Champions @ Marion Mix
Champions @ Marion Mix is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #34 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a fire drill log could not be produced which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a staff member did not have a Health Screening and has been employed since July 15, 2026 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when Leah Cromwell was not reported to the Department as the facillity's new Director, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The water results from lead testing in December 2022 revealed that the facilty 1 LPA observed that the affected water outlets are no longer in use. D1 will email LPA the required forms: LIC 9275 and LIC 9276 before 5 pm on 02/01/2023. D1 will purchase purified drinking water for the facility. The water outlets will be flushed and re-tested. D1 understands had elevated levels of lead in 3 water outlets that were used for humane consumption. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 that she must keep LPA apprised of the remediation and re-testing process.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Champions @ Marion Mix take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Champions @ Marion Mix had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Champions @ Marion Mix compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #34 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Champions @ Marion Mix last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Champions @ Marion Mix cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Champions @ Marion Mix 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 @ Marion Mix?
The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Diana Lovato.
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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 343620594 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.