Apple Tree Day Care

We are so blessed and lucky to have had our daughter in care of apple tree daycare. You will not find a more caring and loving caretaker for your child. Our daughter was engaged in daily activities such as yoga, soccer, music and dance. just to name a few. 5 stars do not do this place justice.

Apple Tree deserves 6 stars! It’s truly a special place, with special people running it. Our son started there part time at 18 months, and stayed for about a year until we had to relocate. I would have kept him there longer if we were still in SF! Jasmine and her staff are great with the kids and the parents. I always felt 100% comfortable leaving my son there; it truly is a loving, safe and nurturing environment. Jasmine always has a big warm smile on her face, and after a few days, my son was eager to jump into her arms whenever I’d drop him off. I love that they had fun activities planned for the kids (e.g., soccer, yoga, park time, music, cooking, artwork), but they also had a great balance in terms of allowing the kids to have free play time so they could explore and be curious on their own.
A huge bonus is that they provide all the food (breakfast, lunch and two snacks); it was mostly organic and always healthy options… and everything was pretty much cooked in the kitchen inside the daycare. Those kids are lucky! ;) Whenever my son was out or sick, Jasmine would always reach out with a text or email to check in on him to make sure everything was OK. I always thought that was so sweet and thoughtful, and it shows they truly care about each and every child.
Another thing I loved about ATDC is that Jasmine would email me pictures of my son every single afternoon, so I could see what he did that day. I can’t put into words how valuable it was for me, as a mother, to see him in that environment with a big smile on his face, or a look of amazement, concentration or curiosity while doing the various activities. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I could see from the photos that we was truly happy! I honestly looked forward to getting that email every time I dropped him off.
From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank all the staff at Apple Tree Daycare for everything they provided for my son. He grew so much while he was there, and now 3 – 4 months since he’s been back, he STILL mentions Jasmine’s name.

My son started at ATDC at around 18 months old and we stayed for about 9 months. I felt fortunate to have found ATDC and Jasmine, the director, who was very accommodating to our needs. ATDC is a safe, fun and nurturing place and I felt reassured leaving him in Jasmine’s loving care. Jasmine sends us pictures of our son daily and checks in with us via text if we ever miss a school day or if he’s sick. She is definitely very caring and is very meticulous in the way she takes care of the kids. The cost is definitely higher than other daycares that I had toured but Jasmine offers a wide range of activities and the cost covers a lot of the classes such as yoga, soccer, body movement, which my son loves. Jasmine comes out to get my son when we arrive at the gate and brings him out when we ring the doorbell which definitely makes drop off/​pick up very smooth and quick but sometimes I do wish I get to go into the school to see how my kid interacts in the school environment and to get to know the other teachers a little bit better. Overall, I’m thankful to have found Jasmine and recommend ATDC to anyone in their search for a good daycare.

Our daughter attended the Apple Tree daycare for 2 years, starting at 15 months and until 3.25 years. We have had an extremely positive and satisfying experience and only have good things to say. Jasmine and her caregivers do a fantastic job creating a highly personable, warm, loving and nurturing environment for the little ones. Jasmine lovingly greets each parent/​child during drop off and sees you off at pick up along with information on how the day went, things your child is learning etc. It is a very clean, hygienic and colorful set up with lots of fun toys and books. They provide freshly prepared, hot breakfast and lunch for the kids every day and also provide fresh, organic fruits, vegetables, milk and snacks. I didn’t have to pack any food ever. For social and motor development, they offered a wonderful array of activities as part of daily routine like arts & crafts, music & dancing, even a weekly yoga and soccer class. There is a daily playtime at the nearby park (weather permitting). We regularly received pictures of her happily playing, interacting with other kids and participating in various activities. The Mandarin immersion was a huge bonus and we just loved to see our daughter pick up a new language. Jasmine and the caregivers are all very involved in the well-​being of each child and get into the details of their personalities, likes and dislikes. For example, my daughter is an exceptionally picky eater and Jasmine would always go the extra mile every day for 2 years to try various food options/​feeding styles with her — even prepare special stuff for her if she did not eat the food that was already cooked. Our daughter has made wonderful friends and we have come to know some great families at Apple Tree who we hope to stay in touch with in the future. Apple Tree was a great fit for our family and offered everything that really mattered to us as parents. Once we dropped our daughter off in their loving care, we missed her but never worried about her while at work. If Jasmine offered preschool we would not have left until Kindergarten. We really miss Apple Tree and highly recommend it to other families.

