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Licensed child care center · public record

KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy

Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

3 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
February 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 7, 2024
Capacity
120 children
Ages served
Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 03:00 PM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1783259

Where

9606 Mesa Dr
Houston, TX 77078

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 8
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
February 3, 2026Medium High744.1315(b) - Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “The site director's pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking expired on 8/7/2025.”
February 17, 2026
February 27, 2025High744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A child was outside of the classroom alone with no supervison in an area he could not be seen.”
March 25, 2025
August 26, 2024Medium High744.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio
State’s note: “The classroom was out of ratio. There were 27 children to 1 caregiver, wiith the majority of the children being 4 years old. Corrected: 13 children were picked up by their parents, before the inspection ended.”
At the inspection
August 26, 2024High744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “It was observed that the children are being released in an area where the caregiver cannot visually see the child being received by their parent.”
September 3, 2024
October 30, 2023High744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “CCR observed a child running out of the gym without the caregiver. CCR observed a child in the hallway with no supervision.”
January 4, 2024
October 30, 2023Medium High744.2803(c) - Policies for Release of Children Instruct Employees of Verification Plan
State’s note: “The staff have not been trained on how to properly identify and release children.”
January 5, 2024
October 30, 2023Medium High744.605(13) - Required Admission Information-Special Care Needs Statement
State’s note: “3 student files did not have a "special needs" section completed.”
January 4, 2025
October 30, 2023Medium High744.2801 - Release of Children
State’s note: “There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.”
December 6, 2023
October 30, 2023High744.605(7) - Required Admission Information- Release Information
State’s note: “An unauthorized person came to pick up a child in care without being a person a child can be released to.”
At the inspection
October 30, 2023Medium High744.2803(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
State’s note: “There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.”
December 6, 2023
October 13, 2023Medium High744.305(a)(7) - Report Change in Controlling Person
State’s note: “The operation failed to report a change with the Controlling Person.”
October 27, 2023
October 13, 2023Medium High744.303(4) - Report Change in Director
State’s note: “CCR did not recieve notice within 5 days that there was a change with Directors.”
October 27, 2023
October 13, 2023Medium744.801(4) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
State’s note: “The Program Director time sheet/ attendance was unavailable for review during inspection.”
October 27, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on February 3, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 4 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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