Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Sunkiss Academy
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 February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 22, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 10, 20254 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were plastic bags under the sink that were accessible to children which were made inaccessible during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Sliding glass emergency exit was locked during operating hours and was unlocked during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Toilet brush was accessible to children that was made inaccessible during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
- Feb 14, 2024Nothing cited
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
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.
· March 10, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · March 10, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were plastic bags under the sink that were accessible to children which were made inaccessible during inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Sliding glass emergency exit was locked during operating hours and was unlocked during inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Toilet brush was accessible to children that was made inaccessible during inspection.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 334-5645
- Address
- 2208 133rd St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087
- License
- PL-79847
- 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, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.