There are not enough Unilocal stars to rate how much we loved our experience at this daycare. Jasmine is a warm human being that truly loves what she does — taking care of children and giving them an environment to thrive. My daughter enjoyed the song and dance, yoga and weekly soccer classes here. Her mandarin vocabulary also excelled during her 10+ months stay. Thank you to Apple tree

Our daughter started attending Apple Tree 4 months ago. She LOVES it. And we love it! Jasmine and her excellent, cheerful, hardworking staff make sure that children are cared for in the most loving and caring way. Our toddler learns yoga and soccer here, and go to a park every other day. A storyteller teaches them stories and songs. Since this is a mandarin immersion daycare, she is also gradually picking up Mandarin. We get daily photographs from Jasmine and daily reports during pick up time. Now, our toddler gets up in the morning and says «I want to go to daycare». We are fortunate to have found Apple Tree for her. Thanks to Jasmine and her staff for all that they do. I would highly recommend this daycare, but know that the admission can take time. Jasmine has a wait list of 40 families. Just shows how awesome they are.
And please note that contrary to one review which says that Apple Tree is not licensed, it very much is. You can go on the DHS website and find the information under Jasmine’s Chinese name.

Our son Daniel has been going to Apple Tree for the past 5 months and he LOVES it. He loves Jasmine and her staff and it is apparent he gets a lot of love back. Jasmine is an amazing person and teacher.
They have wonderful activities — arts, yoga, and Daniel’s absolute favorite — soccer.
He is always happy to see Jasmine in the morning, and sometimes he’s unhappy when we come to pick him up because he wants to keep on playing with his friends. He seems to enjoy the food, and we get lots of pictures of him painting, playing soccer, in the playground on outings, in yoga class, dance class — he always seems engaged and smiling.
Jasmine and apple tree — we couldn’t be more happy!!!

Our 2-​year-​old daughter spent a few months at Appletree and really enjoyed her time there. She would come home and tell us what she and her friends did in school, and singing songs she learned there. Jasmine made a conscious effort to send us daily pictures of her doing various activities in school, often a nice afternoon surprise for us!
We are grateful to Jasmine and her teachers for creating a wonderful environment for our daughter, especially having different activities such as soccer, music class, cooking, craft work and outdoor time for the kids. Another big plus — a very clean daycare facility.
It was difficult to say goodbye. Highly recommended if you are looking for daycare teachers who genuinely care for your child!

We feel incredibly lucky that our son was able to attend Apple Tree Daycare for a year, before preschool. We couldn’t dream with a more loving, fun, and educative environment for him.
They prepare great home-​made organic meals, they have daily activities for the kids, like soccer or yoga and they send us pictures every day so we can see how our little one is enjoying his day!
Thank you so much Jasmine and all the teachers for caring so much, for nurturing our son and making him so happy every day!
We highly recommend Apple Tree to anyone looking for an awesome daycare in San Francisco!

For my family, I chose Apple Tree based on my experience with its director, Jasmine. Every interaction with her — from the first email inquiry, play date, discussing parenting topics, to inadvertently running into her at the supermarket — she has demonstrated warmth, competence, and an interest in my daughter and her well-​being. We committed to attending Apple Tree, however, due to a change in family plans, we have decided to postpone our enrollment. Through this process, Jasmine was open-​minded, encouraging and supportive with regards to our decision (because we did not attend — reason for the 4 stars, as opposed to 5 stars). I appreciate her support and flexibility, and would recommend contacting Jasmine to learn more about Apple Tree and their program.

I am so happy I found Apple Tree Daycare. Miss Jasmine is so loving, kind, and gentle with my daughter. She is so nurturing and caring towards the kids. I love the effort she makes to introduce the kids to art, music, yoga, the park, etc. My daughter happily goes to daycare which is awesome. 5 stars for sure!

