Rainbow Kids Academy
Rainbow Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 9 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 19 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (6 of 19). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #49 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview, and record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file review and interview, Staff #3 (S3) member did not have their mandated reporter training certificate, which expired on 6/10/2026, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file reviews at 3:00 PM, LPA observed staff #6 (S6) did not have proof of their pertussis and measles immunization records in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file reviews at 3:00 PM, LPA observed staff #1 (S1) did not have proof of their tuberculosis in their file. S1 could not provide LPA with proof of their tuberculosis during the visit which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interviews, the license did not comply with the section cited above by means of having broken caterpillar jumping and kitchen set dramatic play structure in the playground, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101216 Personnel Requirements (g) All personnel... (2) shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This requiremenrt is not met evidenced by: 1 Director states she will submit LIC 503 for all 3 staff, to LPA by due date. Based on record review and interview, Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not have LIC 503 on file. Director confirmed that all 3 staff did not obtain health screening prior to start working and 3 staff had worked at center more than 7 days, this poses a potential risk to health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requiremenrt is not met evidenced by: Director states she will a statement of understanding of the regulation regarding limitation to the capacity and wiil ensure compliance of the regulation, to LPA by due date. Based on record review and interview, C1 and C2 were enrolled in the toddler option at 15 months. Director confirmed the violation, this posed a potential risks to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care. 8
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights (3)...To be free from...actions of a punitive nature... interference with functions of daily living including... sleeping... This requirement is not met evidenced by: Director states she will provide retraining to staff and submit proof of retraining regarding personal rights, to LPA by due date. Based on observation, LPA and Director observed Staff#2 grabbed Child #6 by right arm and pushed Child #6 to cot during naptime. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the chidlren in care. 8
Director will email photos of clean rug with no tape, cement base covered and no paint peels on storage room door by POC date. LPA Castanon and LPA Rivas observed a large area rug with mild stains and duct tape, storage room door with two large paint peels and a wooden post with an exposed cement base. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Director will notify parents to obtain children's physician reports. Director will email copies of reports received to LPA by POC date. Child #1 will no longer be attending facility prior to POC date. During LPA Rivas' record review, 3 out of 6 children's files were missing a complete physician's report. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care.
Director will provide copy of LIC9224 to parents to sign. Director will email LPA copies of signed LIC9224 by POC date. Director will keep copies of LIC9224 in all children's files. During LPA's children's record review, 2 out 6 children files did not have a signed copy of LIC9224. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care.
101238(a)(1)Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The Director will speak with the owner and will come up with a thorough plan to resolve the mice/rodents/rat in the facility and will email LPA with the plan by due date to mila.quinto@dss.ca.gov Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of mice/rodent/rat present in the facility is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Request Denied
101238(a)(1)Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The Director will speak with the owner and will come up with a thorough plan due from rodent droppings and maintain a clean,safe and sanitary and will email LPA with the plan by due date to mila.quinto@dss.ca.gov Facility is unsanitary. Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of rodent droppings at the front building is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 items, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 item which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 items, which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 items which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 child which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director stated an updated Parent Handbook including Transportation Provided (picking up children from elementary school) will be sent to LPA by 01/28/2022. Base on staff interview, S1 and S2 admitted facility forgot to pick up C1&2 up from elementary school at 12:30pm on 10/18/2021. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on Record Review for the Month of September Classroom # 3 Sign in/Sign Out did not include full legal signature of the person dropping off or picking up the child, or the time of drop off and/or pick up was not included 36 times. This poses a potential safety risk for the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Licensee does not ensure outside play area is free from hazards.
Facility has mice/rodents/rats
Facility is unsanitary.
Staff did not pick up the daycare child from school.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Kids Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rainbow Kids Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 30, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Rainbow Kids Academy?
California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rainbow Kids Academy compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is #49 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rainbow Kids Academy last inspected?
Jun 11, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Kids Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Kids Academy?
The licensee is Antony Investments, and the administrator listed with the state is Cyrano Antony.
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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 304370933 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.