Child care center · Fallbrook, California
Maac Project Fallbrook Head Start
Fallbrook · Licensed for 60 children · licensed since 1990
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 1990. No serious violations in 4 state visits.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 372006255, first issued September 19, 1990. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
4 state visits on file, with no Type A finding and no Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 60 children at once under the licence. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 5 public and charter campuses in Fallbrook have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (760) 723-4189 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Maac Project Fallbrook Head Start?
Licensed for 60 children since 1990: 4 state visits on file, no Type A finding.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 372006255
Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity60 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedSeptember 19, 1990When this licence was issued
- State visits on file4Latest recorded visit: May 22, 2026
- Type A findings0Across 4 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 4 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 372006255 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 1
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Fallbrook STEM Academy0.0 mi · Fallbrook Union Elementary · Check how it admits students.
- Maie Ellis Elementary0.3 mi · Fallbrook Union Elementary · Check how it admits students.
- La Paloma Elementary1.1 mi · Fallbrook Union Elementary
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Maac Project Fallbrook Head Start, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 60 children: how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 405 W Fallbrook Street, Fallbrook 92028
- Phone
- (760) 723-4189
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center
- Facility number
- 372006255
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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