Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 2
- Local median
- 0.25
KCE CHAMPIONS LLC @ VINE HILL ELEMENTARY
151 VINE HILL SCHOOL ROAD, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
- Facility:
- 444417046
- Type:
- SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 120
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionOctober 21, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 21, 2025
Summary
This summary covers eight available inspections for KCE CHAMPIONS LLC @ VINE HILL ELEMENTARY from August 10, 2022 through October 21, 2025.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 16 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on January 16, 2024 and involved background screening, with a due date of January 19, 2024.
That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 8
- Recorded violations
- 16
- Higher-concern violations
- 9
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
8 total inspections vs 4 local median in 95066
Compared to 16 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 63%
- Local median
- 18%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229 Reponsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 12/21/2023 during a winter break camp held at the facility, a child was left outside on the playground without supervision, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 12/21/2023 during a winter break camp held at the facility, a child was left outside on the playground without supervision, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 17, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence... a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours.. a written report.. shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The facility was notified about a child being left outside unattended on 1/3/2024 and the initial report to the Department was made on 1/8/2024, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The facility was notified about a child being left outside unattended on 1/3/2024 and the initial report to the Department was made on 1/8/2024, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 17, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(C) - 101212(d)(1)(C)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(C)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review... shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During winter camp hosted at Vine Hill, staff from Brook Knoll were assisting without fingerprint clearance transfer between the facilities, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- During winter camp hosted at Vine Hill, staff from Brook Knoll were assisting without fingerprint clearance transfer between the facilities, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(2) - 101170(e)(2)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(2)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 101215.1 Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties (f) When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher... to act as substitute. This substitute child care center director shall be aware of center operations, including total enrollment; shall be trained in program operation; and shall be designated as an authorized person to correct operational deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: When the Site Director left the facility at 4:00PM on the day of the incident, she did not designate a fully qualified teacher to act as a substitute director, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- When the Site Director left the facility at 4:00PM on the day of the incident, she did not designate a fully qualified teacher to act as a substitute director, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101215.1(f) - 101215.1(f)
- Official code
- 101215.1(f)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Written Directives for Lead Testing (1) For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it has been more than 180 days since the facility received a license, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 1, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- 101226 Health-Related Services (e)(5) The Licensee shall develop and implement a written plan to record the administration of prescription and non prescription medications and to inform the child's authorized representative daily when such medications have been given. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three out of three medications stored at the facility were expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three out of three medications stored at the facility were expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101226(e)(5) - 101226(e)(5)
- Official code
- 101226(e)(5)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101516.5 Teacher-Child Ratio (b) There shall be a staffing ratio of one teacher and one aide present to every 28 children in attendance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not ensure that staff:child ratio requirements were met, as staff reported supervising more than 14 children, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- The Site Director did not ensure that staff:child ratio requirements were met, as staff reported supervising more than 14 children, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 19, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101516.5(b) - 101516.5(b)
- Official code
- 101516.5(b)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170.1 Criminal Record Exemptions (q) If a request for an exemption has been denied, the individual shall be excluded for a period of two years... (2) An exclusion order based solely upon a denied exemption shall remain in effect and the individual shall not be employed in or present in a licensed facility... unless either a petition or an exemption is granted. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director continued to employ staff member after removal date of 10/13/2022, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director continued to employ staff member after removal date of 10/13/2022, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 19, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170.1(q)(2) - 101170.1(q)(2)
- Official code
- 101170.1(q)(2)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170 Criminal Record Clearance (d) All individuals subject to criminal record review shall, be fingerprinted and sign a Criminal Record Statement (LIC 508 [Rev. 1/03]) under penalty of perjury. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not obtain fingerprint clearances for one staff member, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The Site Director did not obtain fingerprint clearances for one staff member, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 19, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(d) - 101170(d)
- Official code
- 101170(d)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170.1 Criminal Record Exemptions (b)...the licensee must return the confirmation of removal form that is sent by the Department, within five (5) days of the date of the form, that confirms under penalty of perjury that the individual has been removed from the facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not submit confirmation of removal within five (5) days, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not submit confirmation of removal within five (5) days, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170.1(b) - 101170.1(b)
- Official code
- 101170.1(b)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- 101229.1 Sign In and Sign Out (b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not ensure that children attending the facility were signed in upon arrival which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- The Site Director did not ensure that children attending the facility were signed in upon arrival which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(b) - 101229.1(b)
- Official code
- 101229.1(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 101216 Personnel Requirements (g) All personnel... shall be in good health and shall be physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. (1)... good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by... a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Four out of seven personnel files reviewed did not have proof physicians report, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Four out of seven personnel files reviewed did not have proof physicians report, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 1596.7995(a)(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Site Director did not provide proof of required immunizations for two out of seven personnel files reviewed, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The Site Director did not provide proof of required immunizations for two out of seven personnel files reviewed, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 1596.841 Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The facility did not have a children's roster, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The facility did not have a children's roster, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.841 - 1596.841
- Official code
- 1596.841
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (b) The name of the child care center director... shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Site Director present at the facilty, Stephanie Stellman, was associated to the facility on 1/8/2023, and the department was not notified of changes which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- Site Director present at the facilty, Stephanie Stellman, was associated to the facility on 1/8/2023, and the department was not notified of changes which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(b) - 101212(b)
- Official code
- 101212(b)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 101217 Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator, and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The licensee failed to maintain personnel records as many required documents were missing which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- The licensee failed to maintain personnel records as many required documents were missing which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101217(a) - 101217(a)
- Official code
- 101217(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report