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Secure Your Spot for Fall!

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Child Care Costs Adding Up?

Child Care Costs Adding Up?

Free or reduced-cost programs are available. Click to see if you qualify!

Secure Your Spot for Fall!

Secure Your Spot for Fall!

School Year programs starting soon. Scholarships available. Click to learn more!

At Catalyst Kids we offer inclusive programs that teach, inspire, and promote self-guided learning opportunities that let your child shine. We serve children from infants to school-age in our Before and Afterschool, Preschool, and Camp programs.

It Takes a Community

Child-led

Our unique research-based programming encourages discovery, independence, and growth.

Family-centered

We serve families and they serve us too! We welcome family input and insight. It strengthens our impact.

Community-minded

Community is at the heart of everything we do. Our programming exists because of the communities we serve.

Latest Stories

Full Circle at Catalyst Kids: A Former Student Returns

November 24, 2025

Some of the most inspiring journeys begin in childhood and come full circle years later. Valeria is one such story, once a preschooler at our Catalyst Kids, Heideman center, now a Social Services Resource Coordinator on the Education Team.  It was at Heideman that Valeria first met Miss Dominga, a nurturing preschool teacher who helped…

STEM/STEAM: Opening Doors for Every Child’s Future

November 3, 2025

Every year in November, we celebrate STEM/STEAM Day. This is a day to inspire kids to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. These subjects aren’t just for scientists or tech workers, they help all of us solve problems, think creatively, and build a better future.  For families, especially those working hard to make ends…

Make Play Time Learning Time

October 17, 2025

Did you know that some of the most powerful learning happens when children are simply playing?  At Catalyst Kids, we follow the Reggio Emilia approach, a philosophy of early childhood education that believes children are capable, curious, and full of potential. In this model, play isn’t a break from learning, it is learning. And the…