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Rainbow Childhood Education Center · Preschool, Milpitas

158 South Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 · Santa Clara County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Feb 25, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Rainbow Childhood Education Center was a licensed child care center in Milpitas, CA, licensed for up to 85 children. Its license closed around February 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 3 complaints, 3 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1Type A citations
4Type B citations
1Inspections
3 of 3Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 8, 2023 · Inspection · no citationDec 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork2
Staff ratios1
Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 11, 2024Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3
, on 4/23/2024 at 3pm, there 14 preschool children, 9 toddlers and 2 (S1 and S2) Teachers. On 5/10/2024 at 3pm, Hele Qiu stated that she was on break and S3 was supervising the toddlers with S2. S2 and S3 are Teacher Aide's. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care. 8 LPA shall endrorse the facility to the Technical Support Program (TSP) is the non-enforcement service of Community Care Licensing to help providers, and to the local Resource and Referral (R&R).
Plan of correction due Jun 25, 2024
Type AMay 10, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA's Staff interview, Staff confirmed the mentioned incident happened on that date. Also, Staff also confirmed of the same nature of incident happened 2 times in the beginning of the year 2024 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care. 8 LPA shall endrorse the facility for a Non Compliance Conference (NCC), to the Technical Support Program (TSP) is the non-enforcement service of Community Care Licensing to help providers, and to the local Resource and Referral (R&R).
Plan of correction due May 6, 2024
Type BMay 10, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on LPA's Staff interview, Staff confirmed the mentioned incident happened on that date. Also, Staff also confirmed of the same nature of incident happened 2 times in the beginning of the year 2024. No report of any incidents submitted to the Regional Office which poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care. 8 LPA shall endrorse the facility for a Non Compliance Conference (NCC), to the Technical Support Program (TSP) is the non-enforcement service of Community Care Licensing to help providers, and to the local Resource and Referral (R&R).
Plan of correction due May 17, 2024
Type BMay 10, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(d)
, As a result of a Complaint Investigation dated 05/10/2024 at 11 am, LPA asked Helen Qiu to provide Children's sign-in and sign-out sheets with the signatures required by Section 101229.1 records from the Month of April 2024. Helen Qiu stated that she does not have the record at this time and will provide LPA later that day which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 LPA shall endrorse the facility for a Non Compliance Conference (NCC), to the Technical Support Program (TSP) is the non-enforcement service of Community Care Licensing to help providers, and to the local Resource and Referral (R&R).
Plan of correction due May 17, 2024
Type BNov 3, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
101223 (a)(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature........ 1 The Licensee will conduct a Staff meeting including all of the Authorized Representatives to discuss the Children’s Personal Rights in Child Care via in person or online. The Licensee will submit the meeting agenda and, the meeting signed and dated attendance to the Oakland South Office...... Submitted evidence showed that during snack time (date unknown), S1 pulled away C1’s right arm in a fast and abrupt manner when C1 was trying to reach an item that appeared to be a snack on the table and S1 picked up the item fed it to C1 in a fast and abrupt manner which is a POTENTIAL risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 LPA will endorse the facility to the Technical Support Program (TSP) which is the non-enforcement service of CCLD.
Plan of correction due Nov 17, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 1, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Ratio - Out of Ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 10, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 1, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
1. Neglect/Lack of Supervision.
2. Reporting Requirements.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedNov 3, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 27, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
1. Personal Rights - Staff handled day care child in an inappropriate manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity85 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJan 10, 2023
ClosedFeb 25, 2025
LicenseeRainbow Childhood Education Center
Last administratorYaqiu Qiu
State facility #435700757

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 435700757 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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