Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner
Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 98 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
a child being left alone in the bathroom on 01/15/2025, when the staff exited the building. This absence of supervision poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
an unusual incident on 01/15/2025 not being reported to the Department. The lack of reporting poses or posed a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of person(s) in care. 8 by 5:00 PM on 02/28/2025.
the DOR Irene Wilson Center Manager Mia Johnson will email LPA a Director's packet for a qualifid individual by 5:00 PM on 01/30/2025. was reported to the Department in May 2024 and is no longer an employee at the facilty. No Director was reported since May 2024. The lack of reporting poses or posed a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of person(s) in care.
LPA observing an adult staff member using the bathroom designated for children and bathroom used in the capacity of children. This poses or posed a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of person(s) in care.
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LIcensee could not present a functioning Carbon Monoxide Detector in the facilty which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left a daycare child unsupervised while in care.
Staff did not properly report an incident involving a daycare child.
About this center
Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 6, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #49 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Elitha Donner?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tanajia McClay.
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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 343603167 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.