Rainbow Intergenerational Childcare & Learning Center

Now Accepting Applications for the 2026-2027 school year. Call (305) 858-0887 Ext 1237 to learn more!

About Rainbow

Our Mission

To be a leading quality non-profit intergenerational pre-school serving and acting on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children and seniors while providing a developmentally appropriate and caring environment for young children. We respect and encourage each child’s uniqueness and cultural diversity
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About Us

The Rainbow Intergenerational Learning Center and Child Care Program provides an opportunity for children to develop their maximum potential. The service is offered to working for low-income families. By providing them with access to safe, quality child care services, children of low-income families are prepared to compete on an equal

Children in colorful costumes with teachers

Our Story

The first intergenerational child care program began operations in June of 1984 at Little Havana under the basic premise that seniors have much to offer, and that provided with appropriate training and certifications, they can become some of the best teachers and caretakers a child could ever want.

BACKGROUND
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Our Goals

Our goal at Rainbow Intergenerational Learning Centers is to provide quality, individualized education in a fun, stimulating and nurturing environment. Rainbow believes that children learn best while actively interacting with their environment. We believe that by understanding children’s play, we can emphasize the process of learning rath

Programs

Early Head Start is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers up to age 3. The program promotes school readiness for low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. Early Head Start programs promote and support children’s growth in many

The Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program or VPK- is a prekindergarten program for children between 4 - 5 years old who reside in Florida. Wrap around services are included in our program.

BENEFITS:

Florida’s School Readiness program offers financial assistance to low-income families for early education and care so their young children can do well in school in the future and the families can become financially self-sufficient.

The program is designed to give children who might be at a disadvantage access to the kind of opportunities