Rainbow Montessori
Rainbow Montessori is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the record review, the Center did not comply with the abovementioned section. S1 has not completed their Mandated reporter training, or the training has expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Retest result will be forwarded to LPA by set due date.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rainbow Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Rainbow Montessori compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rainbow Montessori last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Montessori?
The licensee is Bauer-cusack And Cusack INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Candace Bauer-cusack.
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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 380505779 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.