Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary · Preschool, Costa Mesa
Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. 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 47 centers in Costa Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary last inspected?
Dec 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Catalyst Kids-woodland Primary?
The licensee is Catalyst Family INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Estela Salazar.
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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 304270960 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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