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Sunny patch childcare

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
How a family home daycare works

What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jul 14, 20267 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, licensor observed a box of garbage bags and ziplock bags under the sink cabinet that is accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, licensor observed the main door and the emergency exit gate in the backyard was locked.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, licensor observed a crab partially blocking the emergency exit window in the infant room.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection cleaning chemicals in the cabinet under the sink were accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen are accessible; the storage closet in the playroom is accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of visit the water temperature in the bathroom sink was measured at 136.3 degrees F.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”

    • First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of inspection, the first aid kit did not have CPR mask.”

        WAC 110-300-0230(2)

  • Jul 15, 20252 citations
    • License and program locationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of the inspection, patches of black mold was observed on the bathroom ceiling.”

        WAC 110-300-0410(4)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of the inspection, the most current annual fire inspection was completed on 03/19/2024. 0170 (3)(c) At the time of the inspection, the exhaust vent in the bathroom was covered with dust.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)

  • Aug 14, 20242 citations
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of the visit, the licensor observed the storage closet in the playroom is accessible to the children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time fo the visit, the licensor observed that the gate did not have self-latching mechanism.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

  • Mar 19, 20243 citations
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Storage closet in the infant room, hallway and living room are accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

    • License and program locationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of the visit, this licensor observed black mold on the windowsill and bottom of the window in the infant room and bottom of the window in the playroom.”

        WAC 110-300-0410(4)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of the visit, this licensor observed that outlets in the kitchen and bathroom are not GFCI”

        WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 14, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection, licensor observed a box of garbage bags and ziplock bags under the sink cabinet that is accessible. · July 14, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 7 findings

Licensing visit · July 14, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

At the time of inspection, licensor observed a box of garbage bags and ziplock bags under the sink cabinet that is accessible.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

At the time of visit the water temperature in the bathroom sink was measured at 136.3 degrees F.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

At the time of inspection, licensor observed the main door and the emergency exit gate in the backyard was locked.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

At the time of inspection, licensor observed a crab partially blocking the emergency exit window in the infant room.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, the first aid kit did not have CPR mask.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of inspection cleaning chemicals in the cabinet under the sink were accessible.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen are accessible; the storage closet in the playroom is accessible.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 15, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c) · Short Term

At the time of the inspection, the most current annual fire inspection was completed on 03/19/2024. 0170 (3)(c) At the time of the inspection, the exhaust vent in the bathroom was covered with dust.

License and program location

WAC 110-300-0410(4) · Serious

At the time of the inspection, patches of black mold was observed on the bathroom ceiling.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 14, 2024

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

At the time fo the visit, the licensor observed that the gate did not have self-latching mechanism.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of the visit, the licensor observed the storage closet in the playroom is accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 19, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Storage closet in the infant room, hallway and living room are accessible.

License and program location

WAC 110-300-0410(4) · Serious

At the time of the visit, this licensor observed black mold on the windowsill and bottom of the window in the infant room and bottom of the window in the playroom.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

At the time of the visit, this licensor observed that outlets in the kitchen and bathroom are not GFCI

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 354-7072
Area
Shoreline, 98133This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-83967
Quality program
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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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