A Bit About Me

Founder of Lucky Duckies Daycare and her husband, sitting together on a beach in Seattle.

    • Lucky Duckies is currently license pending with WA DCYF. Licensing is a lengthy process which ensures compliance with state requirements for health, safety, training, background checks, inspections and ongoing monitoring. 

    • Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education and Care (ages 0-6) from the University of Washington.

    • 4 years of Lead Teacher experience at a licensed family home daycare. 

    • Required childcare basics training and annual renewal. 

    • Infant, Child and Adult CPR & First Aid certified

    • Bloodborne Pathogens training

    • Safe Sleep and SIDS training

    • WA State Food Handling and Sanitation permit

    • Disaster and Emergency Preparedness certification

Hello families! I'm Kailee McGunnigle, a Seattle native with a lifelong passion for caring for young children. My foundational childcare experiences include helping raise my younger brother, volunteering alongside my mother at the St.Anne church nursery, and babysitting for families in the Queen Anne/magnolia neighborhoods. 

These early experiences inspired me to pursue a career in education. While working as the lead teacher at Pumpkin Patch Child Care, I earned my degree in Early Childhood Education and Care from the University of Washington. Today I am both an educator and proud mother of a one-year-old daughter-- an experience that has deepened my understanding of the trust families place in their child's caregivers. Together these roles have shaped the philosophy and design of Lucky Duckies Daycare.