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KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa

2285 Murray Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92123 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaintSchool-age child care center

KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 3, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 2, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 11, 2026Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(c)(2)
Director stated that S1 did not work in the facility anymore and that they will provided a reminder to all staff on their policy to maintain children’s information confidential in the next staff meeting. Facility will send LPA a sign in sheet of all staff present during meeting by 3/06/26.. Based upon staff interviews and video observed by LPA, child’s confidential information was exposed through social media which posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2026
Type BSep 2, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review and Director statement, Director and staff member Lauren Ames did not renew the mandated reporter training, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 14, 2021

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 11, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Feb 4, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff posted inappropriate video regarding daycare child exposing personal information.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJan 19, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 10, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 22, 2018
LicenseeKCE Champions LLC
AdministratorMeghan Hennessy
Phone(858) 264-9561
State facility #376701389

Common questions

Does KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa last inspected?

May 3, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC At Serra Mesa 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 Serra Mesa?

The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Meghan Hennessy.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376701389 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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