Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Sunkiss Academy
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 10, 20254 citations
“Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“There were plastic bags under the sink that were accessible to children which were made inaccessible during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“Sliding glass emergency exit was locked during operating hours and was unlocked during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
“Toilet brush was accessible to children that was made inaccessible during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.
· March 10, 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.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · March 10, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Assistant did not complete the hands-on component for first and and CPR. Assistant did not have food handler certificate at inspection.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were plastic bags under the sink that were accessible to children which were made inaccessible during inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Sliding glass emergency exit was locked during operating hours and was unlocked during inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Toilet brush was accessible to children that was made inaccessible during inspection.
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Details
- Website
- sunkissacademy.com
- Address
- 2208 133rd St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087
- License
- PL-79847, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
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.