Seattle · Licensed family home
Sunnyside Family childcare
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- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in July 2026 the state found it valid. The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 11% had no rules cited at any of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“Allegations of overcapacity and missing attendance records.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 387 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 3 to 6 children, 377 (97%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 10 (3%) have one or more, as this home does.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 30, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Feb 2026 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received February 5, 2026 · Resolved July 19, 2026
“Allegations of overcapacity and missing attendance records.”
The state’s description of the complaint
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 6503 Shaffer Ave S,, seattle, WA 98108
- License
- PL-81877, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
All in ZIP 98108Run Sunnyside Family childcare? Correct or add anything here, free.
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.