Catalyst Kids - Menifee · Preschool, Menifee
Catalyst Kids - Menifee is a licensed child care center in Menifee, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 8 centers in Menifee and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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(c) Each cot or mat shall be equipped with a sheet to cover the cot or mat and, depending on the weather, a sheet and/or blanket to cover the child. 1 Teachers will do a checklist system on Mondays with the caregivers to ensure that sheets are brought in for each child. Teachers will also go through the cubbies before nap time to ensure that there is a sheet for each child. Teachers will then call authorized representatives for missing sheets.
Based on staff interviews, C1 was not properly supervised leading to C1 being left unattended in the classroom for approximently a few minutes. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on staff interview, C1 was not afforded proper supervision to prevent C1's injury that required a hospital visit, and stitches to C1's finger. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on staff interview admission that they placed a product in C1's hair. This poses a potential personal rights violation to children in care.
Center Manager Rachel Smith advised they had a Staff Meeting on Active Supervision, plus they all watched a CDSS video about active and dual supervision. They redid the rosters, so it's face to name recognition instead of just head counts. Teachers have implemented playground rotation. Managers will randomly go outside and check on The facility submitted an Unusual Incident Report dated September 6, 2022, which reported that Staff #1 (S1) observed Child #1 (C1) was left unattended on the playground, after C1's classroom returned indoors, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 children and teachers, Also, staff were advised if they are having challenges they can use the walkie talkie to call for assistance. Documentation and sign in sheets provided to LPA during today's visit. A zero tolerance civil penalty will be issued and Mrs. Smith will ensure the LIC 9224s are completed within 24 hours.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure cot used for napping had appropriate coverings.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Menifee take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Catalyst Kids - Menifee had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 28, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - Menifee?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - Menifee compare with other daycares in Menifee?
It is #8 of 8 centers in Menifee by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Menifee last inspected?
Sep 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Menifee cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Menifee for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Menifee, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Menifee?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rachel Smith.
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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 334841029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.