Catalyst Kids-sycamore
Catalyst Kids-sycamore is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 39 centers in Tustin and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision.(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary...(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,The licensee did not meet this requirement: Staff meeting was conducted on 4/15/2024 regarding supervsion during transiton times. Based on observation,record review, and interview. Staff left a child outside without supervsion from a teacher. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids-sycamore take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids-sycamore had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 3, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Catalyst Kids-sycamore compare with other daycares in Tustin?
It is tied for #24 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Catalyst Kids-sycamore last inspected?
Nov 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids-sycamore cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids-sycamore for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Tustin, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids-sycamore?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nury Balmaceda.
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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 304270320 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.