Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age)
Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff did not have personnel files available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and has not completing lead and had results uploaded to water database by deadline January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, The director has been on leave since February 2024. An interim director or site supervisor was not present during visit and regional office has not notified of the change, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) compare with other daycares in Redwood City?
It is tied for #29 of 43 centers in Redwood City 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 - Orion Alternative (School Age) last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, was $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Orion Alternative (School Age)?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alma Garcia Rios.
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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 410517378 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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