Our Rainbow Kids Family Childcare

Where do I begin? For starters, there needs to be more than 5 stars for Our Rainbow Kids! Inna (owner) and Marta are just fantastic!!! After searching high and low we are so glad that we found the perfect daycare for our daughter!
Inna is the sweetest. Very affectionate and so loving to ALL the kids! My daughter loved it here so much. Our little one made so many new friends who she still talks about even after moving on to preschool. We will definitely keep close relations and keep in touch with inna and staff.

My oldest son started to Rainbow childcare when he was 20 months. We just arrived from Brazil and I was looking for a daycare/​preschool. I did extensive research and personally visited many schools. Than we found Inna and Marta. I become fascinated with them.
Inna is extremely worry about making sure each child reach your education goals through an encoraging learning environment.
Rainbow childcare include organic farming, music, dance and self expression in yor daily program. Pedro stayed there a year than we had to move from other city. Pedro learned a lot. Thank you Inna and Marta for everything!
We miss you.

Our daughter first tried out Inna’s daycare when she was 17 months. As a first time parent, I was almost 100% uncomfortable with the idea of having someone else care for my baby at at that age, but thought I gave it a shot so she can social with other kids and be more comfortable around others. After interviewing a few places, we felt most comfortable with Inna’s daycare immediately. Our daughter has been there for 8 months now going from three days a week to four days a week, and we couldn’t be more satisfied with the quality of the service Inna and staff provide for our little one and the peace of mind they gave us.
I’m going to be as objective as possible here so prospective parents can make a more informed decision.
From my months long observation, Inna and her staff are truly passionate about what they do. They exude tremendous amount of love and patience toward all the kids consistently as I’m a very involved parent when it comes to my child’s well being. Inna is an amazing listener. She actively listens to my wants and needs as a parent, and implement them skillfully and tactfully. We are constantly updated with our child’s new physical, emotional, and mental, and behavioral developments from Inna. Inna also provides professional guidance on at-​home parenting approaches which helped us greatly when dealing with our toddler.
What I love about this daycare:
— Clean, organized and safe environment
— Inna cooks ORGANIC and nutritious lunch for the kids
— Sufficiently staffed. Each child gets individual attention.
— Structured activities with flexible schedule accommodating children’s needs, such as circle time, music lessons from outside vendors, soccer lessons, reading classes, themed lessons and projects, etc.
— Kids get lots of hugs and kisses
— Each child is celebrated and embraced for their individual personalities without being judged.
— Inna attends classes to keep up with the childcare industry trends. This shows that she really loves what she does and has true passion for the kids.
My daughter randomly said «Inna Inna Marta Marta!», «Inna good girl!», «I wana Marta (I want Marta)!»… I can tell she loves her providers and feels safe with them. We’ve been absolutely blessed to have found Inna!

If I could give 10 stars I would. From the first phone call to our last goodbyes, Inna and staff have been nothing short of amazing. We were fortunate to have our son cared for and influenced by Our Rainbow Kids. My son started going at 20 months of age, his first experience away from his stay-​at-​home Mommy. The staff was so patient and loving with my son, who had an understandably rough transition.
As opposed to a regular daycare, there is a «curriculum» to prepare the children for preschool, which includes morning circle time, weekly music classes from Jamaroo, sports classes from a hired outside instructor, and weekly field trips to the library for story time. Inna also prepares lots of organic, healthy meals and snacks. My son is an extremely picky eater, but would actually tell me he liked and wanted Inna’s food instead of mine. I also like the fact that they were always cleaning.
What I was most impressed with was Inna’s attention to the idiosyncrasies of each child’s personality and development. She took the time to really get to know and evaluate my child and discuss with me her opinions and recommendations. I learned a lot from Inna in terms of dealing with some of the tough toddler behavioral issues and still effectively use her techniques to this day! Everyday there was a briefing on the events of the day, along with occasional pictures and videos sent to reassure me that he was doing well.
I also have to mention Marta, who has an amazing way of calming any child while magically getting them to listen and follow directions with her loving and positive demeanor.
We have since moved out of state and as I search for a daycare for my 16 month old daughter it makes me miss Inna and Marta even more than when my son «graduated» from Our Rainbow Kids.

