Rainbow Preschool & Day Care
Rainbow Preschool & Day Care is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 13 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 13). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Director's has not renewed Mandated reporter training which expired 03/2025, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff have not completed CPR/First aid training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (e)(4) All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition. Additional equipment, aids and/or conveniences shall be provided as needed in centers that serve children with physical disabilities This requirement is not met by: 1 Per Director, facility is downsizing everything and in process of cleaning bathroom. Director will declutter bathroom. Office meeting to be scheduled Based on observations, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff do not properly maintain the facility bathrooms, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information This requirement is not met by: Per Director, personnel files are in process of being completed and Director is gathering all information from staff to complete files. Office meeting to be scheduled Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff do not have adequate record keeping, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101216.1 Teacher Qualifications and Duties(b)Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below, or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistance Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This requirement is not met by: Per Director, staff has requested transcripts from college and Director will send to LPA via email and file a copy in staff file. Office meeting to be scheduled Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as unqualified staff are providing care and supervisiong, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 children's files did not have a signed copy of LIC995 Parents Rights, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Licensee will complete Mandated reporter training on mandatedreporterca.com and submitted certificate of completion to LPA by
LPAs overheard Director using a loud firm voice and scolding a child in care. LPAs interviewed Director regarding incident. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Director will submit current updated facility roster to LPA by POC date and in office meeting. Facility did not have a facility roster available for review. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on tour of facility, LPAs observed ants on the kitchen counter of the facility. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff did not have CPR/FA certificates on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff do not have adequate record keeping
Staff do not properly maintain the facility bathrooms
Unqualified staff are providing care and supervision
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Common questions
Does Rainbow Preschool & Day Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rainbow Preschool & Day Care had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 13 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Rainbow Preschool & Day Care?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rainbow Preschool & Day Care compare with other daycares in Redwood City?
It is tied for #41 of 43 centers in Redwood City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rainbow Preschool & Day Care last inspected?
May 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Preschool & Day Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Preschool & Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Preschool & Day Care?
The licensee is Roseanne Bautista, and the administrator listed with the state is Roseanne Bautista.
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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 410505727 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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