Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills
Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #62 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 According to the Program Director, there is an administrative action for this incident. The staff will sign and date a statement that they are aware of visual supervision of children at all times. The statement will be sent to our office by the due date.(12/17/21) Based on the information obtained through the witness of the incident, one staff, and 4 children out of 5 present children today, there are enough evidence that staff # 1 was left 4 children unattended in room # 1 while being in room # 2. The staff failed to meet the above Regulations. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 An immediate civil penalty of 500.00 is hereby assessed for absence of supervision for today and 100.00 per day until corrected.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 16, 2021, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #62 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids-orchard Hills for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, 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-orchard Hills?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ann Pagdanganan.
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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 304370640 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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