KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy
KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times. Inspectors recorded 13 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (6 of 13). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 15% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #484 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 20% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The site director's pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking expired on 8/7/2025.
A child was outside of the classroom alone with no supervison in an area he could not be seen.
The classroom was out of ratio. There were 27 children to 1 caregiver, wiith the majority of the children being 4 years old. Corrected: 13 children were picked up by their parents, before the inspection ended.
It was observed that the children are being released in an area where the caregiver cannot visually see the child being received by their parent.
There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.
CCR observed a child running out of the gym without the caregiver. CCR observed a child in the hallway with no supervision.
An unauthorized person came to pick up a child in care without being a person a child can be released to.
There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.
3 student files did not have a "special needs" section completed.
The staff have not been trained on how to properly identify and release children.
The Program Director time sheet/ attendance was unavailable for review during inspection.
CCR did not recieve notice within 5 days that there was a change with Directors.
The operation failed to report a change with the Controlling Person.
About this center
Common questions
Does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy’s hours?
3 PM 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 Legacy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy 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 Legacy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 27, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #484 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 20% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1783259 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.