Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove · Preschool, Elk Grove
Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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LPA learned that S2 poured water over the head of C1 twice in one day without permission from C1. Both times C1 was observed to be upset and crying.This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 CDSS Community Care Licensing training video on personal rights. D1 will send LPA signatures from staff stating that they watched and understand the training video by the
This is an amended version of a report originally signed on 6/7/24. 1 LPA mistakenly created an 809 and 809-D report for the incorrect facility. 8
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 7, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #27 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Pleasant Grove?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tanya Hernandez.
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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 343621304 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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