Catalyst Community Preschool
Catalyst Community Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Paula, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. 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 7 centers in Santa Paula and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Community Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalyst Community Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Catalyst Community Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Paula?
It is tied for #1 of 7 centers in Santa Paula by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Catalyst Community Preschool last inspected?
Mar 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Community Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Community Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Santa Paula, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Community Preschool?
The licensee is Catalyst Ventura Church - Joan Bennett, Director, and the administrator listed with the state is Joan Bennett.
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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 566214985 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.