Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.3
- Local median
- 0.32
CATALYST KIDS - ZEHNDER RANCH
9880 DENALI CIRCLE, Elk Grove, CA 95757
- Facility:
- 343621948
- Type:
- SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 70
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJune 18, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 18, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for CATALYST KIDS - ZEHNDER RANCH from May 3, 2024 through June 18, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on April 20, 2026 and involved child guidance, with a due date of April 21, 2026.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 3
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 1
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 4 local median in 95757
Compared to 34 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 30%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.29
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 1, 2024April 20, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights- (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) ...safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This was not met by: Allowing a 4-yr-old on the school playground structure not equipped for the childs age and not having enough cushioning underneath the monkey bar area.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: …To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature… This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, in that a staff member intentionally tapped a child with a spongy ball on the head, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 2, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision... (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, student ran out of the facility which resulted in absence of supervison, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 6, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)