We love Apple Tree Day Care, and even more importantly, our 2 year old daughter does, too.
Our little girl has been going for four months and LOVES it. In fact, she’s never cried at being dropped off, and until she makes eye contact with us at pickup, she can’t pull herself away from her activities there. They regularly take them to a local park, they have painting, cooking (seeing a pic of our daughter making potstickers in the first week was PRICELESS!), yoga, music/​dance and other activities. They even threw an adorable 2-​year birthday party for our daughter, with decorations, music, cake, and a crown!
Jasmine and the other «lao shi» (teachers) do a great job of making a perfect, fun environment for the kiddies. The teacher-​child ratio is great, Jasmine is exceedingly warm and friendly, and we’ve even made friends with other families. It’s adorable hearing our girl say «xie xie» and «zai jian,» in addition to longer, multi-​word expressions in Mandarin. (We don’t speak Mandarin ourselves, but she’s beginning to teach us…)
To correct another person’s comment about the lack of licensure: ATDC *is* licensed. It is absolutely the right of a parent to make sure, and we did that. Note that it’s licensed under Jasmine’s (the director’s) name.
Getting photos sent in the mid-​afternoon (I’m assuming during their naptime) really brightens up our day. Our girl always looks so, so happy in them.
HIGHLY recommended!

My 2 year old son has been going to Apple Tree Daycare since he was 17months old. My wife and I both think this is the one of the greatest decisions we’ve ever made in our lives! My son LOVES being there and has learned so much since he started. He has become way more social and comfortable with other kids and every one else as well.
Each day of the week they plan an activity for the kids to learn from, or just to simply have fun with. The activities are amazing, they do yoga, music & dancing and painting with teachers they bring in.
My son especially loves yoga and the music classes. You will be amazed and surprised when your little one comes home and does yoga poses! The daily trips to the park for outdoor playtime are really fun for the kids too. Jasmine sends daily photos of each kid to their parents, and it’s easy to see what a great time they are having. Some of the best photos of him were taken by her!
The facility itself is very clean and secure, they have a great camera system for seeing who is at the front door.
As parents, we love seeing a smile on our son’s face when he is dropped off and picked up. My son even says «Jasmine!!» when I stroll or drive by school. It tells me that he is comfortable at school and having a great time there. He really loves Jasmine and all the people there. We feel very lucky to have found Appletree daycare, and happily recommend it to all parents. It is really a wonderful, caring place.

For a family like ours who has never lived in a City quite like San Francisco, you can imagine the concerns we had with finding a suitable school for our first born daughter of 2 years old. Those concerns were quickly put to rest when we first visited Apple Tree Day Care where we saw a very clean and well put together space. That day we arrived during nap time so unfortunately we couldn’t see if the kids were enjoying themselves or not, it didn’t matter though because the look on our daughter face said it all. We were in the right place!
Jasmine and staff do a very good job day in and day out with the children. Each day of the week they plan an activity for the kids to learn from, or just to simply have fun with. Our daughter especially loves Yoga time and the group singing classes. The daily trips to the park for some outdoor exercise is also very popular amongst the children.
As parents, we love seeing a smile on our daughters face when we drop her off and pick her up each day. It tells us that she is comfortable at school and that she’s having a good time. She’s has also picked up few new Mandarin words that she loves to use around our home which we like because we know she is learning.
During a long work day, it’s always nice to get daily pics of our daughters smiling face. it brightens both of our days! Thank you Apple Tree!!!

We couldn’t have been happier with the care, love, and early education that our 18 month old has received at Apple Tree. Jasmine has been incredible. I couldn’t recommend her or Apple Tree more highly.

My 16-​month old son has been going to Apple Tree Day Care since he was 3 months old. It was recommended to me by another mom from Golden Gate Mother’s Group, and if you’ve ever interacted with the moms there, you know that they absolutely do their research and due diligence when it comes to providing for their children.
After I checked Apple Tree out for myself (I even brought my mom, who asked a lot of probing questions to Jasmine in her native Mandarin), I knew I wanted to send my son there. Jasmine and her caretakers provide a kind, loving and structured environment for the kids — and the ratio is amazing, about 3 – 4 caretakers for 7 – 8 kids on any given day.
As a new parent who was often overwhelmed with the varied responses when Googling answers to child-​rearing questions, I often sought Jasmine’s advice on everything from feeding, to napping (she is solely responsible for getting my son on a nap schedule that makes it easy for us to follow on weekends), given that she’s had several years of caretaking experience (and two sweet boys of her own to boot!).
I also appreciate how strict Jasmine is when it comes to sick children. Colds are okay, viruses are not, and while it can be inconvenient to have to find last-​minute backup care options when it’s your kid that’s sick, the other parents definitely appreciate it.
Finally, I really like Jasmine’s honesty. She is very clear about her expectations of you as a parent (arriving/​picking up on time, when payment is due, when to bring extra clothes/​diapers, etc.), and will also make sure to run any changes by you (e.g., when she moved to her current location, she polled all the parents to ensure that they’d be okay with it).
I know my experience with Apple Tree is not unique to me, because I see how happy the children and other parents are every time I do drop-​off or pick-​up, a clear reflection of how wonderful Jasmine and her team are on a daily basis.

