Rainbow Connection
Rainbow Connection is a licensed child care center in Bishop, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 10 centers in Bishop and better than 9% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Lead Teacher and volunteer were missing proof of vaccinations,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Physican Reports (LIC701) were missing in some of the children's files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring three fire extinguishers have been serviced. One fire extinguisher in the red and two fire extinguishers were serviced last in 4/2023 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in completing fingerprint clearances and association in guardian for four employees (DOJ, CAI, FBI) which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. For facility to continue operations, all four employees must complete live scan.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in completing lead testing which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility will provide filter water purchased from store to ensure children have drinking water until lead testing results are completed and approved by LPA Ali.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in employee files, written medication procedure, and director packet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The following documenation is required: full complete director packet, written medication procedure policy for your agency, and for employee files (LIC 503, LIC 508, LIC 9108, LIC 9052, mandated reporter training, TB test, and staff qualifications).
About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Connection take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rainbow Connection had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2024, for fire clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Rainbow Connection compare with other daycares in Bishop?
It is #10 of 10 centers in Bishop by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 9% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rainbow Connection last inspected?
Jul 24, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Connection cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Connection for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Inyo County, which includes Bishop, was $699 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Connection?
The licensee is Bishop Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Carol Ramirez.
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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 140907226 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.