AppleTree Academy, Inc. is a daycare and preschool in Peoria, Illinois that provides full-day care and early education for children from six weeks through six years.
AppleTree Academy, Inc. operates a full-day early care and education program serving children from six weeks to six years. Programming is organized by classroom with lead and assistant teachers assigned to each group to provide consistency throughout the day.
Instruction is child-centered and play-based, using children’s interests observed in play to shape age-appropriate classroom plans. The center uses the Preschool Observation Checklist and Evaluation Tool (Creative Curriculum) to monitor and document individual developmental progress and to build student portfolios. Teachers receive continuing education and annual CPR/First Aid training.
Program offerings include infant/toddler care and multiple preschool age groups, with classroom activities that balance language, sensory, fine and gross motor, art, math, science and social-emotional learning. Enrichment classes and activities listed on site include American Sign Language-based "Sign & Play," Soccer Shots, Studio DYB (dance), and the mobile Tumble Jungle program. Daily reports and real‑time updates are provided to families through an app-based communication platform, and parent-teacher conferences are available.
Classrooms for the youngest children begin accepting infants (may start at six weeks). Staff focus on language, sensory development and age-appropriate structured activities; infant and toddler classrooms operate with small student–teacher ratios.
A play-based preschool that introduces structure, independence, socialization and self-help skills while covering a balance of language, motor, art, math, science and social-emotional concepts.
A play-based curriculum that builds early literacy, math, social-emotional and cognitive skills and prepares children for more structured preschool learning.
Pre-kindergarten programming combines child-centered, play-based learning with age-appropriate structured lessons to prepare children for transition to kindergarten; academic goals and social-emotional skills are emphasized.
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