Great Day Camp for kids of all ages…read more Staff are wonderful; upbeat, kind, and happily answer questions. The number of established activities + daily activities is impressive (magic show, bounce houses, slip and slide). I can't speak about the food quality, however I appreciate the options and my kid never complains about what he gets. The grounds are clean. Playground is huge and offers many activities. Side note: VR headsets are offered. They do not age gate these to the recommended 13 years. So I was none to pleased to learn my under-13 kid used them. They know better now. But yes, VR is not appropriate for the growing brains of younger kids

My son has been going here about 2 years now. It used to be fantastic: they had projects where you…read morecould bake bread, stitch a pillow, and stencil art. This year, though, none of those were available, and the kids were relegated to playing outdoors and eating lunch. When I would ask my son what he did that day, he would shrug and say, "Played on the jungle gym. What else?" It's disappointing because there was no reason given as to why they stopped doing these projects. They are still charging the same price - a whopping $645 per week (!) without all of the benefits. Maybe some of that is going to the overpriced meals they are having catered from Panera, which is charging something like $10 for a cup of soup last time I checked. Maybe we're paying for the counselors' meals as part of the charges. Who knows? There is no itemization, and parents are kept relatively in the dark about what goes on at camp every day. There are no field trips or swim days, so it is unclear *why* the charges are so high. I packed my son snacks every day, but he said he's not allowed to eat them, and true enough, when I picked him up, his snack pack was at the front gate, not allowed into camp. He said the camp itself provides no snacks, so it's unclear how Steve and Kate's Camp expects campers to survive on a cup of soup and hunk of bread while playing outside all day. Kudos to the person who wrote the little ditty on the badges, as that was very cute (photo attached). I hope they improve their program next year, or we will be looking at other options.

This is the best summer camp. My kid has been going for 4 years and loves every second of it!read more

Both our kids have done WildFolk for a few years now and we love it! Our daughter just finished 3…read moreweeks and especially enjoyed water Wednesday and all the fun crafts she got to do. Looking forward to more next summer!

My three children have attended YMCA sleepaway camp for the past three years, and until this year,…read morewe had always had a positive experience. This week, my daughter developed pink eye. Around 10:00 a.m., the camp contacted me, took her to Big Bear Urgent Care, and kept me informed throughout the medical visit. She was diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis and prescribed antibiotic eye drops. I appreciated the prompt medical attention and communication. Later that afternoon, I was informed that I needed to drive to camp to pick her up. As a Public Health Nurse, I understand the importance of infection control and protecting other campers. What deeply upset me was not the decision to send her home--it was how she says she was treated while waiting for me. When I arrived at 7 pm after a three-hour drive, my daughter was in tears. She told me she had been isolated since the night before in a single cabin room by herself, with the door kept closed. (So that was approximately 23 hours? An 11 yrs old girl isolated for, well minus 3 hrs for urgent care lets say, 20 hours?) She said she wasn't allowed or offered to participate in even solo activities and had very little interaction with anyone. When she went to the restroom, she overheard staff whispered to other staff, "Be careful, she might touch everything, just spray the bathroom." She also stated that her meals were taken into her single cabin room, placed far away from her, so the Camp Director who brought it in wouldn't be too close to her (even though its bacterial infection and spread through direct contact- it was NOT an airborne or droplet precautions), making her feel like people were afraid to come near her. She told me she felt like she was "in prison." Whether every detail happened exactly as she perceived it or not, that was her experience, and no child should leave camp feeling frightened, ashamed, or treated like they are less than a person because they became ill. I fully support reasonable precautions for contagious illnesses. However, children also deserve COMPASSION, REASSURANCE, and human KINDNESS while waiting for their parents to arrive. Especially from the Camp Director. We have loved YMCA sleepaway camp for years, which makes this experience especially disappointing. I hope the camp reviews how children in medical isolation are cared for and trains staff to balance infection control with empathy. Unfortunately, after this experience, our family will not be returning.

