Both of my kids attended TDA for years, and I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions we…read moremade for their education. TDA created an environment where they felt fully accepted for who they are, with all of their differences embraced as strengths. The teachers and community inspired so much creativity and encouraged them to grow in ways I didn't expect - academically, socially, and personally. I saw my kids become more confident, compassionate, and thoughtful people because of their time at TDA. They left not only with strong skills, but also with a sense of themselves as people who can make a positive difference in the world. I'm deeply grateful for everything TDA gave our family.

TDA is an excellent program. One of our kids graduated from Spark, and both attended numerous…read moresummer programs for years. They both speak very fondly of it several years later

Last year, my 6yo (at the time) son had a great experience at Camp Terry so we went ahead and…read moresigned him up for 3 weeks this year. Unfortunately, Camp Terry management changed and things took a huge turn for the worst. On the 2nd day, counselors complained that he was crying loudly and walked away from the bathroom line. I asked what happened at it seemed that a couple kids skipped him in line and then a kid did the same thing later the same day. I told them that it sounds like bullying and asked them to look into it. They did not take this seriously. Things escalated. My son was punished for crying that led to him potentially acting out. He didn't want to return so he took a day off and we both went in the next day. On the day that we returned, we went to a playground initially. At the playground, my kid started to get frustrated at some cheating during a game but he was able to work with a counselor to get the issue resolved. Other than that he was chill played well with others, etc. The next stop was Enchanted Farms, (an amazing site/will review). One child was so poorly behaved at EF that the site manager asked him, to stand near him while he gave instructions on feeding the animals to the other ~15 kids. A couple other kids almost feed rocks to the animals and were a bit out of hand but most of the kids were very respectful to the animals and the business as a whole. Most of the kids including mine, seemed to deeply appreciate the experience. The next day, I dropped my son off at camp and I made sure that he was ready to call me from his watch as needed. I dropped him off at 9:30am and got a call in less than 2 hours. It seemed that some of the more disruptive kids in his group were calling him names and that the counselor couldn't take the time to tell them to stop. When we were on the speakerphone, I could hear other kids talking about the name calling and taunting that was happening to my son. I hopped in the car and called the camp manager to let him know that I was on my way. When I arrived, the site manager said he spoke with my son's counselor. The counselors said that he was aware that my son was being teased and that we ran off to call me before he could address the situation. I told him that I could hear the taunting on the speaker phone so he couldn't have run too far and that while no name calling is acceptable, what I heard was worse than the counselor acknowledged. 7 yo's can easily be redirected by counselors if they are willing to take the time. Furthermore, teasing and bullying is clearly out of alignment with Y-core values. The brochures state that Y-values matter but the execution falls far from that mark. I am not sure what is happening at Camp Terry but I can't keep my child in that environment. He will stay with us for the rest of his sessions and we will see what we can recoup from the costs. Safety first...

I called to enroll my son in YMCA summer camp. I work in Bellevue, WA but live in Seattle, WA. More…read morecentral district area. I spoke with a representative to see which location was closer to my job (trying to create an easier commute). She huffed and puffed and said I could do it online (should've been my first red flag). I went online I enrolled him in the Bailey Gatzert location for all 10 weeks. It was asking for one week payment immediately. I called in and advised I needed to split payment between my card and the state subsidy. They completed the enrollment (for a completely different location than I enrolled). They gave me the provider ID so now my subsidy is attached to this strange location that I did not enroll him in. Today was his first day of camp. I made my payment , I filled out forms and I dropped my child off. When I arrived to the camp they said the tablet was down and if I could sign in on paper. So I did and so did the other moms. I'm at work and a random number calls me twice. (I assume it's and emergency, so I excuse my self from work and take the call. ) it's the summer camp yelling me he is at the wrong location. "I've been trying to find him in the system for hours and I finally realized he's not coming up cause he belongs at Concord.) I ask her where is Concord. Concord is 40min away in west Seattle! But over an hr way during rush hour from my job. I'm advised to call registration and have him switched over. But they can't guarantee. I called registration and IMMEDIATELY I was told they have to find out whose fault it is before they can switch him over. She puts me on hold and never comes back. I hang up and got another representative. I immediately ask for a supervisor; and she immediately starts making excuses that a 5-10 min hold is acceptable because they have to pull the phone calls. (It's never acceptable). After several reps who lack empathy, accountability and any level of customer service I was advised by a supervisor that YMCA did no wrong by changing my registration; (it was my responsibility to some how notice she changed the location) ; my child could not be transferred to the correct location this week. They in fact wanted me to make the commute to Concord for the week and then they would switch me over. This means the camp I enrolled him in wasn't over booked or understaffed or any real reason she switched his camp over. They refuse to release my voucher for this current week cause apparently they deserve to be paid this week for their incompetence. As a mom or a parent we make tough decision on the regular. Missing a week of work for YMCAs incompetence was not on my tough decision list but here I am. I won't even begin to discuss how unsafe it was for my child to be at a location all day where it was no record of him having been there. When I picked my son up the manager had already lied to the location and told them my child would be going to Concord for a week and then returning to Bailey Gatzert. ‍

