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Catalyst Kids - Trace

651 Dana Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 · Santa Clara County
School-age child care center

Catalyst Kids - Trace is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. 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 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 25, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity70 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 2005
LicenseeCatalyst Family INC.
AdministratorImelda Llorin
Phone(408) 278-1876
State facility #434408743

Common questions

Does Catalyst Kids - Trace take infants?

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

Has Catalyst Kids - Trace had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Catalyst Kids - Trace 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 - Trace last inspected?

Sep 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Catalyst Kids - Trace cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids - Trace 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 - Trace?

The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Imelda Llorin.

Licensed centers nearby

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 434408743 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.