Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs
Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 180 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #42 of 106 centers in Irvine and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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a 7- year old 1 The director agreed to send an acknowledgment statement to LPA's email address by the due date of 9/27/2024 This acknowledgment shall be signed by all the staff that they are aware of reporting children's injuries. child disclosed to staff # 1 that child was kicked in the eye by another child on trampoline in an indoor field trip, and admission of staff not notifying the child’s representative. This is potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The internal communications and procedures regarding children’s incidents shall be discussed with staff.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #42 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rainbow Rising - Portola Springs 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 - Portola Springs?
The licensee is Rainbow Rising INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Ceballos.
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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 304371043 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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