Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane
Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane is a licensed child care center in Davis, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 31 centers in Davis and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above where visual supervision of one child was lost when he ran away from the group, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 THIS IS AN ABSENCE OF SUPERVISION
About this center
Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 6, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane compare with other daycares in Davis?
It is tied for #16 of 31 centers in Davis by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane last inspected?
Sep 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes Davis, was $818 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Birch Lane?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Briana Melendez.
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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 570313700 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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