Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Sound of Birds 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 both of its licensing inspections since November 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 16, 20251 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The gate is not self-closing and self-latching.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Nov 5, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The glass door leading to the outdoor play area, which serves as an emergency exit, was blocked by a gate.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There is open access to the family's backyard, which contains many tools and hazardous substances, such as hoses, a fireplace, fuel, etc.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.
How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare
Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 241%
- Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 16, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since November 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0166(3)(c) The glass door leading to the outdoor play area, which serves as an emergency exit, was blocked by a gate.
· November 5, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 16, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
110-300-0145(11) The gate is not self-closing and self-latching.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 5, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
110-300-0166(3)(c) The glass door leading to the outdoor play area, which serves as an emergency exit, was blocked by a gate.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
110-300-0260(5) There is open access to the family's backyard, which contains many tools and hazardous substances, such as hoses, a fireplace, fuel, etc.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 999-9885
- Address
- 19915 52nd PL W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
- License
- PL-84565
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — 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.