Appleseeds Academy INC
Appleseeds Academy INC is a licensed child care center in South Lake Tahoe, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not ensure compliance with the section cited above by having an uncleared adult working at the facility, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Appleseeds Academy INC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Appleseeds Academy INC had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 9, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Appleseeds Academy INC?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Appleseeds Academy INC compare with other daycares in South Lake Tahoe?
It is tied for #14 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Appleseeds Academy INC last inspected?
May 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Appleseeds Academy INC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Appleseeds Academy INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes South Lake Tahoe, was $797 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Appleseeds Academy INC?
The licensee is Appleseeds Academy INC School Age, and the administrator listed with the state is Leigh Ellen Ferreira.
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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 093625166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.