KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77023
Street address: 5402 Lawndale St
Phone: (832) 690-7243
Capacity: 151
Ages served: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: February 8, 2024
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 10 cited deficiencies dated October 24, 2023 to May 21, 2026 (3 High, 3 Medium High, 4 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 10 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (744.305(a)(6))
Cited May 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 10, 2026; correction verified August 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not report an incident to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (744.1205(a)(4))
Cited January 30, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 3, 2025; correction verified March 18, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not maintain supervision while children used the restroom.
High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (744.3501(a))
Cited October 24, 2023 (correction date recorded: February 6, 2024; correction verified January 22, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The fire inspection was not available for review during the inspection.
Medium High risk · Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes (744.3559(1))
Cited January 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2026; correction verified January 27, 2026; technical assistance given); January 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 18, 2024; correction verified January 18, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe unavailable monthly fire drill records and an emergency practice record showing the last fire drill was conducted on 9/25/23.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (744.2501(a))
Cited October 24, 2023 (correction date recorded: February 9, 2024; correction verified February 7, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A sanitation report was not available for review during the inspection.
Medium risk · Access to Personnel Records (744.909)
Cited May 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 10, 2026; correction verified August 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not provide staff training records and one child's contact information to the inspector after 3 requests.
Medium risk · Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk (744.701(5))
Cited May 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 10, 2026; correction verified August 27, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not share a copy of the incident report with the child's parents within 48 hours.
Medium risk · Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served (744.401(6))
Cited August 19, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 23, 2024; correction verified August 21, 2024); January 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 18, 2024; correction verified January 18, 2024).
What the record describes: Narratives describe a required daily menu that was not posted and a posted menu dated 10/23 as the latest menu.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 10 cited deficiencies for KCE Champions LLC @ KIPP Explore in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 3 Medium High, 4 Medium).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-26.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	3
Medium High	3
Medium	4
Medium Low	0
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-05-21 · 744.305(a)(6) · High

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

The operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-10

2026-05-21 · 744.701(5) · Medium

Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

The operation failed to share a copy of the incident report with the child's parents within 48 hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-10

2026-05-21 · 744.909 · Medium

Access to Personnel Records

The operation failed to provide staff training records and one child contact information to the CCI, as requested 3 times.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-10

Full citation history from HHSC (13)

2026-05-21 · 744.909 · Medium
Access to Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-10. Correction verified: 2026-08-26.
The operation failed to provide staff training records and one child contact information to the CCI, as requested 3 times.
2026-05-21 · 744.701(5) · Medium
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-10. Correction verified: 2026-08-27.
The operation failed to share a copy of the incident report with the child's parents within 48 hours.
2026-05-21 · 744.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-10. Correction verified: 2026-08-26.
The operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
2026-01-15 · 744.3559(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-01-30. Correction verified: 2026-01-27.
The operation could not provide a record of monthly fire drills.
2025-01-30 · 744.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-03. Correction verified: 2025-03-18.
Based on the evidence obtained the operation did not maintain supervision while students used the restroom.
2024-08-19 · 744.401(6) · Medium
Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-23. Correction verified: 2024-08-21.
The required daily menu was not posted.
2024-01-09 · 744.3559(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-18. Correction verified: 2024-01-18.
The emergency practices shows that the last fire drill was conducted on 9/25/23.
2024-01-09 · 744.401(6) · Medium
Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-18. Correction verified: 2024-01-18.
It was observed that the last menu posted in the operation is from 10/23.
2023-10-24 · 744.2501(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-09. Correction verified: 2024-02-07.
There was not sanitation report to review during the inspection time.
2023-10-24 · 744.3501(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-06. Correction verified: 2024-01-22.
The fire inspection was not available to review during the inspection time.
2023-09-12 · 744.603(a)(3) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-26. Correction verified: 2023-09-26.
The immunization records were not available to review during the inspection.
2023-09-12 · 744.605(16) · Medium High
Required Admission Information-Food Allergy Emergency Plan
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-26. Correction verified: 2023-09-26.
The children's food allergy plan was not available to review during the inspection.
2023-09-12 · 744.605(11) · Medium High
Required Admission Information-Physician Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-26. Correction verified: 2023-09-26.
Three children did not have available to review the physician's information in file.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1457536

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.