Maac Gosnell
Maac Gosnell is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews with S1 and the director, C1 was left unattended on the playground on 11/15/22. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, staff member Najat Abid Matti has a criminal record clearance but is not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
The director states that she will provide a written statement to Community Care Licensing confirming that the department will be notified of any alterations or construction to the building in the future. The letter will be sent to LPA via email by
The Area Manager states that she will associate Luz Jimenez and Manijeh Rahmati by 4/8/22. She will send LPA verification of the association via email by
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Common questions
Does Maac Gosnell take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Maac Gosnell had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Maac Gosnell?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maac Gosnell compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is #14 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Gosnell last inspected?
Sep 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Gosnell cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Gosnell for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maac Gosnell?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Brenda Holland.
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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 376600278 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.