Catalyst Kids - Southshore · School-Age Program, Menifee
Catalyst Kids - Southshore is a licensed child care center in Menifee, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 5 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 8 centers in Menifee and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, staff were not able to provide adequate supervision to meet the needs of C1, and C2 while they engaged in a physical altercation. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, and staff admission, the facility did not report the incident that occurred on 12/9/2025 to CCL by the regulation. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there was an unlocked cabinet underneath the kitchen sink that obtained bleach and other cleaning toxins that should be inaccessible, posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interviews it was determined that C1 sustained an injury that was not known to the staff before walking over to the school. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Request Denied
101212 Reporting Requirements (f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. 1 C1's legal guardian was not notified of C1's injury until the end of the day during pick up from kindergarten. Based on interviews C1 sustained an injury while in care at the facility. Staff were unable to recall the events of how C1 sustained the injury, therefore C1's legal guardian was not notified by the facility. This poses a health and safety risk to children in care. 8
(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. This evidence was not by evidence by...... 1 Director stated they have provided multiple training, and feedbck and shadowing to ensure S1 is provided proper supervision. Director will be creating an action plan and will provide to LPA. Based on interviews Children were engged in a physical altercaion that was witnessed by S1 bu was not prevented or stopped when noticed. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.n 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA observed a sharp knife, cheese grader in an unlocked kitchen drawer that was immediately removed and made inaccessible to children in care.This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C1 has an expired medication as of 08/2024 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care
Day care child sustained an injury while in care.
Facility failed to report incident to parent.
Due to a lack of supervision, daycare children engaged in physical altercations, which resulted in injuries
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids - Southshore take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids - Southshore had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Catalyst Kids - Southshore?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Catalyst Kids - Southshore compare with other daycares in Menifee?
It is #7 of 8 centers in Menifee by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids - Southshore last inspected?
Sep 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids - Southshore cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Southshore for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Menifee, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids - Southshore?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Gomez.
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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 334820505 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.