«Our Rainbow Kids» was our daughter’s daycare for about a year. We started her there right before she turned two. We chose Rainbow primarily because we were looking for a solid «bridge» program to eventually transition our daughter to pre-​school. From the time she was 10 months old until about 2 years old, we had a great nanny but ultimately wanted her to gain more exposure to other kids through a structured daycare program where there not only be emphasis on allowing kids to be kids (play-​based learning) but exposure to music, art and great Pre-​K material. Thankfully, Rainbow was just what we were hoping for! Our daughter loved this daycare, the kids & especially the staff. (Inna & Marta are fantastic!) We’re happy to report that following her year at Rainbow, she is doing great at her pre-​school and I have Rainbow to thank for that! She misses her time at Rainbow and still asks us to take her to Inna’s house! I would highly recommend Rainbow to any parent seeking for a perfect daycare for their toddler!

We accidentally run into this school after a horrible experience with another school.
I called multiple places, being almost totally desperate.
Inna was amazing from the first phone call through the fist meeting and ever since.
We met with Inna and she had great insights for us about our daughter.
Our daughter was lucky to get in and we are delaying her preschool to stay more year at Our Rainbow Kids. She learned a lot, matured a lot and enjoys herself daily.
The best evidence if you like, would be the following conversation with our daughter on every single Saturday morning:
Us: Where would you like to go?
Her: SCHOOL!
Us: but baby, it is closed today…
Her: But I want to go to school… (sad face).
Important to mention:
Stuff: Marta is amazing. our daughter loves her and she was the very first person who was able to «make our daughter’s hair». That alone deserves a special prize.
Facilities: clean, great, fun.
Food: Food is proved, for us, as working parents, it is such a great thing. According to our daughter she loves it.

After a four year relationship has recently concluded with Our Rainbow Kids Family Childcare, I can not think of a business that is more deserving of a Five Star review. I have had two children enrolled in the program since 2011; elder child started at 16 months and «graduated» at age four, and younger child started at an earlier age and «graduated» just at age three.
In short, meeting Inna was a fluke and a chance encounter when my wife was pregnant around 7 months. After our first child was born, we revisited with Inna and immediately felt assured that our child would be well taken care of with the proper guidance and nurturing, in a safe and clean environment. As we did not «interview» with other programs, it wasn’t until much later when we realized what a great facility and staff Our Rainbow has.
I would like to state there probably is no single childcare or daycare service that is perfect for every family and every child. That being said, Our Rainbow Kids was absolutely perfect for my children and their parents. I have heard of the term «Play School» used with other programs. But I have always described Our Rainbow as a «Curriculum-​Based Daycare» with a perfect balance of exposure to every aspect of learning and development. Additionally, after seeing other daycare/​childcare programs around town, I am very appreciative of the discipline of all the children at Our Rainbow.
As our first child began her years at Our Rainbow, after being cared for mainly by Mommy, Daddy, and Grandparents, we noticed a sharp increase in her development. Our child has always been an engaging and curious child, but the advances in her speech, expressions, dexterity, and overall behavior went from great to exceptional. We could not be happier.
When our second child was born, it was a no-​brainer that we would enroll her at Our Rainbow as soon as we (as parents) were ready to let our little baby begin her next step. For over a year, both children were enrolled together and they both continued to blossom.
When our elder child graduated, she was very well-​prepared for PreSchool, with the teacher consistently informing us that our child had transitioned exceptionally well. Although our younger child has not officially started her PreSchool years yet, she has had the opportunity to «preview» several days and even at such a young age, the PreSchool teacher has commented that our younger child is well-​prepared for her upcoming transition.
Communication with Inna and staff has always been fantastic. Daily briefings (face-​to-​face) were never rushed. We could always get the information we needed, from appetites, to sleep schedules, and daily highlights. Monthly recaps and updates with the upcoming curriculum and periodic photos of our children were always clear and concise. And then the NewsFlash bulletins when certain outbreaks were occurring (not necessarily at Our Rainbow, but around the city); such as Hand Foot Mouth disease, common colds, or flu’s.
The worst part of the kids «graduating» from Our Rainbow is that we no longer see Inna and staff on a daily basis. They have become such an important part of our lives in such a short amount of time.
One final comment is that this review would not be complete if I did not mention Marta (one of the staff). She is such a wonderful person that our children have grown a particular bond with.

