Maac Project Pauma Headstart
Maac Project Pauma Headstart is a licensed child care center in Pauma Valley, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #261 of 878 centers in San Diego County and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and record review, C1 was left in a parked school bus after staff and children had entered the facility, therefore the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a possible health and safety risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Maac Project Pauma Headstart take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maac Project Pauma Headstart had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Maac Project Pauma Headstart compare with other daycares in San Diego County?
It is tied for #261 of 878 centers in San Diego County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maac Project Pauma Headstart last inspected?
Aug 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project Pauma Headstart cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project Pauma Headstart for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Pauma Valley, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maac Project Pauma Headstart?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Martha Ramirez.
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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 376700371 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.