Description: Arco Iris Somos is a Licensed Child Care Center in Rockville MD, with a maximum capacity of 40 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 8 weeks to 8 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the operator maintaining emergency information for about five children in care. Children were missing information such as signature of parents, person authorized to pick up child daily,, emergency contact personnel's address, child's physician addresses, annual update etc. on the emergency form. | |||
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the operator maintaining documentation for one child in care who was missing an appropriate lead screening for regulation 2, A lead test when the child is 12 months old and again when the child is 24 months old regardless of where the child resides, if child was born on or after January 1, 2015. | |||
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the operator keeping outdoor are free from potential hazards to child health or safety. There was stagnant water collected on the cover of the sandbox lid. | |||
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of two child care teachers in preschool program completing at least 12 clock hours of approved continuing training per full year of employment and documenting completed training on the professional development plan form. One teacher was missing 6 clock hours of continued training and did not document training completed on the professional development plan form. There was no evidence of the other teacher completing any training. | |||
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the operator practicing emergency and disaster procedures with staff and children at least twice per year for the emergency and disaster situations. | |||
| 2021-06-17 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the operator storing potentially harmful items in locations inaccessible to children in care. Lysol disinfectant wipes was stored underneath a sink cabinet in room 2. The operator removed the Lysol wipes and placed it on a higher shelf in the classroom. | |||
| 2020-12-02 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.09.06B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe facility storing cots at the appropriate space. Cots belonging to room 1 were stored in adult bathroom. Corrected at the time of inspection. | |||
| 2020-12-02 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.09.06E | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe appropriate storage of facility's vacuum. Facility's vacuum was stored in the adult bathroom. Corrected at the time of inspection. | |||
| 2019-06-26 | Full | 13A.16.06.09B(1) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed 0 hours of training completed for the last full year of employment for one preschool teacher. Specialist observed 6 hours completed for the current year. All 6 hours will count towards the last full year of training. Teacher will need to complete a total of 18 additional hours for the current year to satisfy continued training requirements. | |||
| 2019-06-26 | Full | 13A.16.09.03B(4) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed a square mirror panel on the wall at child level with multiple cracks, in room 1. Please remove from child care room immediately. | |||
| 2019-06-26 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed 3 hours of training completed by the director for the last full year of employment. | |||
| 2019-06-26 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed multiple children's forms missing required information. | |||
| 2019-06-26 | Full | 13A.16.03.04A | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed a missing health assessment while reviewing children's files. | |||
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Clean and safe, and teacher are trustworthy, communicative and extremely nurturing.
We have been attending Arco Iris Somos (AIS) programs since our daughter was 2.5 years old -- she is now 9! When she graduated preschool, we have continued doing the Summer camps as well as the Saturday enrichment program. All of the programs are top notch! Native Spanish speakers and a warm, caring immersion environment with lots of attention. The parent community is also so kind and welcoming here. Staff is always available for questions/concerns and they have twice/year formal parent-teacher meetings with feedback as well. Facilities are clean, well organized and safe. The Director is always available for any feedback/concerns and is really passionate about early childhood education. Many wonderful science, art, nature, cooking, music, dance, cultural education and other projects. To give an example, it is amazing how the 4-5 year old kids in preschool were learning about the solar system, reading, and doing basic math in Spanish! We are not native Spanish speakers but have always felt welcomed by the AIS community and we remain friends with most of the families that attended preschool with us years later. Attending AIS for preschool was one of the best decisions we have ever made for our daughter. We just wish they had an elementary school! We wish AIS the best in their move to their new facility in Rockville.
I have been working at AIS for 7 years. The works hours are very good. Since I have children still in public school, I chose to work at this school because they follow Montgomery County close ups. The working environment is very warm. I love to work here cause I love to teach children Spanish in a wonderful safe and emotionally supporting school.
The director of this center is the least professional and most rude person I have ever met in my life, she treats the staff and teachers interested in finding a place to work super badly. It is sad that such unkind and disrespectful people are running a place where our children should learn and especially how the principal can treat anyone like that and pretend that she has a place of early education. a horrible experience with this person. a place to get away !!
I never met such a rude person as the owner in that place. I saw her how she treat the teachers and also the kids. Not recommmend them at all