ZIP 98168 · Licensed center
The Happy Zone Early Learning and Child Development Center INC
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 35 children.
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 10, 20261 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The following staff have expired food handlers cards; Colline and Shayleece”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Nov 19, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 5, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed in classrooms broom and dustpan accessible to children and disinfectant spray in bathroom accessible to kids. Both violations were corrected during visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 10, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The following staff have expired food handlers cards; Colline and Shayleece
· February 10, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 10, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
The following staff have expired food handlers cards; Colline and Shayleece
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 5, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed in classrooms broom and dustpan accessible to children and disinfectant spray in bathroom accessible to kids. Both violations were corrected during visit.
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What it costs
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Who cares for your child
Angeline Watkinson (Family Support Social Worker), 3 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (206) 244-8855
- Address
- 14200 Tukwila International Blvd Unit 131, 98168
- License
- PL-82996
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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Who cares for your child
- Staff happy-zone-learning.com
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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 happy-zone-learning.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.