Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt
Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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T1 scratching, pinching, grabbing, 1 The facility will prepare a form of childrens' personal rights for new staff and substitutes to sign before providing care and supervision to children. Director Guzman will email the form to LPA via email by 5:00 PM on 04/30/2025. and raising their voice to C1 on 04/14/2025. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Adviro Water report revealed that the facility had elevated levels of lead in 1 water fountain. 1 During today's visit, LPA observed that the affected water outlet was not in use. D1 stated that filtered water is being served. D1 stated that the water outlet will be permanently removed. Deficiency will be cleared during visit. The exceedance of lead in a water fountain poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 29, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #45 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt last inspected?
Jun 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - John Ehrhardt 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 - John Ehrhardt?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Octavia Lawson.
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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 343600289 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.