Maac Project Head Start North Coast
Maac Project Head Start North Coast is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #51 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Facility has covered and placed the faucets out of order and is utilizing filtered water for dishwashing purposes. The faucets have been replaced and will not be used until retested and no longer has an exceedance. On 1/8/2026, licensee failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 5.5 ppb or greater for sample sites F and F30. Water testing results identified with Action Level Exceedances as defined in WD section 101700.3 are not deemed safe to drink or use for food prep. 8 Director Morris is awaiting a retest and will provide the Department a copy of the report once completed.
Based on interviews conducted 3 of 3 staff members confirmed that Child #1 (C1) was left on the preschool playground without the supervisionof their teacher for up to 10 minutes. This is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Director stated the faucet A is not in use and faucet B is used solely for hand washing and faucet E has been replaced and will be retested after the flushing process completed. Director will provide retest results to LPA. LPA Peebles received the facilities water testing results taken on 02/03/2023 for Sink Faucet A in classroom A, Faucet B in classroom B and faucet E in the kitchen with an Action Level Exceedance higher than the allowable limit.
Based on observations of the video footage, record review and interviews The licensee did not ensure the personal rights of a child in care was met; This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review, Facility director did not ensure the authorized representative was notified of an injury. THis poses a potential risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Provider inappropriately disciplined day care child
Parent was not notified of incident.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Project Head Start North Coast take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maac Project Head Start North Coast had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 12, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Maac Project Head Start North Coast?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maac Project Head Start North Coast compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #51 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Project Head Start North Coast last inspected?
Jul 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project Head Start North Coast cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project Head Start North Coast for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, 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 North Coast?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Hicran Morris.
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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 376700061 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.