I have just began my membership journey with the Y in May but have been blown away by all the…read morecommunity oriented resources and kids classes for my kiddos. I've thankfully been able to get back to working out with the help of the kids classes and their child care center. My kids have grown to love the staff, it's been truly welcoming in that regard. I would also like to shoutout Jazmine at the front desk. She was able to talk me into signing up for a membership and swim lessons for my two boys. I was honestly all over the place when I came into their gym, hadn't done much research. But after a quick tour and conversation with Jazmine turned things around. Make sure to work with her if you ever get logged out of your account. I've embarrassingly enough have needed to change my password thrice. But yes overall 5 stars, I'm glad to have such a nice establishment in my area. The gym itself is nice, good equipment and cold. The other customers seem to understand gym etiquette. The last service I will recommend is their free food program. As a single mother of two I will gladly accept assistance. Again thankfully to the conversation with Jasmin, she was able to sign me up.

I can't speak highly enough about PlanetBravo. My 12 year old son has gone the last 4 or 5 years…read moreand his summer time at PlanetBravo is the highlight of his year. Summer trips are planned around PlanetBravo. Summer events are planned around PlanetBravo. Everything during the summer is planned around PlanetBravo The owner Danny is amazing and incredibly responsive. The camp director and camp counselors are amazing. The other campers are great, and my son has made year-round friends every summer. The tech curriculum is current and always interesting. And, the non-tech time is healthy, active and fun, so I know that my son is not sitting in front of a screen all day. I also love the daily photos from camp that we can look at with our son to talk about his day. My son comes home from camp motivated to continue to do what he did at camp. One week he worked with drones, and the drone-flying was non stop at home. Another week he worked on Python programming, and after that he couldn't stop looking for things to program. Don't even get me started on 3D printing..... Last year, my son was more upset the last day of camp then he was for the first day of school. I can't think of a better indicator of how great this camp is than that....

Our son has been going to PlanetBravo Technocamp for 4 years, and he requests attending year after…read moreyear. The Beverly Hills staff, which is now Beverlywood, has been incredible. The curriculum is fantastic, and after taking this camp, my son wants to explore coding and computer science as a possible profession. And there are also so many great real-life courses you can take like Photoshop and video editing. But above all, the staff is phenomenal. They are smart, well-educated instructors who make the day fun for the kids, and they really care about each and every camper. Go to PlanetBravo Technocamp! You'll see why we sign up every year!

Five Stars! I'm so…read morehappy I chose Monarch as my son's afterschool program! The staff is incredibly caring, and they pay attention to every detail, creating a safe, fun, and enriching environment. My son, Henry, absolutely loves it here! Knowing he's in great hands while we're at work gives us such peace of mind. Thank you, Monarch, for keeping him engaged, happy, and safe!

I really wanted to love this camp. My 5 year old son attended summer camp for a couple of weeks on…read moresome days. Although his counselor CJ was great, and the pickup and drop off was organized, there were some hiccups with snacks that I had ordered from their lunch program that my son didn't receive and some vagueness about whether the parents should be providing snacks or not. I was willing to overlook that again given that his counselor was on top of it, very courteous and caring. However, when I picked up my son last week, on a typically hot, sunny afternoon, as soon as he saw me, he desperately pulled at my shirt yelling, "Water! Water! I need water!" He was so upset. Of course, I was very unsettled but tried to calm him, and asked him where his water bottle that he takes to camp every day was. He said he had lost it after the pool in the boys bathroom. I ushered him toward the water jugs tent nearby and asked the counselors there for a cup, which they handed me, and gave him some water which he guzzled. Obviously I was very confused about why no one had gotten him water. He told me that he had told his counselor Swordfish "23 times" that he lost his bottle and needed water. (CJ was not there that day apparently). He said they checked the boys bathroom but it has been locked and checked the lost and found but the bottle was not there. My son said that they "tricked him" because when they took him to the water jugs to get him water, they told them they had run out of cups so he couldn't have any. Excuse me?! We walked over to Swordfish to talk to him about this and he was passive and indifferent, I was so perplexed! But I kept my cool. He was like to my son who told him that he had asked him a bunch of times for water, "Oh, did you tell me you were thirsty, sorry about that, buddy." I very politely said something to the extent that it was really important to provide the kids water in this heat, and again he just apologized robotically, nothing more! So I went to talk to Michael who I guess manages there, and told him very politely about the situation and I was amazed at his blase attitude about it. He actually got a bit defensive and tells me that the water jugs are available during lunch. During lunch?? Lunch is at 11:30 and it was 4:45pm! And anyway swimming was after lunch. What does that have to do with anything ? The dismissive way he handled it make me feel extremely uneasy. My son is 5 years old. He runs around like crazy in this heat . He was so thirsty that it made him completely disregulated! And all these guys have for me is, yeah sorry. What's more is that my son later told me at home, where he had a major meltdown and was completely off all afternoon and evening, that they showed him something "really really scary" at camp. Of course, I was all ears as my pulse elevated, keeping a calm mama facade. He said in the arts and crafts room they watched a video of a superhero who flew into a building and crashed and turned into a skeleton! Whaaat. First of all, why are they watching anything?? I can put my kid in front of the TV for free at home. Secondly, why are they showing young kids anything like that? And without prior parental permission?! Oh and the kicker? We found his water bottle when we got home. IN HIS CAMP BACKPACK. So these counselors have a 5 yo kid begging them for water and saying his lost his bottle, yet they can't take a moment to LOOK in his bag?! No way am I sending my kid back here.