I was very concerned about choosing the right daycare for our baby girl, and when she was an infant, started looking at our options. We visited nearly a dozen places, but it wasn’t until meeting Inna that I knew we’d found the right place. At the time, the children at Our Rainbow Kids Daycare were largely in their two’s and three’s, and so Inna, the proprietor and caregiver-​in-​charge, wasn’t keen on accepting our infant. I begged, though, and ultimately, our daughter started with Inna when she was about seven months old. What impressed me from the moment we met Inna and for the following three years while she cared for our daughter was her attentiveness to each child and his/​her unique needs, her incredible knowledge about and passion for babies and toddlers, and her primary focus on safety and creating a nurturing environment. Inna provided a rich and stimulating environment with age-​appropriate and a wonderful array of activities. She provided home cooked, nutritious meals (my daughter fell in love with nourishing soups because of Inna). Her employees are phenomenal — each loving, dedicated, professional, caring — and in fact they have become our beloved babysitters for the occasional weekend evening out. Inna makes use of the nearby library to bring the children on walks for storytime. She finds ways to accommodate each family’s unique circumstances and needs, provide guidance (when asked) on how to handle developmental and behavioral changes, and instills in the children excellent manners and good habits (from brushing teeth after breakfast at her daycare to learning how to properly and habitually say please and thank you). My daughter has now moved on to preschool, but we go back to visit and stay in touch. I cannot recommend highly enough Our Rainbow Kids.

When I was first debating on sending my son to daycare, I did a lot of research. We were coming from a nanny share so I wanted to find a daycare that I could truly trust, had a good ratio of caretakers to children and one that was not to large. I researched at least a dozen daycares/​preschools and visited half a dozen of them and decided on Our Rainbow Kids with Inna. Our first consultation visit was wonderful. My son was really comfortable and not overwhelmed like some of the other places we visited. She’s like the children whisperer, knowing how to communicate in the right way with children. The space was extremely clean/​bright and organized. I like that they have their own patio play yard and they have separate rooms for different activities. Inna also does organic meals and my son loves her cooking… even more than the food he gets at home. Marta, Tonya, Kaly and Inna really care about every single child there. My son had a problem with napping and they really worked hard with him. He was a little anxious the first couple of weeks and they sat by him during nap time in another room to get him acclimated first before he napped with the other kids. They were so sweet. Inna and all the other caretakers are so considerate and patient with me as a parent. As a new parent, I really needed a lot of guidance on rules and disciplining when my son hit the terrible twos and threes and Inna gave me so many pieces of priceless advice in helping me with parenting at home. I also love that she sends me pictures of their activities and she does a newsletter to inform me of what they are learning that month so that I can talk to him about those subjects outside of daycare. I really am going to miss Our Rainbow kids as we head off to preschool. I didn’t tell Inna this but my son said his first I love you (without coaxing) to Inna. I wasn’t jealous at all. In fact, it gave me a piece of mind that my son is truly loved and cared for by the best daycare in SF. Thank you for everything Inna!

Our son has recently finished at Our Rainbow (ready to move on to pre-​school). I have been truly amazed by how good his experience was at Inna’s childcare. The entire staff have been very loving and we could always see how much our son loved them. In addition to a caring environment, it is also very educational — much more so than I would have guessed before. I have been constantly impressed by the new things he would come home knowing. Inna and staff also do an excellent job of socializing the children — it really shows that they learn how to play well together. Finally, Inna always has excellent, thoughtful and well-​informed advice when asked about just about any problem. Overall, an excellent experience from day one.

My son just finished 2 years, full time, at Our Rainbow Kids. I couldn’t have been happier with our experience. From the first day, our son was treated with so much love and consistency. He thrived at Our Rainbow Kids. I had visited about ten daycares in the Sunset, and this one really stood out as the daycare that was both very loving and also very thoughtful regarding it’s daily program. Inna is very driven to create the best daycare experience for children. She thinks carefully about the activities and routines she plans. and the students benefit from such a thoughtful program. My son learned so much with Inna and her wonderful staff. Every day, Inna gave me a daily report on my son’s day. When he went through his different phases, she gave me really helpful parenting advice that my husband and I followed with great success. She always took great care of my son and we will miss her daycare tremendously. I strongly recommend this daycare. It really is top notch.

