Apple Tree Preschool
A license type: I in Slidell, Louisiana 70458
360 Robert Blvd., Slidell, Louisiana 70458. (985) 641-0184.
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The short answer
Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- 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.
- 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.
What did inspectors find?
Louisiana lists 15 inspection visits, the latest on Sep 11, 2026 (Compliance).
Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 4 of them.
The Department’s file lists 3 deficiencies cited at 2 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 46. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2023 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 |
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.
Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.
Jan 27, 2026: incident Inspection1 deficiency
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Supervision
“1713.A.B.C. Based on record review/interview at 11:13 a.m., S2 and S3 failed to ensure children were supervised at all times. On 01/07/2026 at 11:00 a.m., S2 and S3 were lining up to go to the outside play yard for recess. C1, age 2-years-old, slipped back into the classroom as S3 was closing the classroom door. C1 was left alone in the classroom for 1 minute. S4 stated she retrieved C1 from the classroom at 11:01 a.m. and reunited him with S2 on the outside play yard.”
Oct 31, 2024: compliance2 deficiencies
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Critical Incidents and Required Notifications
“1103.A.3. B. 3. Based on record review/interviews at 1:38 p.m., S1 failed to notify the Parent immediately of the following critical incident: On 10/24/2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m., C2, age two-years-old, was left unsupervised on the outdoor play yard for approximately five minutes. S30 found C2 outside, crying, at 3:50 p.m. The parent was notified at 4:30 p.m., after C2 was picked up at 3:50 p.m. LDOE was notified on 10/24/2024. Child Welfare was notified on 10/24/2024.”
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Supervision
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“1713.A. B.C. Based on record review/interview at 12:27 p.m., S1 failed to have children under supervision at all times. -On 10/7/2024 at 9:26 a.m., S4 sent C1, age four-years-old, to S11s classroom alone and unsupervised, not knowing that S11 was not in the classroom. C1 was unsupervised in the classroom for approximately one minute. S11 found C1 standing in front of the classroom sink at 9:27 a.m. S4 was terminated on 10/8/2024.-On 10/24/2024 at 3:45 p.m., S5 and S21 left C2, age two-years-old, unsupervised in the outdoor play yard for approximately five minutes. S30 found C2 outside, crying, at 3:50 p.m. S5 was terminated on 10/25/2024.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Follow Up To Incident | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Annual Inspection | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Compliance | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Incident | Deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Compliance | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Annual Survey | No deficiencies were cited on this date |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed. License type: I. Licensed Center.
- Ages served: Toddler (ages 1-2)-PK (ages 3-4).
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Louisiana acted against it?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show enforcement actions, such as fines or licence revocations, for individual providers.
Who does the caring?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Louisiana’s Early Childhood Performance Rating: Not applicable for this center for 2024-2025.,.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared with each other here: the Department’s file doesn’t grade its deficiencies by how serious they are.
Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | |
|---|---|
| Apple Tree Preschool This child care provider | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Each deficiency here is from the file of deficiencies the Department of Education sent in answer to a public records request, covering Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, as it wrote them. The file lists only deficiencies, so a visit that found none isn’t in it; the School Finder’s visits are listed below.
- The Department’s file doesn’t grade deficiencies by how serious they are. Its statements of deficiencies, the reports themselves, open from Louisiana’s own page for this provider.
- Louisiana lists only recent visits. In its words: “Inspection displayed on this page are the last 15 visits or last visits done within 3 years period of time.”
- Louisiana also says: “Inspections conducted before July 2024 that do not have deficiencies may not have an available Inspection Report.”
- Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show owners, staffing levels or enforcement actions for individual providers.
Sources
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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated: the School Finder shows no terms of use, licence or disclaimer (checked 2026-10-17).
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Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026.
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request. No licence stated: the Department sent this file in answer to a public records request. Shown free, never sold.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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