My son has been going to Apple Tree Day Care since he was 13 months old (now he is 20 months old) & we really lucked out! Jasmine & her team are the best! They are very loving and attentive and my husband & I see it based on how excited he is when we drop him off. When we pick him up, he gives them hugs and it is so sweet to know that he is comfortable at a place besides home.
In the 7 mos he has been going, he has developed very nicely and can actually take instruction in Mandarin now and has added a few Mandarin words to his vocabulary. He eats really well at Jasmine’s to the point he does not eat much for dinner when he gets home. He has so much fun with the many activities that she organizes — playground, arts and crafts, library, music, baby yoga just to name a few. She has a very good balance of play and structure which keeps the kids happy especially my guy who is very active!
When he falls sick, as any toddler would, she calls to check on him. She is a busy person with 2 kids of her own and I admire how she manages the daycare and her personal life and make it look effortless. She and her team truly love the kids and I see it in how they care for our son.
The place is immaculate, very tidy & clean — I am a tough critic when it comes to cleanliness and they get an A. When I am picking him up closer to 5:30, I can see them mopping the floors and getting the place ready for the next day and I love the fact that it is shoe free!
I can go on but just to add my last thought, she is always open to ideas to improve our kids experience and goes above and beyond to make the kids comfortable!
2 comments on past reviews:
To the person who said she does not have a license, there must be a misunderstanding as she definitely does and you should check with the state.
As for late pick-​ups, we should respect the hours and the very few times I have ran late, I called her to give her a heads up and we’ve never had an issue.

My girlfriend and I were looking for a new daycare for her 18 month old daughter. The Unilocal reviews on this place were pretty high, so we gave them a chance.
First look at the facility, it was spotless. The staff was very attentive and caring towards the children. They have a great balance of education, playtime, naptimes and feeding.
The place sounded great! When my girlfriend asked for their license information so she could look up the facilities information on the California State website, she was informed that they didn’t have a license! My girlfriends response was «Thanks, but no thanks» Since this is my girlfriends only child, she is hyper-​sensitive about who she has watching her child.
She didn’t even let me meet her daughter until we had been seeing each other for more than 6 months!
I know that there are a lot of places that don’t have licenses, and they have some of the best daycare around. That’s fine when it’s someone else’s kid, but when it’s your own, that’s a different story.
Licensed facilities have to get registered with the FBI and get finger printed, background checked and licensed. As well as all the care providers within the facility. My girlfriend was molested as a young girl so that is why she is sensitive to who is around her daughter. (she would kill me if she knew I was writing this)
I really liked the facility, it was clean, bright and overall one of the best we had seen.
She is not my child, so it’s not my call. Maybe if they were to get their state credentials, we would revisit the facility, but for now they are a no-​go.

Apple Tree Day Care is just great. My daughter is in a very loving environment and she is very happy, at home she always sings. They engage her in many activities and goes to the park all the time.
She started when she was 1 year old and she is now 19 months old. She was quite a difficult baby she was born premature and she didn’t suck from the bottle very easily when I took her to daycare, not a problem anymore. Now she is a very picky eater. Jasmine always keeps me up to date on her progress, eating etc. Since she is at daycare she is thriving.
Oh for those of you that care the place is spotless, they are way cleaner than me :)!
Extra bonus my daughter is learning Mandarin!

After ditching two other licensed daycares that were untrustworthy, I was lucky enough to stumble upon Apple Tree DayCare in SoMa. I love Jasmine and her girls at Apple Tree Daycare. My 2 year old LOVES them even more. She comes home happy. she runs in their door every morning happy and often throws her hands in the hair and says «HI!» with complete glee. It’s really cute!
The place is spotless clean, everyone takes their shoes off at the door. It’s in a beautiful secure building with several doormen (and women) in other words– SECURE and SAFE building! They do outings, they do crafts, there are books and lots of playtime. Best of all I get a picture emailed to me everyday which is nice to look at while I am working
I know I am the first review here but if you are considering Apple Tree Daycare. just go check them out. try and catch another mom — you will see how awesome these girls are. They are lovely there!