Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett
Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett is a licensed child care center in Davis, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 31 centers in Davis and better than 1% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above where visual supervision of one child was lost when he ran away from the group, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted, LPA learned at least one staff, who is no longer with the company, held a child in an aggressive manner in an attempt to manage a child's behaviors. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
The facility has reached out to Catalyst Kids Administration for support. The facility staff will watch CCLD training video on Children's Personal Rights and send staff signatures to LPA stating that staff has completed the training... LPA learned that under the supervision of facility staff, Child 1 caused injury to Child 2 which required serious medical attention. This poses an immediate health & safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 ...The facility will provide LPA with a written plan to prevent Child 1 from injuring other children in care. Request Denied
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. The facility has reached out to Catalyst Kdis Administration for support. Facility staff has attempted positive reinforcement, redirection, and activities to help with Child 1's behaviors.The facility staff will watch CCLD training... LPA learned through staff and children interviews that Child 1 has been using verbal insults and physical violence towards other children in care. This poses an immediate health & safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 ... video on Children's Personal Rights and send staff signatures to LPA stating that staff has completed the training. ***This report is amended from an original report dated 8/29/24.*** ****Teacher, Zoe Smith, signed today's amended report on 9/4/24.*****
The facility will not go over ratio and maintain a teacher-child ratio of 1:14 at all times. The facility will send LPA an updated teacher's schedule to reflect the appropriate Teacher ratios with Children in care by the
The facility has reached out to Catalyst Kdis Administration for support. Facility staff has attempted positive reinforcement, redirection, and activities to help with Child 1's behaviors.The facility staff will watch CCLD training video on Children's Personal Rights... LPA learned that Child 1 has been causing injury to other children in care. This poses a potential health & safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 ...and send staff signatures to LPA stating that staff has completed the training.
Program Lead (PL) advised that they have created a new name to face document that staff will now use each day to track all counts for transitions. PL provided a copy to LPA. PL also advised that they had a staff meeting on 1/17/23, where they discussed the importance of visual supervision and Licensing learned that Child#1 was left without visual supervision by staff for approximately 5 minutes on 1/10/2023. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 the implementation of the new document. PL provided LPA with a copy of the meeting attendance sheet and agenda.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not providing a safe enviornment
***This report is amended from an original report dated 8/29/24.***
****Teacher, Zoe Smith, signed today's amended report on 9/4/24.*****
Staff did not prevent a day-care child from causing injury to another child in care.
Staff did not prevent a day-care child from bullying another child in care.
***This report is amended from an original report dated 8/29/24.***
****Teacher, Zoe Smith, signed today's amended report on 9/4/24.*****
Facility is operating out of ratio.
***This report is amended from an original report dated 8/29/24.***
****Teacher, Zoe Smith, signed today's amended report on 9/4/24.*****
About this center
Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 23, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett compare with other daycares in Davis?
It is #31 of 31 centers in Davis by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett last inspected?
Dec 9, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes Davis, was $818 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Robert E. Willett?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Evila Flores.
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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 570312670 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.