# Ecs - St. Matthew's Head Start

Ecs - St. Matthew's Head Start is a licensed preschool center (child care center) in National City, CA serving ages Preschool, with 30 licensed seats. It is regulated by CA CDSS.

## Key facts
- Status: Licensed
- Address: 521 East 8th St, National City, CA 91950

- Ages: Preschool
- Capacity: 30
- License/permit: 376701546
- Operator: [EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ca-episcopal-community-services) — runs 14 programs
- Phone: (619) 512-9886

- Official regulator profile: https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/376701546

## Inspection record
1 findings across 7 California licensing visits (2023-07-12 to 2026-08-06); 0 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2024-11-22 — Supervision & ratios, Type A/B not published per citation, Correction was due Nov 22, 2024: Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229(a)(1)) (§101229(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ca-t22-101229-a-1))

## Nearby programs
- [Little Lambs Preschool - National City](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376700181) — 0.67 km, capacity 80
- [Episcopal Community Services - Boys & Girls Club](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376701117) — 0.71 km, capacity 45
- [Dino Daycare & Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376700888) — 0.77 km, capacity 48
- [John Otis Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376700288) — 0.96 km, capacity 24
- [Ees Parks Child Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376701465) — 1.32 km, capacity 72
- [Kimball State Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-370806342) — 1.4 km, capacity 48

## Sources
- ca_ccld_child_care_centers record 376701546 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/376701546
- ca_cdss_ccl_facility_locations record 376701546 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/community-care-licensing-facilities

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-376701546 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.