KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary
KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 224 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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… 1 Area manager stated that the immediate correction is that staff member (S1) has not been present with children at the program since 12/13/22 and is no longer working for the company since 3/6/23. All staff members and newly hired staff will undergo health and safety training including personal rights on 3/6/23. Area manager stated she will provide written agenda of the meeting along with staff attendance sign in sheet via e-mail to LPA Lane by 3/7/23. E-mail: Keturah.Lane@dss.ca.gov Based upon documents received and interviews conducted with staff, children and parents, it is determined that staff member (S1) handled a child in a rough manner which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Site Supercisor states staff will be at the parent table at all times to ensure parents are signing out correctly and will provide written plan to LPA by
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff handled child in a rough manner
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Common questions
Does KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 3, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs KCE Champions LLC At Hearst Elementary?
The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Samuel Staughn.
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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 376701101 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.