Key Facts

• Two girls at Rainbow Early Learning Center showed drug exposure symptoms and tested positive for methamphetamine.
• A state investigation found an employee placed a small bag of methamphetamine in a bathroom cubby at the daycare.
• The employee was fired and barred from working in or entering any state-licensed childcare facility.
• The daycare’s license revocation was agreed on in 2026 but postponed for three years while operating on probation.
• The daycare is required to inform parents about its probationary status, but many parents said they were not notified.
• From 2020 to 2025, 393 childcare centers in California were placed on probation for failing health and safety rules.
• The affected children have moved to other schools, but one parent said his daughter still faces health and focus issues.
• The California Department of Social Services refused to release detailed data about probation reasons or facility names.