Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start
Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 29 centers in San Marcos and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #1 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maac Project San Marcos Early Head Start?
The licensee is Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Awadalla.
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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 376600691 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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