Catalina Kid Ventures
Catalina Kid Ventures is a licensed child care center in Avalon, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. 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 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Catalina Kid Ventures take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalina Kid Ventures had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Catalina Kid Ventures compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #1 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Catalina Kid Ventures last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalina Kid Ventures cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalina Kid Ventures for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Avalon, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalina Kid Ventures?
The licensee is Catlina Kid Ventures Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Stacy Massey.
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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 197418528 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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