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Licensed child care center · public record

Rainbow Connection

Princeton, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

6 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
October 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 25, 2020
Capacity
145 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1694841

Where

101 Jefferson Ave
Princeton, TX 75407

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
December 1, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on information provided from a DFPS initiation investigation it was determined that a caregiver grabbed children by the arm in the bicep and triceps area, causing them to lift off the floor on multiple occasions.”
January 12, 2026
December 1, 2025High746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and was found to be deficient. The director was not properly supervising a caregiver who had inappropriately disciplined several children in care throughout the course of a day.”
March 16, 2026
December 1, 2025High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver was found to have physically abused children who were in care.”
March 16, 2026
December 1, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “Based on information provided during a DFPS investigation inspection it was determined that the center director has not notified parents of the prohibited punishment concerns that been noted during the investigation. The director was made aware of the concerns on 12/17/25 but failed to notify parents in a timely manner.”
January 23, 2026
December 1, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver did not reach out for assistance in the classroom from the administrative staff when the caregiver became frustrated.”
March 16, 2026
May 19, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. During this investigation, good judgment was not demonstrated when it was determined that a caregiver named in this report did restrain a child in care by their arms and allowed another child to hit him. *************** By the time of the investigation inspection, the caregive…”
At the inspection
December 8, 2022High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “A school vehicle with a model year of 2017 was missing an electronic child safety alarm; the vehicle is currently be used to transport children in care.”
January 17, 2023
September 28, 2022Medium High746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. Through review of video during the investigation inspection, it was determined that a caregiver pulled a three year old child up from a sitting to a standing position by holding the child's hand and pulling the child up which caused an injury to the child's elbow. During t…”
September 29, 2022
September 17, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not supervise children in care appropriately. The caregiver was not able to intervene to prevent a child in care from being bitten multiple times during a conflict with another child.”
October 31, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Rainbow Connection?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 2, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Rainbow Connection have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 8 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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