Maac Early Head Start - Westlake
Maac Early Head Start - Westlake is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on staff interviews and record review, the personal rights of child #1 (C1) were violated on 10/26/23 when S1 removed C1's food/plate as a way of correcting the child's behavior. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on LPA interviews and record review facility staff did not ensure the safety of daycare children when a daycare child (C1) bit other children during the 2021-2022 and current 2022-2023 school year before a Behavior Management Plan was put into place for C1 on 10/4/22. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Early Head Start - Westlake take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Maac Early Head Start - Westlake had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Maac Early Head Start - Westlake?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maac Early Head Start - Westlake compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Early Head Start - Westlake last inspected?
Sep 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Early Head Start - Westlake cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Early Head Start - Westlake for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maac Early Head Start - Westlake?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Tahereh Adhami.
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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 376701118 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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