KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore
KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 151 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 13 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 13). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #471 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
The operation failed to provide staff training records and one child contact information to the CCI, as requested 3 times.
The operation failed to share a copy of the incident report with the child's parents within 48 hours.
The operation could not provide a record of monthly fire drills.
Based on the evidence obtained the operation did not maintain supervision while students used the restroom.
The required daily menu was not posted.
The emergency practices shows that the last fire drill was conducted on 9/25/23.
It was observed that the last menu posted in the operation is from 10/23.
There was not sanitation report to review during the inspection time.
The fire inspection was not available to review during the inspection time.
The children's food allergy plan was not available to review during the inspection.
The immunization records were not available to review during the inspection.
Three children did not have available to review the physician's information in file.
About this center
Common questions
Does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds and $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 21, 2026: “Report Situation Placing Children at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #471 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore last inspected?
Aug 26, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1783796 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.