Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory
Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #25 of 54 centers in Escondido and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #25 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory last inspected?
Jan 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, 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 Escondido 3 - Hickory?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Jacquelin Marrou.
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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 376700770 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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