Apple Tree Academy
A child care center in Springdale, Arkansas 72762
2110 W Huntsville Ave, Springdale, Arkansas 72762. (479) 756-9012.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- 3 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Aug 62026 the latest visit on record
- 109 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
24 visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 3 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 4 complaints, the latest received Dec 17, 2025; it lists regulations cited for 4 of them.
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Dec 30, 2025
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Aug 14, 2025
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Mar 4, 2025
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Dec 30, 2025: revisit Complaint1 deficiency
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The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.
Dec 30, 2025: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
Dec 12, 2025: monitor Visit3 deficiencies
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The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.
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Fire and tornado drills shall be practiced as follows:
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
Aug 14, 2025: monitor Visit3 deficiencies
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The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.
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Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.
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Infants no longer held for feeding shall either sit in low chairs at low tables or in infant seats with trays, or in high chairs with wide bases. Safety straps shall be used if directed by the manufacturer.
Aug 14, 2025: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
Mar 4, 2025: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
Jan 30, 2024: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit1 deficiency
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Revisit Complaint | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Monitor Visit | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Monitor Visit | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 1, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based.
- Voucher Participant (School Readiness Assistance).
- CACFP Facility (Child and Adult Care Food Program).
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 42, Preschool License Type 67.
- Capacity: 109 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Arkansas acted against it?
- No corrective action agreements listed by Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Arkansas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as Arkansas lists it: Apple Tree Academy, LLC.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Better Beginnings: Level 3.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 145 child care providers in Washington County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 11.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Apple Tree Academy This child care provider | 11 |
| Jim D Rollins Elementary Pre-K | 0 |
| The After School Program at Rollins | 0 |
| Bright Haven Children’s Learning Center | 2 |
| The Goddard School of Springdale | 3 |
| Arisa Health - Springdale TDT | 0 |
| Candy’s Daycare | 0 |
| Grace Child Care | 7 |
| TG Smith Elementary Pre-K | 0 |
| Little Prayers Day Care Inc. | 7 |
| Oak Grove Montessori School | 0 |
| The After School Program at Tyson Elementary | 0 |
| The After School Program at Walker Elementary | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Arkansas’s visit records cover the last three years only.
- Arkansas lists the regulation each deficiency cited, not what the licensing staff saw.
- Arkansas lists complaints and the regulations their investigations cited, not what was alleged.
Sources
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood. Arkansas’s own record is on ardhslicensing.my.site.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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