Rainbow Rising - Culverdale
Rainbow Rising - Culverdale is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 189 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #66 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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101226.3 (a) The behavior and health of the children shall be continually observed throughout the period of attendance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Director, Linda Ramirez stated they will conduct a meeting with all staff that will focuss on supervison outside and inside of children. Facility will implement an activity with children to keep hands to self and respect personal boundries. Director stated they will email LPA documentation by 8/27/2025. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, S1 stated, when interviewed, C2 confirmed that C2 touched by C1 in private area over the pants which pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on interview and review of records of the unusual incident on 1/20/22, it was 1 The director discussed with LPA the procedures that have been put into place as a result of this incident. Facility has begun doing a more thorough log of the head counts of children both before coming in from outside at the play structure and again as soon as they return to the classrooms. All staff each have a list of all children enrolled in the determined that a child #1 wandered away from the supervision of staff, and was undupervised for approximately 55 minutes at a play structure nearby the campus of Culverdale Elementary. This structure is approximately 1000 feet from the licensed facility. This is an immeidate threat to the child's health, safety and personal rights. 8 licensed program listed by grade level so staff are aware fo the child groups for each staff. Additionally director will be sending LPA an email of proof of these corrections and what has been discussed with the facility staff as a result of this incident. This email will be submitted to LPA 2/15/22.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in day care child engaging in inappropriate behavior with another child.
Child wondered off from the childcare facility.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Rising - Culverdale take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Rainbow Rising - Culverdale had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 15, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Rainbow Rising - Culverdale?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rainbow Rising - Culverdale compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #66 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rainbow Rising - Culverdale last inspected?
Jul 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Rising - Culverdale cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Rising - Culverdale for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rainbow Rising - Culverdale?
The licensee is Rainbow Rising INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Linda 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 304371160 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.