KCE Champions LLC @KIPP Zenith

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77047
Street address: 11000 Scott St
Phone: (281) 797-8334
Capacity: 187
Ages served: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 03:00 PM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: February 21, 2025
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 15 cited deficiencies dated August 9, 2024 to March 27, 2026 (3 High, 10 Medium High, 2 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 15 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (744.3501(a))
Cited August 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 23, 2024; correction verified August 23, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The fire inspection report was not available for review.
High risk · Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entanglement Protrusions or Openings (744.3101(a)(4))
Cited August 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 30, 2024; correction verified August 13, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A silver nail bolt was sticking out of the black barrier on the playground.
High risk · Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points (744.3101(a)(7))
Cited August 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 30, 2024; correction verified August 13, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The steps leading to the playground structure had rusted openings with sharp edges and shear points.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing Before Eating (744.2517(1))
Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 13, 2026; correction verified March 27, 2026); February 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 4, 2026; correction verified March 27, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children did not wash their hands before eating dinner.
Medium High risk · Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation, Sheltering/Lock-Down Procedures (744.3553(1))
Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 13, 2026; correction verified March 27, 2026); February 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 4, 2026; correction verified March 27, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: There was no formal method for accounting for the children during the fire drill.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors (744.1301(a)(5)(A))
Cited February 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 9, 2026; correction verified March 26, 2026).
What the record describes: A staff CPR card displayed a completion date that was still in the future when the inspection took place.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees - 20 Clock hours for Program Director or Operation Director (744.1301(a)(6)(A))
Cited February 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 18, 2026; correction verified February 6, 2026).
What the record describes: The director was missing four of the six required management training hours.
Medium High risk · Designating Director (744.201(4))
Cited February 3, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 7, 2025; correction verified February 21, 2025).
What the record describes: The operation did not have a site director, and more than thirty days had passed.
Medium High risk · Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Pediatric CPR (744.1315(b))
Cited January 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 22, 2025; correction verified January 31, 2025).
What the record describes: One out of three caregivers did not have first aid/CPR documentation available for review.
Medium High risk · Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking. (744.1315(a))
Cited January 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 22, 2025; correction verified January 31, 2025).
What the record describes: One out of three caregivers did not have first aid/CPR documentation available for review.
Medium High risk · Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner (744.2507(5))
Cited August 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 30, 2024; correction verified August 13, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two live ant beds were observed on the playground.
Medium risk · Documentation of Drills (744.3559(4))
Cited February 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 4, 2026; correction verified February 6, 2026).
What the record describes: There were no documented drills on file.
Medium risk · Provide Access to Children's Records - During Hours of Operation (744.601(a))
Cited January 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 15, 2025; correction verified January 14, 2025).
What the record describes: Children’s records were unavailable for review.

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 15 cited deficiencies for KCE Champions LLC @KIPP Zenith in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 10 Medium High, 2 Medium).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-03-27.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	3
Medium High	10
Medium	2
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

2026-03-27 · 744.2517(1) · Medium High

Children Handwashing Before Eating

The children did not wash their hands before eating dinner.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-13

2026-03-27 · 744.3553(1) · Medium High

Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation, Sheltering/Lock-Down Procedures

There was no formal way of accounting the children during the fire drill.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-13

2026-02-04 · 744.2517(1) · Medium High

Children Handwashing Before Eating

The children did not wash their hands before eating dinner.

Correction date recorded: 2026-02-04

Full citation history from HHSC (15)

2026-03-27 · 744.3553(1) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation, Sheltering/Lock-Down Procedures
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-13. Correction verified: 2026-03-27.
There was no formal way of accounting the children during the fire drill.
2026-03-27 · 744.2517(1) · Medium High
Children Handwashing Before Eating
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-13. Correction verified: 2026-03-27.
The children did not wash their hands before eating dinner.
2026-02-04 · 744.1301(a)(5)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-09. Correction verified: 2026-03-26.
One staff CPR card displayed a future date of completion. The inspection was completed 2/05/26 and the CPR card showed a completion date of 2/06/26.
2026-02-04 · 744.3559(4) · Medium
Documentation of Drills
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-04. Correction verified: 2026-02-06.
There were no documented drills on file.
2026-02-04 · 744.3553(1) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation, Sheltering/Lock-Down Procedures
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-04. Correction verified: 2026-03-27.
There was no formal way of accounting the children during the fire drill.
2026-02-04 · 744.1301(a)(6)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees - 20 Clock hours for Program Director or Operation Director
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-18. Correction verified: 2026-02-06.
The director is missing four of the six required management hours.
2026-02-04 · 744.2517(1) · Medium High
Children Handwashing Before Eating
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-04. Correction verified: 2026-03-27.
The children did not wash their hands before eating dinner.
2025-02-03 · 744.201(4) · Medium High
Designating Director
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-07. Correction verified: 2025-02-21.
The operation still does not have a site director, and it's passed the thirty days.
2025-01-08 · 744.1315(b) · Medium High
Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-22. Correction verified: 2025-01-31.
One out of three caregivers did not have a first aid CPR available for review.
2025-01-08 · 744.1315(a) · Medium High
Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-22. Correction verified: 2025-01-31.
One out of three caregivers did not have a first aid CPR available for review.
2025-01-08 · 744.601(a) · Medium
Provide Access to Children's Records - During Hours of Operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-15. Correction verified: 2025-01-14.
Children's records were unavailable for review
2024-08-09 · 744.3101(a)(4) · High
Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entanglement Protrusions or Openings
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-30. Correction verified: 2024-08-13.
A silver nail bolt was sticking out of the black barrier on the playground.
2024-08-09 · 744.2507(5) · Medium High
Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-30. Correction verified: 2024-08-13.
Two live ant beds were observed on the playground.
2024-08-09 · 744.3101(a)(7) · High
Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-30. Correction verified: 2024-08-13.
The steps leading to the playground structure has rusted openings with sharp edges and shear points.
2024-08-09 · 744.3501(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-23. Correction verified: 2024-08-23.
Fire inspection report was not available for review.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1483665

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.