KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1783259, issued February 7, 2024.
- Address
- 9606 Mesa Dr, Houston, TX 77078
- Phone
- (832) 270-3994
- Licensed capacity
- 120 children
- Licensed for
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 03:00 PM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since February 17, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 20, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 16 areas it checked 3,872 standards at KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Legacy between July 24, 2023 and February 3, 2026 and recorded 13 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 317 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 407 | 2 |
| Personnel | 4 | 667 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 210 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 189 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 4 | 172 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 372 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 304 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 213 | 0 |
| Active play | 3 | 342 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 192 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 176 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,855 of those standards. The remaining 17, including 6 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 3, 2026, and 13 citations.
- 4High
- 8Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 13. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High February 3, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
744.1315(b): Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Pediatric CPR
The site director's pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking expired on 8/7/2025.
- High February 27, 2025 Correction verified March 25, 2025
744.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was outside of the classroom alone with no supervison in an area he could not be seen.
- High August 26, 2024 Correction verified September 24, 2024
744.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
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.
- Medium High August 26, 2024 Corrected at inspection
744.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio
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.
- High October 30, 2023 Correction verified January 17, 2024
744.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
CCR observed a child running out of the gym without the caregiver. CCR observed a child in the hallway with no supervision.
- Medium High October 30, 2023 Correction verified January 17, 2024
744.2803(c): Policies for Release of Children Instruct Employees of Verification Plan
The staff have not been trained on how to properly identify and release children.
- Medium High October 30, 2023 Correction verified December 6, 2023
744.2803(b): Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.
- Medium High October 30, 2023 Correction verified December 6, 2023
744.2801: Release of Children
There has been an unauthorized person unknown to staff who attempted to pickup a child in care.
- High October 30, 2023 Corrected at inspection
744.605(7): Required Admission Information- Release Information
An unauthorized person came to pick up a child in care without being a person a child can be released to.
- Medium High October 30, 2023 Correction verified January 17, 2024
744.605(13): Required Admission Information-Special Care Needs Statement
3 student files did not have a "special needs" section completed.
- Medium October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 23, 2023
744.801(4): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
The Program Director time sheet/ attendance was unavailable for review during inspection.
- Medium High October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 23, 2023
744.303(4): Report Change in Director
CCR did not recieve notice within 5 days that there was a change with Directors.
- Medium High October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 23, 2023
744.305(a)(7): Report Change in Controlling Person
The operation failed to report a change with the Controlling Person.
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About this record
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