Rainbow Child Care Center
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Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours6:30 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0726-046L |
| 2026-06-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0526-185A |
| 2026-06-08 | Violation | 873 | 10A NCAC 09.0802(a) |
| Center staff did not follow the EMC plan. Staff failed to notify management or parents when a child was injured as the result of a fall. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0526-003L |
| 2026-05-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0526-185A |
| 2026-05-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0526-003L |
| 2026-05-13 | Violation | 1836 | .0801 (e) |
| Center administrators and staff did not use the information provided in the application to ensure that each individual child's needs are met. The administrators and staff did not use the information provided in a child's application; "intolerance to milk", to ensure the child's needs were met. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two staff did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. On or before the first day of work, two staff members did not provide TB results or screening. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A new staff dd not receive at least 16 hours of orientation within the first six weeks. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff did not have verification of completion of First Aid training available for review. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member did not have verification of staff completion of CPR course available for review. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Each employee file reviewed did not have an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan available for review. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A newly hired staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicion of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-06 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted for the group of children in space #4B. | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Electrical outlets not in use in the school-age foyer, space #4B and space #8 was not covered with a safety plug. | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. Prescribed medicine for a child in space #3 was not in the original labeled box. | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The bus #22115 used to transport children registration and tags expired November 2025. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0725-292L |
| 2025-07-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0725-292L |
| 2025-07-24 | Violation | 107 | GS 110-91; GS 110-106 |
| The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. In space 4B, permit restrictions for enhanced space was not met. Nineteen children were present and only eighteen is allowed with enhanced space. | |||
| 2025-04-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-15 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. The maximum group sizes were met in Space #4 serving twenty-seven three- and four-year-old children. The maximum group size was twenty. | |||
| 2025-04-15 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The metal at the bottom of the exit door leading to the playground form Space #1 was damaged, resulting in exposed sharp edges. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Based on information reported, it was determined that one (1) teacher was providing care to sixteen (16) children ranging from ages three (3) to four (4) years old in Space #4. | |||
| 2025-01-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-14 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Minimum staff child ratios were not met when one teacher provided care to seven children ranging from ages five (5) months to one year old in Space #6 and one teacher provided care to eleven (11) children two years old in Space 4B. | |||
| 2025-01-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A container storing Lego blocks in the toddler 2 space was cracked exposing sharp edges. Nails were protruding from the wooden bench on the school-age playground. A golf ball sized hole was in the wall of stall 2 of the girl’s bathroom in the school-age building. | |||
| 2025-01-14 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Written authorization was not on file for diaper cream in the locked box for the infant classrooms. One tube of butt paste expired in August 2024. | |||
| 2025-01-14 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. An immunization report was not on file for one preschool child enrolled. | |||
| 2024-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-23 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Parental authorization was not on file for an EpiPen kept on site for one preschool child enrolled. | |||
| 2024-05-23 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. A plastic grocery bag storing change of clothes was in the bottom of a cubby accessible to two-year-old children in Space #2. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection was not completed on or before the expiration date of 1/20/2024. The last fire inspection was completed on 1/23/2024. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Departure times were not documented for ten children between January 9, 2024, and January 22, 2024. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A tube of prescription Hydrocortisone cream for one child enrolled was not in the original container with the pharmacy label. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Annual evaluations and staff development plans were not on file and available for review for two employees. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. The medical assessment on file for a child enrolled on October 10, 2023, was dated November 15, 2023. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 1812 | .0607(c) |
| The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR plan on a template provided by the Division was not completed and available for review. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One employee hired on October 25, 2023, did not complete health and safety training within one year of employment as required. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 522 | 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) |
| Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use. Feeding chairs were not sanitized or cleaned between each usage in Space #9. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. One child was observed walking around drinking from a sippy cup in Space #9. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic grocery bags were stored in the bottom section of cubbies and accessible to children under age three in Space #2. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Valid documentation was not on file to verify First Aid training was completed for three employees providing direct care to children. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Valid documentation was not on file to verify First Aid training was completed for three employees providing direct care to children. | |||
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. Two children were fed from the same container of food during breakfast. | |||
| 2023-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-09 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times were not documented on the sign in/out log for four children between the dates February 1, 2023, to February 9, 2023, in Spaces #2 and 7. | |||
| 2023-02-09 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was observed drinking a bottle while lying on the floor in Space #6. | |||
| 2023-02-09 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member's bag was on top of a cubby below 5ft. and accessible to children in Space #4. | |||
| 2023-02-09 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. The medical report on file for one staff member hired on October 25, 2022, was dated for October 31, 2022. | |||
| 2023-02-09 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Documentation was not available to verify health and safety trainings were completed within five years as part of on-going training requirements for four staff members. | |||
| 2022-08-04 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-04 | Violation | 508 | .0901(g) |
| Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. The posted allergy list was not up to date in Room #8. | |||
| 2022-06-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-06-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-04-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 538 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Baby bottles were not stored to protect from contamination. Tops for four bottles were not covered to prevent the spread of contamination in Room 6. | |||
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