We have loved our first 4 months at Rainbow Kids. Our now 2 year old daughter has continued blossoming in all respects during this time. We just increased from 2 to 3 days per week.
She eagerly looks forward to going to Inna’s every single time, and speaks of Inna, Marta and Tanya as if about family. They have created an exceedingly warm and loving and also well-​bounded environment that is a perfect for emotional and academic learning.
Are there a few things that I wish were different? Sure, and Inna and her staff always try their best to accommodate our particular needs as best as they can. Overall we have been very happy here.

Inna and her staff at Our Rainbow Kids are amazing. We started our son there at 14 months. I had a nanny with my son until that time and was a little nervous about the daycare experience. Now, my big question was why I didn’t start sooner. They teach him so much and he completely thrives around the other children. Inna and her staff really seem to love the children and handle them with such calm and care. I am now pregnant with my second child and already planning his childcare with Inna. I just wish she took infants! She usually takes children after 12 months. Again, I can’t say enough about Inna. My child practically runs to them when I drop him off.

This one is from a grandmother, and believe it or not, even a grandmother cannot find any fault with this place!
My grandson started going to Inna’s place when he was only one year old. Now he is nearing three, and I cannot imagine that he may leave Inna’s place to start a preschool, even though I am sure that he is well prepared to it due to Inna’s and her staff effort.
The place is sparkling clean. The food is home-​made and mostly organic. The facilities are separated from the rest of Inna’s home. They are beautifully decorated, safe, and have everything needed for the kids. But what makes this place truly exceptional is Inna’s love for the kids, energy, and passion. Inna’s background in non-​profit management certainly helps as well: the business is well organized; the curriculum has been put together with great thought; parents receive monthly newsletter with summaries for the past month, as well as description of the activities for the future. The website of the daycare is informative; kids’ new pictures are posted on a regular basis.
Inna’s staff and teachers are great as well. This is a loving place that gives the best care possible to the children. Thank you Inna!!!

when we first started looking for a daycare for 14 months old son, we just moved to the neighborhood and we didn’t know anyone and the area. I was frustrated I couldn’t find a good fit for my son after touring more than 10 – 15 places. Then I came across Our Rainbow Kids website, I didn’t keep my hopes up. I thought it might be just another one of those filthy dark basement or a living room size daycare.
But I had to give it a try since I still didn’t have one that I could consider.
When I first walked in Inna’s daycare, I immediately felt relieved. Her school is separated from her house and it’s very clean and bright. She has rooms for different activities and a nice backyard for kids to play.
She provides music, art, gymnastic classes, parties, and field trips. Our son continually surprises us with the things he learns from Inna’s. We are so happy our son is actually learning numbers, ABC and much more at such a young age. Inna has great academic curriculum for her kids because she believes kids learn through play at very young age.
Oh, one more great thing about Our Rainbow Kids is it’s a well diverse school. Our son gets to know kids from different cultures. My husband and me are from two different countries, so we want our son to be open-​minded and appreciate different cultures.
If you are looking for a daycare for your little one, make sure you check out
Our Rainbow Kids.

When we got our child into preschool, we were only able to secure a three day a week slot, and were desperately searching for a solid program with a similar environment for the other two days each week.
Inna is very professional and truly loves each child in her care. I can say the same for the other caregivers in the program. They can talk my daughter into doing things that I can’t encourage her to do like: wear her inside shoes and put cute ponytails and barrettes in her wild hair.
I like that Inna serves homemade food every day, and I don’t have to bring anything from home other than my child’s «comfort» items, change of clothes and diapers.
Our Rainbow Kids is an equal mix of fun playtime and preschool curriculum (age appropriate of course) which was a good fit for our daughter who is already enrolled in a preschool program and is learning her numbers, letters, counting, colors, etc. The curriculum Inna employs is based around weekly themes for the children, and they seem to love it.
I also Inna’s attention to safety and cleanliness. As I mentioned, the kids wear «indoor shoes» in an effort to keep the inside areas clean. Her entire space is separate from her house, and has a true little school house feel as she has a sleeping room, play room, two bathrooms, mini-​kitchen and a multi-​purpose room. I haven’t seen another home daycare of this size and with this attention to organization. She also has the space cleaned what seems to be several times each week (to get rid of those kiddo germs).
As far as safety goes, I like that everything is remodeled and brand-​new looking. And her two outside spaces are completely enclosed with no gates or fence slats to worry about. Über safe, and I feel 100% comfortable with my child playing in either of her outdoor spaces.
Check out Our Rainbow Kids, it really is a 5 star daycare/​preschool!

