Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch · Preschool, Elk Grove
Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, both of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #53 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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a staff member sleeping during supervision of nap time. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care. 8 and reviewed the policy by COB on 07/02/2026.
Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child...(3) to be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to... This requirement was not met as evidened 1 All preschool staff will receive training on children's Personal Rights within the next 2 weeks. Director Guzman will email LPA the agenda and time of training by COB on 07/02/2026. by T1 grabbing a child on 2 different occasions. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care.
Staff member grabbed a child inappropriately.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 1, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #53 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch last inspected?
Jan 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Foulks Ranch?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Guzman.
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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 343617452 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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