Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa · School-Age Program, San Jose

6200 Encinal Drive, San Jose, CA 95119 · Santa Clara County

School-age child care center

Part of Catalyst Kids · 203 California locations

Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

3Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 20, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity56 children

License typeSchool-age child care center

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 27, 1995

LicenseeCatalyst Family INC.

AdministratorQuy Nguyen

Phone(408) 972-4396

State facility #434400186

Other licenses at this address

Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa
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Common questions

Does Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa last inspected?

Jul 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Catalyst Kids - Santa Teresa?

The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Quy Nguyen.

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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 434400186 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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