Apple Playschools' Scholarships Help Kids Grow!

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25% of our families utilize scholarship support.
Many families are not eligible for government child care subsidies but still benefit from assistance to provide their children with high-quality care.


$13k is the average tuition for one child. 
1 in 5 of our families have 2 or more children in our programs, so this cost increases exponentially for them. 10% of our families will welcome new children this year.


30% increase in our costs. 
​Since the pandemic began, our costs have massively increased. Scholarships allow us to keep care accessible while sharing this increase with families.​

$3,000 ​is the average scholarship for one child for one year

Your Support Has An Impact!

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  • $25 provides two anti-bias or spanish-language books for our libraries

  • $100 supports a week of increased wages

  • $350 allows us to provide one month of medical benefits to a teacher 

  • $500 supports local food systems by purchasing local organic snacks for one month at one school

  • $1,500 provides supporting costs for one teacher to get their Child Development Associate® Credential

  • $3,000 ​is the average scholarship for one child for one year

Ways to Give

Snail-Mail Donations

For mail donations, please checks out to Apple Playschools. All snail-mail donations should be sent to:
Apple Playschools
c/o Manzanitas
2626 Packard St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Make a Recurring Gift

The platform we use to receive donations makes setting up a recurring gift easy! You’ll see under the donation amount “Selection Donation Frequency.” Click here to make your gift today.

In-Kind Donations

Many community members donate time for volunteer projects, materials for building in our gardens and outdoor classrooms, or toys and books for our classroom. Tax-receipts can be provided on request.

Community Sponsorship

Be a sponsor for one of our events! For more information regarding community sponsorship opportunities, please visit our Sponsor page.

Other ways to give:

Workplace Giving

Donor Advised Funds (DAF)

Employee Matching Gifts

Stock Donations

Apple Playschools can also accept stock donations!

Please get in touch with our Development & Communications Manager at development@appleplayschools.org with any questions regarding your gift. Our tax ID is 46-5404037