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KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary

1001 Schoolhouse Road, San Jose, CA 95138 · Santa Clara County
School-age child care center

KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #152 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #152 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
7Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 2, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 2, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 10, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 10, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Other standards1
Background checks1
Health & medication1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 2, 2025InspectionOther standards
Current roster of children provided care in facility required §1596.841
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director updated the roster during today's inspection.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2025
Type BDec 2, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff, S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 30, 2025
Type BDec 2, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff, S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff was observed to be missing proof of measles immunization, proof of negative tuberculosis test and Health Screening Report (LIC 503)
Plan of correction due Dec 30, 2025
Type BSep 10, 2024InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that Staff, S1 is cleared and associated with the company but not associated with this facility location.
Plan of correction due Sep 24, 2024
Type BSep 10, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited abovefor one staff, S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 24, 2024
Type BSep 10, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one child, C6 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed child, C6 has an Epinephrine Autoinjector that expired in October 2022 and has not been returned or renewed by facility.
Plan of correction due Sep 24, 2024
Type BApr 10, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
After water lead testing was completed, the facility had one faucet (F) located in the indoor preschool classroom with an Action Level Exceedance of 16, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. The Site Director covered and taped the ALE bubbler and posted signage to ensure it is not used. Site Director will also submit a written letter stating that bubbler "F" will remain out-of-use and will ensure that it is not used for food preparation or children's drinking water. Director submitted letter of understanding while LPAs were at facility.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity55 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 19, 2018
LicenseeKCE Champions LLC
AdministratorIlse Richter
Phone(408) 807-7157
State facility #434415371

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Common questions

Does KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary take infants?

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

Has KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.

How does KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #152 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary last inspected?

Dec 2, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary?

The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Ilse Richter.

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 434415371 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.