Cadence Academy Preschool - Clive

We have LOVED our experience with Apple Tree! We transitioned to Apple Tree after some in-home care options didn't fit our family any longer. Everyone greets us with a smile and enthusiasm when we walk through the door (from the Director and Assistant Director to the support team and of course their teachers too). When our children have transitioned from one room to the next the teachers have done a great job making the change easy on all of us. You can tell the staff is invested in the children they care for and they enjoy what they do. They have taken the time to get to know our kids and are committed to helping them learn and grow. As a mom, I have such peace in my heart when I drop off the kids and they are smiling, and I pick them up and they are still wearing that same smile!! We are so thankful we found Apple Tree!

Our family LOVES Apple Tree. I knew it was the place for us as soon as I stepped in the door. It's so clean and cheery. The infant room is large and organized with plenty of toys. I especially loved the curriculum for the infants. Not only do they play, but they learn music, sign language, textures, painting, stacking, etc.! I have two girls in Apple Tree right now. One is in the toddler room and the other is in the pre-school room. It's amazing what they come home knowing. I remember my 3 year old coming home one day showing me her art and saying "Look Mom, this is a pentagon!" The school really is great and the teachers are fantastic. The Director and Assistant Director also go out of their way to involve the parents in fun activities like lunches and dinners or treats after school. They also have a parent appreciation week. We love it here!

We moved our 2 year old to Apple Tree 2 months ago. We were looking for better opportunities for her to develop. Our transition was smooth and our daughter loves it here. She interacts with several teachers On a daily basis. The ratio of student/teacher was very important to us. I've never witnessed a time it wasn't met. The teachers are always interacting with the kids and they want to be there. Every morning when I drop off, no matter what time or who the teacher is they are engaged and doing activities with the kids. Our daughters speech has improved so much in 2 months. She's come home with more artwork in 2 months than our old daycare provided in a year. The Father's Day picture they made for me will be a fixture on my desk as long as I live. It's clean and the staff are great. I could go on and on...we love it here.

Apple Tree is great with our kids. I love to read their daily sheets each day to know how they slept, ate and also what they did each day. The activities they do each day sound so fun! The teachers there are awesome. I cannot say enough good things about Maggie who is my daughters newborn teacher - she made my first week back to work manageable :) Also my son's current teachers, Karla and Erin - again can't explain how much easier they make drop off. I truly feel like they love all the kids as much as the parents do. And then Darci the assistant director - she too is the sweetest person and makes drop off easier on me :) I know I just named a few but honestly every single person that works there, they have been nothing but sweet and they all know my kids names even if they don't have them everyday. That says a lot to me as a mom. Dropping my kids off for daycare anywhere was going to be hard but I can honestly say Apple Tree staff has made it as easy as it can be for me and our family. I would highly recommend this center.

The Teachers and Staff at Apple Tree in Clive Iowa, are the BEST! They treat every child as if they were part of their own family. My granddaughter has thrived since she started attending Apple Tree! Her daily response to "How was your day?" is "It was great!". Learning and development is their top priority not only in education, but social skills as well. The facility is always immaculate. My son was enrolled there 20 years ago. I was happy with his experience then as I am happy with my granddaughter's experience now. She could not be in better hands!