Catalyst Kids - El Toro
Catalyst Kids - El Toro is a licensed child care center in Morgan Hill, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on Interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not keeping C1 safe in preschool resulting in bruises from another child, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in child sustaining multiple bruises.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - El Toro take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - El Toro had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - El Toro?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - El Toro compare with other daycares in Morgan Hill?
It is tied for #7 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - El Toro last inspected?
Jul 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - El Toro cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - El Toro for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Morgan Hill, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - El Toro?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Juliza Ponce.
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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 434400281 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.