Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.83
- Local median
- 0.2
RAINBOW KIDS ACADEMY
12914 HAZEL AVENUE, Garden Grove, CA 92841
- Facility:
- 304370933
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 53
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Latest inspectionJune 11, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 17, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 23 available inspections for RAINBOW KIDS ACADEMY from October 5, 2021 through June 11, 2026.
Nine inspections recorded violations, with 19 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on June 11, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of June 19, 2026.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 23
- Recorded violations
- 19
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
23 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92841
Compared to 18 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 17%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 39%
- Local median
- 20%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.06
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
July 24, 2023June 11, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file review and interview, Staff #3 (S3) member did not have their mandated reporter training certificate, which expired on 6/10/2026, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 19, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file reviews at 3:00 PM, LPA observed staff #6 (S6) did not have proof of their pertussis and measles immunization records in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file reviews at 3:00 PM, LPA observed staff #1 (S1) did not have proof of their tuberculosis in their file. S1 could not provide LPA with proof of their tuberculosis during the visit which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101238.2 Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews, the license did not comply with the section cited above by means of having broken caterpillar jumping and kitchen set dramatic play structure in the playground, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation and interviews, the license did not comply with the section cited above by means of having broken caterpillar jumping and kitchen set dramatic play structure in the playground, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 15, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 101216 Personnel Requirements (g) All personnel... (2) shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This requiremenrt is not met evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not have LIC 503 on file. Director confirmed that all 3 staff did not obtain health screening prior to start working and 3 staff had worked at center more than 7 days, this poses a potential risk to health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based on record review and interview, Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not have LIC 503 on file. Director confirmed that all 3 staff did not obtain health screening prior to start working and 3 staff had worked at center more than 7 days, this poses a potential risk to health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(2) - 101216(g)(2)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(2)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requiremenrt is not met evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, C1 and C2 were enrolled in the toddler option at 15 months. Director confirmed the violation, this posed a potential risks to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on record review and interview, C1 and C2 were enrolled in the toddler option at 15 months. Director confirmed the violation, this posed a potential risks to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
- Official code
- 101161(a)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights (3)...To be free from...actions of a punitive nature... interference with functions of daily living including... sleeping... This requirement is not met evidenced by: Based on observation, LPA and Director observed Staff#2 grabbed Child #6 by right arm and pushed Child #6 to cot during naptime. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the chidlren in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on observation, LPA and Director observed Staff#2 grabbed Child #6 by right arm and pushed Child #6 to cot during naptime. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the chidlren in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101238(a) Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Castanon and LPA Rivas observed a large area rug with mild stains and duct tape, storage room door with two large paint peels and a wooden post with an exposed cement base. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
- Inspector notes
- LPA Castanon and LPA Rivas observed a large area rug with mild stains and duct tape, storage room door with two large paint peels and a wooden post with an exposed cement base. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
- Official code
- 101238(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 101220(a)Children's Medical Assessment (a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child...center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirentment was not met as evidenced by: During LPA Rivas' record review, 3 out of 6 children's files were missing a complete physician's report. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care.
- Report comments
- During LPA Rivas' record review, 3 out of 6 children's files were missing a complete physician's report. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 30, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220(a) - 101220(a)
- Official code
- 101220(a)
Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- (d)(1)... child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing document pertaining to a conference conducted by a local licensing agency management representative with the licensee in which issues of noncompliance are discussed. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During LPA's children's record review, 2 out 6 children files did not have a signed copy of LIC9224. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595(d)(1) - 1596.8595(d)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8595(d)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- 101238(a)(1)Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of mice/rodent/rat present in the facility is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of mice/rodent/rat present in the facility is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 3, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a)(1) - 101238(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(a)(1)
Higher concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- 101238(a)(1)Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of rodent droppings at the front building is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on LPAs observations, record reviews and interviews of rodent droppings at the front building is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 3, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a)(1) - 101238(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(a)(1)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 items, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
- Official code
- 101238(a)
Medium concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. (1) Storage areas for poisons shall be locked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 item which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(g)(1) - 101238(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(g)(1)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Food Service (1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children. Each meal shall include, at a minimum, the amount of food components as specified by Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 226.20, (Revised January 1, 1990) Requirements for Meals, for the age group served. All food shall be selected, stored, prepared and served in a safe and healthful manner. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 items, which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101227(a)(1) - 101227(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101227(a)(1)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Food Service (17) Soaps, detergents, cleaning compounds or similar substances shall be stored in areas separate from food supplies. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 items which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101227(a)(17) - 101227(a)(17)
- Official code
- 101227(a)(17)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Preschool Program with Toddler Component (2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children. Space planning and usage for the toddler component shall be governed by the provisions of Section 101438.3. Plans to alternate use of outdoor play space must be approved by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 child which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.4(a)(2) - 101216.4(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101216.4(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- 101218(a)(6) Admission Policies: Every childcare center shall have all admission policies in writing and available to the public. The policies shall coincide with the limitations stated on the license, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Transportation arrangements, if any. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Base on staff interview, S1 and S2 admitted facility forgot to pick up C1&2 up from elementary school at 12:30pm on 10/18/2021. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Report comments
- Base on staff interview, S1 and S2 admitted facility forgot to pick up C1&2 up from elementary school at 12:30pm on 10/18/2021. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 28, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101218(a)(6) - 101218(a)(6)
- Official code
- 101218(a)(6)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Sign In and Sign Out: In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop... a written procedure to sign the child in/out of care that shall include the following:(1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on Record Review for the Month of September Classroom # 3 Sign in/Sign Out did not include full legal signature of the person dropping off or picking up the child, or the time of drop off and/or pick up was not included 36 times. This poses a potential safety risk for the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 29, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(a)(1) - 101229.1(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229.1(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report