Apple Tree University Preschool
Apple Tree University Preschool is a licensed child care center in Reseda, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Per Director they will immediately will cease the transition program and keep all the children seperate until their second birthday. And they will apply for a toodler componet by the due date. Based on LPA observation and staff disclosure C1 twenty two months and C2 twenty one months were cared for in 2 year old room where the children were commingling which poses/posed a health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8
Based upon review of the Guardia nassociations, Substitute Teacher Alma Portillo Vazquez was not associated.. She was hired on 03/18/24. A civil penalty of $500 has been assessed. This poses a potental health, safety or personal 8 rights risk to the children in care, as she has an inactive Criminal Background Clearance.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not adhere to the license terms and conditions by caring for infants in the preschool classroom
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Common questions
Has Apple Tree University Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Apple Tree University Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Apple Tree University Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Apple Tree University Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Reseda, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Apple Tree University Preschool?
The licensee is September Schools, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is September Tracey Ewing.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 195700199 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.