Apple Tree East is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 3309 E. 26th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota SD. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Apple Tree East has highly polarized reviews with recent positive feedback about improvements and affordability, but multiple serious concerns from parents about staff attentiveness, child care quality, verbal abuse allegations, poor hygiene, inadequate meals, and lack of ADA compliance for children with disabilities.
My son attended back in early 2019 for only a month or so. Every time I would go to pick up my one year old he’d be crying along with most of the babies and usually have a soaked diaper. And usually the girls in the play room watching the kids seemed more involved in their own convo than the babies. I always tell people to stay away from that place. I had a feeling like my son was not being cared for properly. So he didn’t stay long. I should’ve wrote a post a long time ago but honestly never bothered until I seen something that reminded me of the place. And the pricing for the care is not worth it.
We recently had to pull my daughter out of this daycare after hearing from a very reliable source that she was being verbally abused by the staff. They were saying things that one shouldn't even say to another adult yet alone a 2 1/2 year old. During the 6 months she was there she was not sent home with one single activity. That should have been a red flag for me right there. They claim that Christ is the core of the Apple at this daycare but it is my belief that the core of this place is just evil from what was said to my daughter. Please do not enroll your children in this daycare.
Took my son here for three days then pulled him. They do not listen to the parents. The teachers always have their backs to the kids when I would Come to get him. His face was always disgusting when I picked Him up. I would just feel sick like I shouldn’t be bringing him here. They couldn’t give me straight answers if I asked how he was doing. For the amount you pay the breakfasts/ lunches are pitiful (cottage cheese & half a graham cracker) There’s always different “teachers” some creepy people where in there when I picked Him up the last day and that was my final straw. Absolutely did not feel my child was safe or being cared for properly here.
This daycare is HORRIBLE for children and even worse for children with disabilities. They do not care if the child is left out of activities that the rest of the daycare gets to do and make jokes about it. The director Lisa should be fired and be not allowed to work with children. Apple tree should read their reviews and get rid of her. DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS HERE! This daycare does not follow ADA !
Our kids are so loved there, and they work with my wacky schedule. They are also more affordable than other places. Been with them for over 3 years now.