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KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps

1001 Schoolhouse Road, San Jose, CA 95138 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #55 of 201 centers in San Jose and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #55 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 2, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 10, 2024 · Inspection · 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

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

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 capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 16, 2018
LicenseeKCE Champions LLC
AdministratorIlse Richter
Phone(408) 807-7157
State facility #434415370

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Common questions

Does KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps take infants?

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

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

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

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

It is tied for #55 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps last inspected?

Dec 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, 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 @ Ledesma Elementary - Ps?

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 434415370 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.