I can't begin to express what an amazing gem Art Rebel Studio is! We were trying to figure…read moresomething out for our daughter's 6th birthday party. We know we wanted to do some kind of art party but wanted to be unique. We found that at Art Rebel for a glow in the dark art party. Ponti, the owner, made this birthday so special for our 6 year old and all her friends. From the beginning he was so easy to work with and very communicative. Ponti has kids birthday parties down to a science with different activities planned out that all the kids loved! Him and his team handled it all while we got to relax and chat with other parents. On top of that, we didn't have to worry about goodie bags because all the kids went home with a couple pieces of glow in the dark art that they made. There was a separate, and massive, room for food and drinks so when cake cutting came around it was so easy. Also he made setting up and packing up so easy. If you're looking for something different and special for your kid's birthday, I can't highly recommend Art Rebel Studio enough!

We had such an amazing experience at Art Rebel Studio! I took my son to their graffiti camp and he…read moreabsolutely loved it. The atmosphere is so creative and fun, and the staff is amazing. The owner is such a great person and made us feel so welcome. My son enjoyed it so much that he already wants to have his birthday party there. Highly recommend!

They are now officially a scam. I paid $1600 for two kids... then I asked for a refund before the…read morecamp started. They refused to refund (in the mean time, they received MILLIONS in taxpayer loans) then filed for bankruptcy.

My son did the Go Kart summer quest camp and loved it. Each day he would come home excited about…read moreadding the wheels, adding the seat from noodles, painting it. We ordered lunch this week of camp and with him being such a picky eater, we were pleasantly surprised that he ate it most days. He is on the autism spectrum/Asperger Mann and the team at Galileo was so good with him. My daughter who is 7 also did camp (her first year) and she has already asked to come back next year. We thought it was a great experience for our kids but it is expensive.

This is our favorite camp of the summer! My daughter just finished her week-long session and had…read morethe best time. She brought home so many cool projects, and I really like how she gets time just to tinker and experiment with things that aren't necessarily product-oriented as well. Most importantly, Ana, Tammy, Emily, and the whole staff are just the best. I always know that my kid is well taken care of and that her individuality is appreciated and respected. We'll be back next summer!

Camp STEAM is my son's happy place, and his favorite week of the summer! From the fun and creative…read moreprojects to the amazing staff, we simply love spending the week there. Ana and Tammy are very special to us, their encouragement, support, and enthusiasm is truly the best. And Emily is so wonderful, creative and caring. Everyday my son came home with a super cool project, led by a prompt, or from the tinker table, where the possibilities are endless. The environment at this camp is exactly what my sensitive kid needs... he feels safe to be himself, and go outside his comfort zone, while having the support from each and every staffer and camper there. He's able to be creative, feel included, think outside the box, and learn new techniques. He has definitely become more confident taking on new projects, and feeling proud! This camp is pure joy and happiness.

My son attended his first season at Camp Adventurewood in 2023 - it was his first experience at a…read moresummer camp and he was a little nervous and shy but all his counselors made him feel so welcome and comfortable and after the first day he was hooked! He loved the variety of activities and made so many new friends. He came home with fun stories each day. I loved that they offered a variety of options from 2 days/week to 5 days. We returned last summer and an unexpected and sudden medical event threw our summer for a loop. They were beyond kind and accommodating. Michael, the owner, personally made sure we were taken care of at a very scary time and was just incredibly kind and communicative. I can't thank him and his staff enough for the support. I would recommend this camp for any family. Its like a classic, old-school summer day camp experience!

