an all staff meeting will be held on11/26/25 and 12/19/25 where regulation 101223(a)(1) will be reviewed and discussed. Staff members will sign attendance sheet and sheet will be submitted to the Regional Office. Staff member involved in incident has been placed footage reviewed, the facility did not ensure that child in care was free from coercion where child was coerced to lay on the sleeping mat . Child was physically forced to remain on sleeping mat during nap time. This poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 on administrative leave pending investigation and will not return as an employee. Site Supervisor will remind staff that a child does not have to stay on the sleeping mat during nap time and other…
Based on interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it was determined that S2 was left alone supervising 14 children while S1 used the bathroom, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA’s interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it was determined that S1 used the children’s bathroom located inside classroom #6, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff member violated the personal rights of a child in care.
Staff used restroom designated for children while day care children were present.
Staff did not ensure required ratios were maintained.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ecs Montgomery Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ecs Montgomery Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 24, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ecs Montgomery Head Start?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ecs Montgomery Head Start compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ecs Montgomery Head Start last inspected?
Apr 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ecs Montgomery Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ecs Montgomery Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ecs Montgomery Head Start?
The licensee is Episcopal Community Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Cabello.
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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 376600887 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.