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July 2023 by Tricia King
The center director Kelly and her staff are wonderful. I felt very comfortable with Grace R, Kayanna, and Jo. Highly recommend this location.
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December 2016 by Chelsea Hill
My son is a little over 1 and he has been in a couple different daycares so far. We had one in another state that we LOVED, then one here in GR that we weren't crazy about but it worked for the time being, and then we moved and started here and we love it. The girls are so nice and our son loves to go. He gets excited, and it's lovely to see him excited to go to a school environment so young.
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December 2015 by Megan Sampson
AppleTree Learning Center is a wonderful place for my infant to attend. She is well cared for and loved by the staff. My daughter was very attached to me when she started going to Appletree at 5 months and the director helped us easily transition her in to full time care with no problem. The teachers were very comforting, not only to my daughter but also to me! They went above and beyond helping us all through the transition from being at home to being in daycare full time. The teachers are understanding of different children's needs and quickly picked up on techniques that would make my daughter feel at home away from home. I am amazed at their individualized lesson plans to help my daughter develop important milestones, including positive social interaction with other children. The staff is very easy to communicate with, open to talking at any time and providing quick responses. We decided together when to increase her bottle feedings, when to start her on solid foods, and I know we are in a great partnership providing a caring environment for my daughter. We love the online applegrams and video cameras to have up to date information at any time of the day. The online portal also posts pictures of special events that my daughter participated in. Most importantly, my daughter comes home happy and playful, and I know she is receiving excellent care while I am away at work. While I am not able to be home full time with her, AppleTree is the next best place! We highly recommend this daycare program!
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December 2015 by Brooke Sines
We have been really impressed with Appletree! Every staff member is friendly and loves the children! The camera option and online "Applegrams" that tell our child's daily activities are wonderful. Our son will most definitely be attending Appletree until Kindergarten.
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December 2014 by Kate Gibbs
Both of my sons go to AppleTree and we have been so pleased with all the staff that work there. I am amazed with how much my 3 year old knows already. He knows the alphabet, can count to 20 and is starting to write his name. They were VERY patient through the whole potty training process, and kept reassuring me that it would happen, and it finally did. My other son started there at 12 weeks and grown into a busy little toddler. The girls gave him all the cuddles and love he needed as a baby.
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December 2014 by Erika Wallace
AppleTree has been a wonderful center for my two children to grow and develop in. We've been going to AppleTree Standale/Allendale for a little over a year now and we currently have a pre-schooler and toddler who attend full-time. I cannot say enough about AppleTree and their warm, welcoming staff who truly enjoy the children and watching them grow. Every day when I pick up my girls the teachers have new, fun things to tell me about their day. I appreciate the healthy meal options as well, for some reason my girls always eat their veggies at school (but never at home)! Not sure how they do that? :) My girls enjoy many of the activities that the center provide as well, like music class on Tuesdays and gymnastics on Fridays. My 4 year old gets so excited when it's Friday because its gymnastics day! I would highly recommend this center for all ages!
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December 2014 by Courtney Karasinski
As a researcher and professor of communication sciences and disorders who specializes in child language development, finding a childcare setting that would facilitate my children’s cognitive, linguistic, and social development was a high priority for me. My husband and I chose Appletree for a number of reasons. First, the facility is beautiful- clean, bright, organized, and full of fun, developmentally appropriate toys and books. Second, the staff members are friendly, intelligent, and clearly spend time interacting with the children, rather than simply sitting there watching. The director, Lindsay, is so organized and is knowledgeable about everything that happens in the center. She is very approachable and does an excellent job.Third, the webcam made me feel as though I’d never be unable to see what my children were doing. The webcam allowed me ask more informed questions about what they’d done during their day, as I had seen some of the activities and could inquire about them specifically, instead of just asking, “How was your day? What did you do?”We have enjoyed all of the family events at Appletree, especially hearing the children sing at the harvest festival and winter festival. My two older children are now in elementary school, and are excelling. I believe that Appletree deserves much of the credit for their academic success, as they “graduated” from Appletree knowing all of their letters and numbers, reading and writing a few words, and completing simple addition and subtraction problems. Additionally, the experience in the classroom helped them to learn about following rules and interacting with classmates and teachers. Appletree provides just the right balance of structured and unstructured time. The children learn a great deal, but also have time to play and use their imaginations.This year was the first year my youngest daughter was at Appletree without her siblings, and she was nervous about starting the school year after we took a summer break. However, on her first day, as soon as she walked in the door, all of her friends from last year and her teacher surrounded her and expressed their happiness to see her, and she realized that she was thrilled to be back! The teachers help the children to form wonderful relationships with each other. My daughter loves her friends from school. She also loves her teachers so much, as we leave each day she goes into her classroom from last year to hug the teachers in that room after hugging her own teachers. She is often disappointed that it is time to go home, because she has so much fun at school!Our family has been so pleased with our experiences at Appletree. I would highly recommend Appletree to any family looking for high quality education and care for their children.-Courtney Karasinski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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December 2014 by Wendy Pratt
Our daughter has been at AppleTree in Standale for a little over a year (since she was 15 months), and we couldn't be happier with our choice in daycare! We are greeted each day with warm smiles from ALL of the staff, who truly make us feel welcome, and that our daughter is genuinely cared for. She is excited to go to "school" each day, loves her teachers and friends there, and she's learned SO much! At almost 2.5 years old, she has quite the vocabulary (favorite saying of the moment: "It's aMAzing!"), knows most of her shapes and colors, can recite her abc's, and count past 10, and comes home every day, having learned something new.The center itself is beautiful, very clean and organized, with a wide variety of age-appropriate toys and a super fun playground, split into two sections for the younger and older kids. The administrative staff are very friendly, quickly respond to any questions or needs we have, and do a great job keeping the parents up to date on the various happenings at the center.
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December 2014 by Jenn Worst
Last July 2013 we were faced with the tough decision of needing to find a "public" daycare for our son, he was 16 months old at the time and was currently in an "in-home" care situation at the time with someone we have known for a long time. Appletree Standale was opening in August, so we took a tour and it was top on our list of places we had toured in the area by far, we felt very at ease our child would be in good hands.Soon after enrolling in the center they hosted a grandparents day event that both of our sons grandparents attended and they too had nothing but great things to say about the day. We like getting involved and meeting the other parents at the school by attending the events they frequently hold.Our son has excelled verbally and socially beyond our expections. He really enjoys going to "school" even at 2 years old. The transition wasn't as hard as I thought it could have been as they have cameras in the rooms so you can peek in on your little one whenever you feel the need to ... peace of mind while away at work is KEY!
