Matt Kline Early Head Start
Matt Kline Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 47 centers in Costa Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Matt Kline Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Matt Kline Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Matt Kline Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Matt Kline Early Head Start last inspected?
Jul 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Matt Kline Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Matt Kline Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Matt Kline Early Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Wendolin Hernandez.
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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 304371069 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.