KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary · Preschool, Los Gatos
KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary is a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 13 centers in Los Gatos and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility has not completed water lead testing for the faucets used for food prep, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two knives and a pizza cutter were located in a unlocked drawer that can be accessed by children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two out of five children have parent's signing in with "mom" or "dad" instead of their full legal signature, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff member, Jessika, has been observed to sign children in upon arrival for two out of five children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as the Department was not notified that Gretchen Jacobson is the Site Director, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as snacks served to children do not include at least two food groups and portion sizes are not indicated, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary compare with other daycares in Los Gatos?
It is #8 of 13 centers in Los Gatos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary last inspected?
May 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Gatos, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs KCE Champions LLC @ Lakeside Elementary?
The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Gretchen Jacobson.
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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 434416986 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.