Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios
Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios 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 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #20 of 54 centers in Escondido and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Director agreed to have the kitchen faucet, Unit E retested and provide CCL with the results. Also, understands sink must be under 5.5 ppb. LPA Hamilton received water testing results taken on 02/10/2023 with an Action Level Exceedance which is higher than the allowable limit.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios 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 4 - Del Dios compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #20 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios 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 4 - Del Dios?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Rittinghaus.
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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 376700772 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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