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Rainbow Early Learning Center

Inspection · 2025-10-08

Date
2025-10-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Tameika King
(804) 629-7486
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision
8VAC20-780 Programs
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on October 7, 2025, as a part of the provisional licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 12:00 p.m. and ended at 1:05 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 17 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and observations. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on October 27, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-C
Orientation training shall include prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practice, prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, including procedures to cope with crying babies or distraught children, prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and other allergic reactions, and prevention and control of disease.

Staff #1's orientation did not include prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practice, prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, including procedures to cope with crying babies or distraught children, prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and other allergic reactions, and prevention and control of disease.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition.

There were multiple areas of chipped paint located on a wall in the 2 to 5 year old classroom within reach of children. The gate leading to the kitchen was inoperable. There were three knives in an unlocked drawer in the kitchen, accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: 1) The walls were painted 2) new gate was installed
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

Child #2's (age: 4 years) record indicates that the child has twelve food allergies. Child #2 was not listed on the center's allergy list. The allergy list posted on the refrigerator was not dated or kept confidential. There was no allergy list in the second classroom.
Plan of Correction: has been corrected
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: name, address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.

Child #4's record was missing the name, address and phone number of one emergency contact. Child #4 has been enrolled for over three months.
Plan of Correction: Child #2 were added 2 emergency contacts
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
Each center shall maintain a record for each child enrolled which shall contain a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.

Child #2's (age: 4 years) record indicates that the child has twelve food allergies. Child #2's record did not contain a written care plan. Child #2 has been enrolled for two months.
Plan of Correction: has been corrected
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services