Child Care Center
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Rainbow World Preschool Center
Howell Township, NJ
· Monmouth County
106 Windeler Road,
Howell Township, NJ 07731
Quick Facts
Capacity
87 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 370-3222
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
13RAI0001
License Issued
Oct 23, 2025
Active Through
Oct 23, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
Rainbow World Preschool Center is a fully licensed day care and preschool learning center operating under the guidelines and supervision of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. We utilize the educational facilities of the Jewish Community Center, although we are non-sectarian. Our aim is to provide a stimulating and safe environment for children to learn and grow in well balanced programs that combine learning and play. Since being established in 1986, Rainbow World has provided quality care for children of working parents as well as preschool classes for the important early childhood years.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-07 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-19 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-07 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a) | Ensure the number of children present at the center does not exceed the maximum occupancy as indicated on the center's CO. As per the center's CO the center is only permitted 81 children and 83 children were present at the time of inspection. - A person seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23 (hereinafter referred to as the “NJUCC”). |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. There were 15 children in the multipurpose room when the room capacity is 11. 8-7-23: The center needs to ensure that the number of children in a room does not exceed the licensed capacity. There were 15 children in room F when the licensed capacity is 13. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. |
| 2023-06-01 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-01 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In room B, there was 1 staff left with 9 children ages 12 to 18 months when the second staff left to change diapers, and 2 staff were needed. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2023-05-23 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-09 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-03 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-03 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2) | Based on complaint # 21752, the center will adhere to the licensed capacities of the classrooms as required. On the day of the inspection, classroom F had 17 children present when only 13 are permitted.3-6-23: The multipurpose room had 19 children present when only 11 children are permitted. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center |
| 2023-01-18 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-18 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. Ensure staff are aware of the number and ages of the children in their care. - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all children under 12 months of age do not utilize blankets for coverings. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions or other bodily fluids. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) | Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. Maintain the refrigerator in a clean and sanitary manner. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. |
| 2022-09-27 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects surfaces as required. Ensure the staff utilize a two step cleaning/disinfecting process on the changing table after each use. - Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be |
| 2022-08-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair. Ensure all children have a mat which is at least one inch thick and is in good repair. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that |
| 2022-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-27 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-27 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Ensure documentation is provided on accident reports. Provide training on immediate notification for accidents/injuries which occur above the shoulders. 7/27/22 training documentation received. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. 7/27/22 Provide 3 outstanding CARI clearances. - When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. Ensure all CHRI clearances are dated after 1/1/2021. 7/27/22 provide 8 outstanding CHRI clearances. - As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. Ensure the document has the correct LHU code. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) | Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Submit a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's current communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center and the DOH website. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. |
| 2022-06-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Ensure that all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs have protective coverings. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2022-05-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-06 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-06 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(4) | Ensure that all staff are retrained on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. Provide documentation from an outside trainer on mandated reporting, including trainer credentials and training content. - Topics of orientation training shall include recognizing and reporting child abuse or neglect, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.9. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Ensure that all staff are retrained on implementing the center's discipline policy. Provide documentation from an outside trainer including trainer credential and training content on positive guidance and discipline. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete a CARI background check as required . - As a condition of securing a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall provide for himself or herself, and shall obtain from all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis, written consent for the Department to conduct a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background check to determine whether an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated against any such person. If a staff member refused to conset to a CARI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediation terminate the staff member's employment at the center. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Provide outstanding CHRI clearances. - As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2021-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-19 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-12 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-02 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-15 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-09 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-21 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-18 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-05 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-16 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-14 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-23 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
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