Catalyst Kids- Mound
Catalyst Kids- Mound is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 79 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids- Mound take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids- Mound had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Catalyst Kids- Mound compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids- Mound last inspected?
Jan 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids- Mound cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids- Mound for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids- Mound?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Dorfman.
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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 561709946 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.