“Our Chinese immersion program at Rainbow Children’s Academy helps children develop bilingual skills from an early age.” rainbowchildrenacademy.com, August 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
Wading pool will be removed.· June 7, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.
Licensing visit · January 28, 2026
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
(2) The owner, T.W., was at the center in place of his wife/the director L.M. Tao is not in the center's MERIT page and has an expired background check. Date Disputed Date Disputed
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
(11) The exit gate on the playground that is by the climbing structure and leads to unlicensed space does not self-close. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
(2)(c) There was a cord connected to a computer and a phone charger connected to an outlet in the teacher's area that was accessible to the children. Both cords are capable of forming a loop. There was a pack of Kirkland brand cleansing wipes labeled "keep out of the reach of children" in the Blue/Preschool 2 classroom. The pack of wipes was accessible to the children. The 3-step bottles were placed at a low level in the bathroom of the Blue/Preschool 2 classroom and were accessible to the children. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
(2)(d) There was a roll of plastic black garbage bags in the bathroom of the Yellow/Pre K classroom that were accessible to the children. Date Disputed Date Disputed
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
(1)(a) There was a bottle of Lysol Fresh Cling Gel labeled "keep out of the reach of children" by a children's toilet in the bathroom of the Toddler 2 (previously Young Preschool) classroom. The bottle was accessible to the children. Date Disputed Date Disputed
Center capacity, ratio, and group size
WAC 110-300-0356(3) · Serious
(3) There were 16 children and 2 teachers in the Yellow/Pre K classroom at the time of the visit. The capacity for this classroom on the license is 14 children.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Licensing visit · March 6, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
(12) Staff member Fei did not have a food handlers card on file.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
(1)(a)(b) The toy structure with a slide in the toddler playground was not set on proper ground cover.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
(2)(c) There was a charger accessible to the children in the T-2 classroom and there was a charger and computer cords that were accessible to the children in the Preschool 2 classroom. (2)(d) There were plastic bags in an unlocked cupboard in the diaper changing/toileting area that were accessible to the children in the Waddler classroom. (3)(a) There were adult scissors in the teacher's area that were accessible to the children in the Pre-K classroom.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
(1)(a) There was containers of Lysol wipes accessible to the children in the T-1 classroom, Pre-K classroom, and Preschool 2 classroom. There was baby wipes (labeled "keep out of the reach of children"), Clorox wipes, and Swiffer pads in the bathroom of the Pre-K classroom that were accessible to the children. There was 3-step bottles that were accessible to the children of the PS1 classroom. There was Clorox wipes and Swiffer pads accessible to the children of the Preschool 2 classroom.
Licensing visit · January 12, 2024
Licensing visit · June 7, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
H.Z., P.H.L., and Heng need BBP Zhihang, A.I., P.R. need CPR/First Aid Hong, Z.P., H.P., Y.H., Rong need food handlers cards Zhihang, P.J., Yue, need CCB
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Ask what changed after the ten findings Washington DCYF ranked Immediate or Serious, most recently in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Not yet reported: established.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule.
Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
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