Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe · School-Age Program, South Lake Tahoe
Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe is a licensed child care center in South Lake Tahoe, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as it was learned that a teacher working alone has supervised more than 14 children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 16, 2022, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe compare with other daycares in South Lake Tahoe?
It is #7 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe last inspected?
Jul 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes South Lake Tahoe, was $797 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Baljit Kaur.
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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 090313184 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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