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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

Catalyst Kids Alumni Spotlight: A Friendship That Grew from After School Programs

September 17, 2025

For more than 50 years, Catalyst Kids has offered quality child care in California, nurturing infants through 8th graders with enriching programs that go far beyond the classroom. With over 150 centers across the state, our impact is seen not just in early education, but in the lifelong friendships and confidence we help build.  In…

How Family Storytelling Shapes Children’s Growth

September 2, 2025

In today’s busy world of schedules and screens, one of the simplest yet most profound ways families can connect is by sharing stories. Not just reading books together but telling stories. Personal, funny, heartfelt, or even silly, family storytelling creates a powerful foundation for connection, identity, and learning.  But beyond the warmth of nostalgia, did…

Early Childhood Education: Why It’s More Than ABCs and 123s

August 15, 2025

When we hear “early childhood education,” we often think of counting games and alphabet songs. But for children up to 5 years of age, this phase is far more profound. These early years form the critical foundation for lifelong learning, social-emotional development, and future career success.  At Catalyst Kids, we believe early learning is not…