Lees Summit · Childcare
Appletree Academy, LLC
A faith-based provider in Lees Summit, licensed for 44 children. Jan McDonough (Founder) has been there since 1994.
How they teach
Faith-based
“Non-Denominational Christian Environment”In their words. appletreeacademy.biz, July 2026
One of 30 Kansas City-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 63 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Jan McDonough (Founder) since 1994, Tricia Porter (Preschool teacher) three years there, Melissa Hertzog (Owner and Director) since 2024, Carol Harbaugh (Teaching staff), 31 years in early childhood and April Howard (Preschool teacher), 2 years in early childhood. One other staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
Of 353 Kansas City-area providers, 15 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of nineteen years.
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Appletree Academy, LLC for what it has not published: what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood
- Last visit
- October 14, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 14, 2025. Missouri DESE Office of Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
- Most serious
- Missouri DESE Office of Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
Missouri DESE marks every rule section of an inspection Compliance, Violation or Not Observed, and for each violation publishes the inspector’s observation, the rule quoted in full, the correction required and a deadline. A complaint investigation is published where the state substantiated a rule violation, with its disposition.
Oct 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · October 14, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.040 (8) · Staffing Requirements · Correction due October 14, 2025
Background screening information received by the provider was not available for review as evidenced by Bobbie Scroggs did not have a FCSR screening in her file.
Required correction: Background screening information shall be retained in the individual file, kept confidential, and made available for review when requested by the department.
Oct 2025 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · October 10, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.040 (8) · Staffing Requirements
Background screening information received by the provider was not available for review as evidenced by Bobbie Scroggs did not have a FCSR screening in her file.
Required correction: Background screening information shall be retained in the individual file, kept confidential, and made available for review when requested by the department.
Nov 2023 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · November 17, 2023
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements · Correction due November 17, 2023
Criminal background check results were not on file for P.P., M.H., L.P., M.B., April Howard, and G.H.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Oct 2023 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · October 23, 2023
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were not on file for P.P., M.H., L.P., M.B., April Howard, and G.H.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Phone
- (816) 863-5283
- Website
- appletreeacademy.biz
- Address
- 1800 SW 150 Hwy
- License
- 001500852, active
- Established
- 1994
- Ownership
- For-profit
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · appletreeacademy.biz
Who cares for your child
- Staff — appletreeacademy.biz
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · appletreeacademy.biz
- Established — Checked July 2026 · appletreeacademy.biz
- Ownership — Checked September 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov