Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary
Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 72 centers in Elk Grove and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #1 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary last inspected?
Aug 31, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Champions @ Helen Carr Castello Elementary?
The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Charmaine Balaoro.
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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 343611165 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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