Rainbow Preschool
Rainbow Preschool is a licensed child care center in Mendocino, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1978. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #6 of 34 centers in Mendocino County and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the director (D1) did not possess a current mandated reporter certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rainbow Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Rainbow Preschool compare with other daycares in Mendocino County?
It is tied for #6 of 34 centers in Mendocino County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rainbow Preschool last inspected?
Jan 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mendocino County, which includes Mendocino, was $800 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Preschool?
The licensee is Mendocino Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Georgia Collin.
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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 230102349 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.