Great equipment and friendly staff. Not too busy in the morning. Worth the day pass because it's…read morefor 24 hours and they let you use it passed 24 hours if you come early the next day.

I had gotten a pass for a limited time. I had wanted to try out the facility before making a…read morecommitment and spending my money on a gym to use. I was harassed by a few ladies there. One while in the locker room dressing and the other while trying to destress in the steam room. I was asked to have sex with this weird random girl there. Don't go here! I would recommend somewhere more safe and secure than this place.

Kids Club is fabulous. My daughter busses there from TOPS and I always have to drag her out at the…read moreend of the day. The teachers come up with imaginative themes each week and the kids have a mix of structured and unstructured time. The teachers are fun, diverse and thoughtful disciplinarians. When school is closed, Kids Club is open for "camp" and they do extra fun activities, like hiring a magician, going on walking field trips, etc. Couldn't be happier with this organization!

I have had my children at Kid's Club for all of elementary school (nearly 10 years combined by now)…read moreand have been very happy with the care all of those years. The care is consistently high quality, caring, engaging and fun. I trust Kids's Club with my children and would highly recommend it to any parent. Thier summer camps are also excellent!

I rarely ever write reviews as I rarely have the time to do so, but I was so impressed with the…read morecustomer response from Coding with Kids, that I absolutely wanted to share my experience. First off, their system is so very well organized. Once you register, you receive a parent page where you will find everything you need for a seamless journey from preparation to the first day of class; this includes tutorials, guides, passwords, and links for necessary downloads. After his first class, my son was terribbly unhappy as he could not connect with the content and he found it too difficult for him. This company was incredibly responsive. Their Regional Director emailed me and did everything he could to fix the situation. He was incredibly kind and understanding. Within hours, my son was registered on a different class; and because of their well organized platform, I was able to complete all the pre-requisite checklist quickly. Lastly, my son was joining a class on day 2. The class instructor did an amazing job transitioning his new student briskly and comfortably. I couldn't have been more impressed. By the way, between 2 kids, I have signed up for many other Virtual Coding type camps. Don't be deterred by this company's lower price point or be fooled into thinking that it is a lower quality level camp. The quality of the instructors and instructions are 100% similar than the other more expensive camps. I am impressed and will definitely be looking more closely in taking more classes with coding with kids.

They won't give an option to cancel a class. You are going to get frustrated trying to navigate…read moretheir site trying to cancel. This is all within the cancellation window that is 48 hours before the class Customer service is only through a portal where you get no response. Do not waste your money here!

I attended one of their programs during the summer of 2015 and can easily say it was one of the…read morebest experiences of my life. I went into the program knowing very little about the video game industry and came out knowing what I wanted to do with my life. All of the teachers and coordinators are top notch and everybody really went all out making it a fun and learning filled 3 weeks. The instructors do an amazing job of keeping everything interesting and they really inspired me with their love for what they do. In addition to a super fun learning experience, I also made a ton of new friends. The people at Experience America are all awesome people and they do a great job!

We booked a paid for an experience america trip for June 2020 organized by our school in 2019. The…read moretrip was "postponed" till June 2021 "due to covid" and they would not offer a refund. By October 2020 they cancelled the trip and stated they would refund out money to us and in March we are still waiting. Now they say they will offer us a voucher rather than our cash back. I cannot believe they do not have insurance to cover the cancellation of the trips etc and they have just kept our money and not provided any service whatsoever. Do not use this group

Erin at the front desk was friendly and got us checked right in even though we were a few minutes…read morelate Joseph who worked with us to design out pieces explained everything we would be doing, helped pick our colors and was so good at answering questions. Amazing he has been doing glass blowing since he was 12 WOW! GO SEE THEM IN SEATTLE!

This was so cool! A friend and I booked the create your own class and each made pumpkins. We had…read moreone glass blowing expert leading us. It was cool that it was just the 2 of us. I can't remember his name (sorry!) but he was great! Very helpful, informative, and nice. He helped us to make some beautiful pumpkins! I'd highly recommend! Thanks to all that work there too, everyone was lovely.