My son attended Adventurewood camp for the first time this week. For the most part he enjoyed…read morehimself -- particularly the characters they introduce throughout the week. However, we decided to pull him out for next week because of a very disturbing situation. He shared that a counselor had pushed him with both hands on his shoulders during a capture the flag activity. He had dropped his flag and was putting it back on when a counselor (he didn't know her name) pushed him back hard enough to make him lose his balance and fall. She also barked "you need to reset!" She didn't ask if he was ok or help him up. You'd think if this was an accidental push and he fell over she would say something like "sorry bud are you ok? Here let me help you up" but nope, not a word. A friend he's attending camp with witnessed the whole incident. Since I pick them both up in the afternoons they both recounted this situation to me and both of them noted how inappropriate her behavior was. I immediately reached out to Michael, the owner of the camp. He said he wanted to identify this counselor and get her side of the story. Understandable. My son felt uncomfortable going back the next day but I reassured him it would be handled and offered to drop him off in the morning and stick around to talk to Michael and the counselor. I wanted him to feel safe. Michael identified her (her name is Carson) and said he wanted to talk to her first, which he did a few feet away from me. I heard her say she didn't push him. They then walked over to me and she again denied everything. So we asked both kids to come over and recount what happened. They both did -- in front of her -- and reiterated she pushed him. She denied even touching him. So Michael suggests at this point that perhaps it was an accident and my son responds by saying "how do you push someone like that by accident?!" No response. So I ask her, are you saying these kids are lying? She again said she didn't touch him and at this point we send the kids away. I'm incensed because not only does she gaslight both of them to their face but tells this bold faced lie to her boss in front of the campers and me. I tell her I believe them and I think she's the one lying. At this point she gives me this dirty look - angry, irritated and almost rolls her eyes at me. I turn to Michael and say "and now she's giving ME an attitude?!" Unbelievable. In a follow up call, he tells me how good of a person she is and that this is shocking for him to hear but that she doesn't seem like someone who would do something like this...that she's getting her teacher credentials and he knows her really well. I am getting the vibe he doesn't actually believe any of this and he sounds very skeptical. I respond by telling him that it's almost always surprising when people exhibit bad behavior and that even teachers do bad things...that doesn't make her any more credible in my eyes. He acknowledged that. In fact, it's worse because I would be really concerned to have someone like that teaching a kid. Lack of empathy, accountability, and integrity. I mean, I think it's great he's trying to have her back but there are moments in life when you need to draw a line and act swiftly...these are one of those moments. Because ultimately, this impacts the reputation of your camp. I told him that it would be good to offer training to his staff in case this ever happens again in the future and honestly he sounded baffled and asked me to clarify...I said well maybe tell your staff not to give dirty looks to a mom who's clearly upset that her son just got pushed by a grown adult at summer camp?? I told him that the response to this situation could've resulted in a totally different outcome. Had she said something like "I really don't recall pushing you but if I inadvertently did and made you feel bad I'm sorry - I didn't mean to do that" - I would've went home that morning feeling fine about the situation. When I told him this he said that he's not going to police all her reactions, that she's still young, that she's still learning and made all kinds of excuses for her. Exhausting. Apparently she got a "warning" and will sit out of the flag activity (umm, ok...). He seems like a smart guy and wish him nothing but success in the future and I was earnestly trying to offer advice for how to handle a situation like this better but it fell on deaf ears. I really hope that some kind of learning comes out of this for both of them. Oh and to top it off, my son's friend told her mom that Carson was giving her looks several times throughout the day today and when she asked what kind she said "side eye" looks. NOT COOL. My son also said she was kind of mean to him but wondering why they were even in close proximity when Michael said they'd absolutely be separated and would not see each other? Validates we both made the right choice by pulling them both out. He offered a refund but I'm still pissed about the situation.

Manu is a rare gem in the world of outdoor educators, and fine humans…read more I feel so fortunate to have her in our lives, and playing an important role in shaping my Daughter's world view. She's the real deal.

OMG where to start? Manu is the real deal, warm hearted, smiley, and after a week away with her my…read morekids (8 and 9, completely different personalities and likes) both ADORED her. Manu's helpers felt great too. I liked SO much about this camp. My kids still talk about the amazing camp food, still clutch their little tins of survival tools, and still walk a little taller because they know a little more about the nature we live in and how to handle it. Go Camp Manu!