Sunny Beginning Daycare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 6 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 18, 2025
On file
4 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousThe outlet in the licensed bathroom, near the sink, is not tamper-resistant and is not GFCI. This outlet will need to be covered with a blank plate or made into a GFCI outlet type and tamper-resistant. Technical assistance given to provider during the time of inspection. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed · November 18, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · November 18, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The outlet in the licensed bathroom, near the sink, is not tamper-resistant and is not GFCI. This outlet will need to be covered with a blank plate or made into a GFCI outlet type and tamper-resistant. Technical assistance given to provider during the time of inspection. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(g) · Short Term

During the time of inspection, licensor observed the carbon monoxide detector unplugged, not able to detect any gases that contain carbon monxide. This was corrected onsite. Licensor was able to test the detector and observed it works properly; no gases detected. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

During the time of inspection, licensor observed Clorox(w/bleach) toilet cleaner in the licensed bathroom, accessible to children. This was corrected onsite, moved to a storage area inaccessible to children. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(3) · Short Term

During the time of inspection, insurance and registration for the vehicle used to transport children enrolled was not available for licensing review. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

Licensor was not able to review the emergency drill log sheet to verify drills (monthly and quartarly) have taken place since the last licensing inspection.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 28, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Licensor observed bleach solution in the licensed bathroom accesible to children. Corrected on site.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 14, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

WAC 110-300-0165(b): Two windows in the "rest area" front room of the licensed space were observed by licensor. Both window blinds have pull cords and inner cords that form a loop. WAC 110-300-0165(f): Glass sliding door, leading to the backyard, in the licensed space does not have any stickers or art work placed at child's eye level.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Exit gate on the left side of the home, to be used as an emergency exit, has a self-latching mechanism that is jammed, requiring special knowlege to pull th latch up to open.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Sunny Beginning Daycare hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in November 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Sunny Beginning Daycare? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.