AppleTree East Lansing

Our daughter has been going to AppleTree since November 2023 and we have nothing but positive things to say! She smiles when we drop her off each morning and always appears content when we pick her up. I love that we can live stream her classroom so I can see her throughout the day. The app is also very user friendly and allows me to easily communicate with staff in her room. The director and assistant director are both very friendly and communicate any needs in advance. I would definitely recommend this center to any new parent.

My husband and I were seeking daycare services when we had some friends recommend Appletree Christian Learning Center. From initially speaking with the staff to ultimately enrolling our child, we were impressed beyond belief. The experienced staff, specially designed curriculum and the willingness of the center to work with both the children and their parents to ensure a fantastic experience has made us never regret our decision to enroll. Our daughter has several special needs and the staff has always made her feel welcome and treated her like any ‘normal’ child. They continually go above and beyond to ensure her safety and continue to help her grow and develop alongside the other children in the classroom. They have even gone so far as to schedule special meetings, after hours, and bring in experts to help meet the needs of our daughter all while keeping the integrity of the center, the curriculum and safety of the other children as top priorities. The most rewarding part for us as parents is our daughter absolutely loves going to Appletree; so much so that she never runs past the front desk without getting hugs and kisses from the staff. She loves all her teachers, past and present and even requests her teachers by name when she is not there. She loves all the activities, especially music and reading time, and we love the structure it provides. We definitely feel because of the curriculum and structure Appletree provides, our daughter will be more prepared to enter kindergarten with the tools needed in a school setting. Appletree also has many special events for mothers, fathers and families. One of my favorites is the Christmas program they put on each year. The Children practice special songs and perform them in front of all the parents. It is truly adorable! Many other events keep things lively and interactive at the center all year long. Based on our experiences with Appletree, we will continue to recommend them to anyone seeking child care services.

Absolutely love Appletree! My oldest son has been enrolled for 3 years, my youngest son for just over a year. The staff is wonderful, very caring and nurturing. The classrooms are always clean, and they have lots of fun activities for the kids. There are many fun family events they host as well. I could NOT pick a better place for my children to go. They have learned so much and I know they are in great hands. No better feeling for a parent than that!

I would like to recognize the Appletree staff for the dedication and hard work they’ve put in over the past year during this pandemic. As someone who has experience working in childcare for several years, I can’t even imagine the added stress of being an early childhood care provider right now. Our daughter has been at Appletree for over a year and we’ve been happy with our choice to send her there. All of her teachers have been so kind and embrace her big emotions. She has been in three classrooms so far and we’ve had great experiences from infant through toddler. When we toured local daycares, we were underwhelmed by other centers and we were becoming discouraged as we continued our search until we toured Appletree. We chose Appletree because it is clean and welcoming, has a wide variety of toys/activities/learning centers in each classroom that promote independent, parallel and interactive play, and they offer several enrichment options as well. They have live classroom cameras and an app the updates in real time which weren’t even available in some of the other centers we toured. Everyday we are acknowledged by several staff members at drop off and pick up, even staff members that don’t directly work with my child know who she is and greet her by name. I know several reviews on here have complained about staff turnover, but staff turnover in daycares has always been high, even when I worked in the industry back in the early 2010s. Being a daycare teacher is a demanding job and not everyone is a good fit for it, or not a good fit at that particular center, or people use daycares to gain experience and then find another job in education. It’s easy for people to judge from the outside, but when you have a true understanding and appreciation for childcare, you know just how much care and attention goes into being a provider for young children. If you are looking for a reliable, enriching childcare option, I encourage you to check out Appletree.

Appletree is a second home for our family. All four of our children attend this school, so we have exposure to many different aspects of the center. From Infants all the way up to Kindergarten-prep, the staff/administrators are wonderful. Their curriculum is age-appropriate, and the extra programs are excellent. In addition to their normal pre-school activities, my children have learned sign language as infants, hear live music regularly, explore outside daily, and have yoga and soccer classes weekly. I can't imagine sending my family anywhere else.