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Sunshine Kids Preschool & Childcare

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 8, 20262 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The playground wood chips were not 9 inches deep - provider corrected during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “There was a wooden square that was part of a border that was loose and the nail was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)

  • Mar 4, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 18, 20251 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “A swinging gate requiring special knowledge and more than one motion to open blocks the entry way of the main emergency exit (the sliding door).”

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

  • May 31, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 58% of 401 had rules cited at 3 or more.

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%This home
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 8, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — The playground wood chips were not 9 inches deep - provider corrected during the visit. · September 8, 2026

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

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 8, 2026

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

The playground wood chips were not 9 inches deep - provider corrected during the visit.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

There was a wooden square that was part of a border that was loose and the nail was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 18, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

A swinging gate requiring special knowledge and more than one motion to open blocks the entry way of the main emergency exit (the sliding door).

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(425) 746-5437
Area
Bellevue, 98008This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-2673
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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

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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