Covington · Licensed center
Sonshine Learning Center Covington
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in July 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jun 12, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Jul 17, 2025
Duty to protect children and report incidentsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was determined during the inspeciton that the daycare failed to notify the departmetn about an incident that resulted in the child receiving medical treatment.”
WAC 110-300-0475(2)
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None79%
- One or more21%This center
Licensing inspections
- Jul 16, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 10, 2024Nothing cited
- Apr 10, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had at least one: 88% of 364.
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%This center
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 16, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was determined during the inspeciton that the daycare failed to notify the departmetn about an incident that resulted in the child receiving medical treatment.
· June 17, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jun 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received June 12, 2025 · Resolved July 17, 2025
Duty to protect children and report incidents
WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious
It was determined during the inspeciton that the daycare failed to notify the departmetn about an incident that resulted in the child receiving medical treatment.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Meals
- Infant room: parents bring formula, baby food and other food daily, with bottles prepared before arrival
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Child must be picked up within the hour for fever of 100°F or higher, vomiting (1+ in 24 hours), diarrhea (2+ watery stools in 24 hours or any bloody stool), earache, headache, irritability or confusion, sore throat, rash, fatigue limiting participation, or sick appearance
Details
- Address
- 24808 180th Ave SE, Covington, 98042
- License
- PL-83988
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
A day here
- Meals — Checked September 2026 sonshinelearning.org
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked September 2026 sonshinelearning.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 sonshinelearning.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 sonshinelearning.org
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.