Catalyst Kids-guin Foss
Catalyst Kids-guin Foss is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 70 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. 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 91 centers in Santa Ana and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids-guin Foss take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids-guin Foss had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Catalyst Kids-guin Foss compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #1 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Catalyst Kids-guin Foss last inspected?
Feb 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids-guin Foss cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids-guin Foss for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids-guin Foss?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Donyan Morgan.
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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 304270424 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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