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Sammamish · Licensed center

The Rainbow School

therainbowschool.com

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 113 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

License: 1 month to 9 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • May 21, 20266 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with food allergy had an incomplete individual care plan missing several pages.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with food allergy was missing Zyrtec.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Epi-pen for the child with an allergy is missing a label. Medical form is missing side effects of medication.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Majority of staff had expired safe sleep or they have obtained certificates from the site that is not Department approved.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(8)

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Fence between the upper and lower playground is less than 48 inches high.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(8)

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Gates on the playground are not self-closing/self-latching.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

  • Apr 22, 20251 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Temper resistant outlets had safety outlet plugs. Those were removed at the time of the monitor visit. Long 110-300-0210(1)(2) Term”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)

  • Jul 25, 20234 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Garbage bags stored in a cabinet under the children's sink in Big Rainbow. Washer/drier room door open. A large garbage bin full of water and no lid in the playground area. Wood beam in the play area had splintered edges, paint peeling off doors and fence in the playground. Hanging lights in the infant room plugged into an extension cord.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Paint was stored in the playground. Sunscreen labeled "keep out reach of children" stored by the sink in the Big Rainbow room. Mops and janitorial equipment stored in bathrooms, classrooms, and hallways.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “G.E. employed for 4 months does not have Childcare basic training. J.K. employed for 4 months does not have childcare basic training. M.M. does not have food handler's permit and was observed to be preparing bottles in the infant room. J.K. does not have safe sleep training, children experiencing homelessness training, shaken baby syndrome/head trauma, child abuse and neglect, and emergency preparedness training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(3), WAC 110-300-0106(4)

    • Transportation and off-site activity policySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Center van did not have a complete 1st Aid Kit.”

        WAC 110-300-0480(2)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None12%
  • 1 of 321%
  • 2 of 335%
  • All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 21, 2026
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Child with food allergy had an incomplete individual care plan missing several pages. · May 21, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

May 2026 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Majority of staff had expired safe sleep or they have obtained certificates from the site that is not Department approved.

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term

Fence between the upper and lower playground is less than 48 inches high.

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

Gates on the playground are not self-closing/self-latching.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child with food allergy had an incomplete individual care plan missing several pages.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Child with food allergy was missing Zyrtec.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Epi-pen for the child with an allergy is missing a label. Medical form is missing side effects of medication.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 22, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious

Temper resistant outlets had safety outlet plugs. Those were removed at the time of the monitor visit. Long 110-300-0210(1)(2) Term

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · July 25, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Garbage bags stored in a cabinet under the children's sink in Big Rainbow. Washer/drier room door open. A large garbage bin full of water and no lid in the playground area. Wood beam in the play area had splintered edges, paint peeling off doors and fence in the playground. Hanging lights in the infant room plugged into an extension cord.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Paint was stored in the playground. Sunscreen labeled "keep out reach of children" stored by the sink in the Big Rainbow room. Mops and janitorial equipment stored in bathrooms, classrooms, and hallways.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious / Short Term

G.E. employed for 4 months does not have Childcare basic training. J.K. employed for 4 months does not have childcare basic training. M.M. does not have food handler's permit and was observed to be preparing bottles in the infant room. J.K. does not have safe sleep training, children experiencing homelessness training, shaken baby syndrome/head trauma, child abuse and neglect, and emergency preparedness training.

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious

Center van did not have a complete 1st Aid Kit.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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A day here

7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week

Updates for parents
Updates for parents
Daily updates on feeding, diapering, napping, and activities

Details

Phone
(425) 557-9040
Address
25620 SE 39th Way, Sammamish, 98029
License
PL-6796

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State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.

Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.

Ages

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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