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KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa

8655 Santa Rosa, Atascadero, CA 93422 · San Luis Obispo County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsSchool-age child care center

KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa is a licensed child care center in Atascadero, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 13 centers in Atascadero and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#11 of 13 centers in Atascadero
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 30, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 7, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJan 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 17, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 7, 2026Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview and record review, Area Manager informed LPAs that on 12/29/25 an inappropriate incident happened between two children. 8 by 1/8/26 before the close of business day (5:00 PM). This written plan of correction will detail how such occurences will be avoided moving forward. Pictures of returned LIC 9224's should also be sent to LPAs before the end of the week (1/9/26).
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2026
Type BJan 7, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Staff 1's mandated reported trainig had expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity100 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 12, 2000
LicenseeKCE Champions LLC
AdministratorTamara Payne-alex
Phone(805) 479-1226
State facility #406206844

Common questions

Does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa take infants?

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

Has KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 7, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa compare with other daycares in Atascadero?

It is #11 of 13 centers in Atascadero by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa last inspected?

Jan 7, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Atascadero, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs KCE Champions LLC @ Santa Rosa?

The licensee is KCE Champions LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Tamara Payne-alex.

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 406206844 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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