Sunshine tots childcare

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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

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
June 10, 2025
On file
2 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousAn ICP was not observed in the child's file at the time of inspection. · March 4, 2024

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.

Jun 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · March 4, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

An ICP was not observed in the child's file at the time of inspection.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

A medication authorization form was not observed with the prescription medication at the time of inspection.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

A protruding nail/screw was observed on the wall in the bathroom area that was accessible to children at the time of inspection. Large objects were observed on top of floating shelves and on top of the fridge that posed a tipping hazard at the time of inspection. A door in the living room area was observed to have damages and required repairing at the time of inspection. The licensed area was observed to lack appropriate illumination at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). The water temperature was measured at 135 degrees Fahrenheit at the time of inspection.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The emergency exit doors were observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

The fire extinguisher mounted on the wall in the licensed area was observed to be in the wrong size at the time of inspection.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

A volunteer's safe sleep training was observed to be expired at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Sunshine tots childcare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in March 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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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 Sunshine tots childcare? 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.