Tukwila · Licensed family home
Little Happy Faces
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 4, 20251 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider does not have CPR/First Aid Training certifications. 110-300-0106(12) - Provider does not have Food Handler Permit certificate.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Sep 18, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 25, 20233 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a small plastic slide sitting on grass outside, and not on ground cover.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“(4)(e): The water in the bathroom tested at 127.5 degrees Fahrenheit. (5)(b): The outlet in the sink was GFCI, but not TR.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The black sliding glass door was locked during the visit. This was corrected onsite.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
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%
- 2 of 332%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 4, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0106 (11) - Provider does not have CPR/First Aid Training certifications. 110-300-0106(12) - Provider does not have Food Handler Permit certificate.
· September 4, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 4, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106 (11) - Provider does not have CPR/First Aid Training certifications. 110-300-0106(12) - Provider does not have Food Handler Permit certificate.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 25, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
There was a small plastic slide sitting on grass outside, and not on ground cover.
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
(4)(e): The water in the bathroom tested at 127.5 degrees Fahrenheit. (5)(b): The outlet in the sink was GFCI, but not TR.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The black sliding glass door was locked during the visit. This was corrected onsite.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (614) 446-4259
- Area
- Tukwila, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-81190
- 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
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; 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.