SeaTac · Licensed family home
Happy Home Childcare LLC
What to know
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 27, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 14, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 18, 20235 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a baby gate/fence blocking the primary entrance/exit door from licensed space. Provider will rearrange it so that the door will be inside the bounds of the fence/gate.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider removed the posters that were posted on top of the covered fireplace during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)
Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider needs to submit written statement saying she does not use the fireplace.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)
Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Fire extinguisher needs to be moved to be on exit path. Provider and licensor discussed a better spot to mount it.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)
PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Provider needs to post the location of child and staff emergency medical information. Provider needs to post liability insurance status.”
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 27, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
There was a baby gate/fence blocking the primary entrance/exit door from licensed space. Provider will rearrange it so that the door will be inside the bounds of the fence/gate.
· December 18, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · December 18, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There was a baby gate/fence blocking the primary entrance/exit door from licensed space. Provider will rearrange it so that the door will be inside the bounds of the fence/gate.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious
Provider removed the posters that were posted on top of the covered fireplace during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious
Provider needs to submit written statement saying she does not use the fireplace.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious
Fire extinguisher needs to be moved to be on exit path. Provider and licensor discussed a better spot to mount it.
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
Provider needs to post the location of child and staff emergency medical information. Provider needs to post liability insurance status.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 581-8193
- Area
- SeaTac, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83735
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.