Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place
Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place is a licensed child care center in Carlsbad, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 30 centers in Carlsbad and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on staff interviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child was left unsupervised for approximately 1-2 minutes which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
; 1 Facility immediately took action and placed Staff #1 on a discipline plan after hearing about the incident and Staff #1 soon after went on leave (return date is TBD). LPA provided Director with the Personal Rights regulation (section 101223) to review with her current staff. Child #1 personal rights were violated as Staff #1 took Child #1's plate and threw out the meal while Child #1 was still eating and verbally stated they were still eating. Child #1 was left emotionally distressed as they were asked to lay on their cot after not being able to finish their food. This poses a Potential Health and Safety risk to the clients in care. 8 Director stated that she will host a staff meeting to review the regulation and have them acknowledge that they reviewed/understood it. Director stated that she will provide LPA a staff sign in sheet for all staff that attend the meeting, no later than 11/30/2022.
About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place compare with other daycares in Carlsbad?
It is tied for #16 of 30 centers in Carlsbad 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 Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place last inspected?
Feb 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Carlsbad, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maac Project Head Start Carlsbad 1 - Eureka Place?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Jacquelyn Biskupski.
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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 376700775 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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