I cannot express how grateful I am to have found Inna and Our Rainbow Kids! This is so much more than childcare. She provides a fun, stimulating, healthy, and loving environment for the kids. My son absolutely adores Inna and the rest of the staff. He has been there for about 8 months now, and has truly blossomed during this time. Inna’s approach to learning is very age appropriate and creative. Some of the programs she incorporates are music, art, gymnastics, imaginary play, circle time, and field trips. The facility is immaculate and spacious. She even serves homemade lunches.
I would highly recommend Our Rainbow Kids. We are so happy with our choice, and after all the research we did before placing our son in childcare, I honestly don’t think any other program comes close to comparing with Inna’s.

We were fortunate to have found Inna and her staff about two and a half years ago when we needed childcare for our then 1 ½ year old. We had gone through several interviews with nanny shares, Montessori and other large day care facilities, as well as family day cares — - none of which were the right «fit.»
When we first visited Inna and her family day care, the first thing that impressed us was Inna’s commitment to ensuring that our daughter and her were a good match. The facility is beautiful — the main room is adorned with bright colored rugs, large collection of books and toys; the sleep room has individual toddler and cribs assigned to each child; there is a «kids only» bathroom, an extra room for activities, and two deck areas, one for free play and one for arts and crafts. Although this is all an important consideration, it was what Inna said in our response to the «ooooohs» and «ahhhhhs» of the physical appearance of her facility.
Our daughter had been asleep during the whole interview and tour, and we remember Inna saying, «what is the most important thing is that this precious child and I have the right chemistry. So when she wakes up, we will see.»
Two and a half years later, we joke with Inna that she is to our now 4 year old, like the favorite Aunt that spoiled you rotten and would let you get away with anything.
Inna and her family have touched our family. Due to job relocation, we had to leave the daycare… and it was truly one of the hardest things our family had to do. Inna and her staff truly made us feel a part of her family, we were never worried about the care of our daughter while she was there. Inna and her staff helped us reinforce with our daughter the ABC’s, colors, shapes, numbers, how to express herself, and good manners, among many other things. She treated all of the kids fairly and has a great approach to discipline. She also provides a lot of great activities: gymnastics, music, art, and outings for older kids. Our daughter was always happy when we went to pick her up, and sometimes it was really hard to get her to leave.
My husband usually would pick her up and he totally misses snack time and Inna’s professional advice. Not to mention the smiles and greetings from her two kids and Inna’s husband, as they were usually around.
If you are looking for a well-​organized, stimulating, and family oriented facility, this is the place for you and your child. We highly recommend Inna and her facility.

After extensive research by my loving wife, we chose to put our son in Our Rainbow Kids Family Childcare. We are just completing our first full year with Inna and her staff. We are absolutely thrilled with Inna and her business.
Her childcare facility is very, very clean and well stocked. She, and her staff, are very loving and they treat our son like he is their own child. We really like Inna’s approach to learning and discipline and her attention to nutrition. We would highly recommend Our Rainbow Kids Family Childcare.

After carefull research of child care facilities around sunset area I have narrowed down to Our Rainbow Kids. I really liked the fact that they are located near 19^th ave and 5 min from freeway, makes my life much easeir with dropping off and picking up the kid. After initial visit I have been very impressed first by the bussiness facility, it’s so spacious and tastefully furnished like a kindergarden, very nice playground area in backyard ! Second, bussiness owner Inna met me with my kid, and I have instantly noticed how she connects with Ronni. She definately has natural ability to ignite the trust and friendship with children.
Overall, I like everything that they have to offer including reasonable fees.
Hope this review helps to Unilocalers :-)