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KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps

22070 H Street, Santa Margarita, CA 93453 · San Luis Obispo County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps is a licensed child care center in Santa Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #63 of 85 centers in San Luis Obispo County 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 #63 of 85 centers in San Luis Obispo County
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 10, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 10, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Oct 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Feb 10, 2026 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on interview, observation, and record review, the CCC did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Teacher's Aide, Yasmine Corona has not completed their Criminal Record Clearance (CRC).
Plan of correction due Feb 11, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 22, 2005
Licensee KCE Champions LLC
Administrator D. K. Vaca
Phone (805) 703-3778
State facility # 406210355
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Common questions

Does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps take infants?

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

Has KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 10, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps compare with other daycares in San Luis Obispo County?

It is tied for #63 of 85 centers in San Luis Obispo County 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 @ Santa Margarita Ps last inspected?

Feb 10, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Santa Margarita, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Margarita Ps?

The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is D. K. Vaca.

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 406210355 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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