Swim team and individual lessons are great! Staff is very helpful and patient with all levels of…read moreswimmers. You're welcomed into the swim family warmly and kids make friends fast. It's just a great place to be, to learn and grow, and to have fun being part of a team and swim family.

I have never heard from Ms. Daland until I wrote my review. So, I'm skeptical of her apology…read morebelow, as she made no attempt to write or call me after I repeatedly requested to speak to her. However, her staff called me immediately that I owed about $7-$8 for a snack and toy after my debit card was lost and the charge didn't process. By then, I was owed over $1000 in special needs recreational funding that this school would not process, but they gave me one day to pay when the debit card was reported lost, and the $7-$8 didn't go through. This is a true story-and even the staff member seemed uncomfortable saying I had to pay when she knew I was owed a lot of money in funding due to their failures. Then, months later, another staff member offered me one month of free tuition for all of our trouble due to the discrepancies in the financials and my constant attempts to get ahold of someone. Then, get this- they came back and reneged on the free tuition and demanded the one month of tuition and said I must pay it. I said you offered me one free month's tuition, and I am now about $1100 in funding that is missing due to your own failures to file. They wouldn't even upload a simple tax document (very telling) for 8 months, until Aveanna's (a 3rd-party) finance department conducted another investigation with a higher-up in the claims department. Even then, they still never bothered to upload the rest of the financials. Then they BANNED my autistic 7-year-old from swim lessons because I didn't pay the one month that they offered for free, then reneged without notice, when I was owed at least $1100 in funding and was now chasing a 3rd party to investigate their financial claims when they refused to respond to me and to my caseworker. My RC caseworker, who supports children with special needs, told me he can't keep calling them to no avail. He had numerous other special-needs clients to contact and really tried to support us. But as soon as I write a bad review on Yelp, Leslie comes running. Had she made ANY attempt to contact me and express remorse over how things went down (even if I never get paid back, just say sorry or acknowledge what happened-some communication from her), this review never would have been posted. I didn't know this woman existed until this review hit; now she's accessible. My autistic child is STILL BANNED from this swim school for me not paying one month's tuition that was offered for free after I was in the hole of maybe $1100 plus in lost funding. I had to explain to her why she can't go, and she cried thinking she did something wrong while I waited for another swim school's waiting list for special needs clients to open. Thanks! This is literally the only negative review I've ever written.

My almost 5 year old son has a slight fear of getting his face wet and had previously attended 3…read moresessions at crpd last summer. He did not learn or retain much from those sessions, between his fear of putting his face in the water, inability to keep warm (a neoprene shorty was still too cold in the summer) and short attention span. When I signed up for Connect the dots l picked lessons at midday to ensure it was warm enough for him. The main difference I noticed was that lessons were very focused. There were learning goals to be met each day, and most of the time it was exciting and fun but sometimes the kids reach an area outside of their comfort zone and the teachers at connect the dots don't back off. They firmly but gently keep working on it. That's why these 1-on-1 lessons cost more. My son had McKenna, the new lady teacher and he did well. Not a tear in the end but of course, if we don't keep practicing he will forget what he learned. Other things that will help your child to maximize learning at these lessons (not requirement but helps) -Sufficient upper body strength to push/lift themselves out of edge of pool -Able to understand/follow instruction in English -Able to handle being in and out of water in outdoor environment for 25 mins (my son needed neoprene suit and midday lessons) -Ability to coordinate limbs I watched a 6 year old learn to thread water, and swim the length of the pool (12 feet?) and he came in with some fear of water like my son.

What a wonderful swimming class! It was worth every penny, and worth taking the time. My son is a…read moreconfident swimmer, and is ready to take on this summer! I would recommend this place to everybody.

I've been using 805 LifeGuard for my daughter's swim lessons and also used one of their lifeguards…read morefor her birthday pool party. Jasper is so responsive and helpful while coordinating us with the best guard or instructor based on our needs. Highly recommend anyone for lessons of all ages. Babies too!!!

What amazing service and safety! Jaden was fantastic at our party we hosted. There were 30 kids…read morefrom 3-11 years old and Jaden was very engaged with the kids and coaching them on safety while still having fun. Also a bonus that all the kids loved when he was suggesting different pool games to play.

My son's swim teacher Brad is beyond amazing!!!He is one of the best swim coaches out there!!!!…read moreAnd he really cares about his students safety in the water.Patience and Positivity: The instructor has a calming and encouraging demeanor that put my child at ease from the very first lesson. He is professional and so kind and knowledgeable.And his positive attitude and encouragement helped build confidence and made the lessons a joy.And i'am excited for my child achievements and amazed by all his progress already.Thank you Brad for all your hard work and dedication!!You are truly a top notch swim instructor.Keep up the amazing work!!I totally recommend waterworks for anyone who wants the best swim coach and experience and more importantly safety for their kiddos.

I'm about to start my third week of ISR lessons with Wendy for my 1 year old son. Wendy is so…read moreknowledgeable and knows her clients well. She is focused on teaching my son throughout the whole lesson while also balancing explaining things to me as she does them. I was very nervous for these lessons and her demeanor has brought a lot of relief! My son is becoming less tense in the water and showing progress!

My one year old daughter took Wendy's 6 weeks ISR last summer, and was fully able to float and swim…read moreto the side of the pool by the end. Not only is she so much safer around water, but loves swimming and is always excited to go swim. We are following up with the refresher course this spring. I highly recommend Wendy if you want your child to learn to swim and learn life saving skills around water!

We've been part of the water wings family the last few years as both my kids needed lessons. Bryce…read morethe manager is amazing, helpful, and so accommodating. We've had the pleasure of having multiple great instructors over the years. Both my girls have become confident and strong swimmers and are always smiling during their lessons. Before water wings we had tried a competitor in Thousand Oaks and my daughter dreaded going, was never progressing, and anytime she connected with an instructor they were gone weeks later. So happy we made the switch.

I was really looking forward to taking my son to swim lessons and sadly I was very disappointed…read morewith our experience. Considering this was our first time, I was expecting some kind of orientation or introduction to their facility and class options. The girl who checked us in, simply just had us sign the electronic waiver and told us who our instructor was. The swim instructor only had us do 3 of the same moves multiple times. She also didn't provide any insight as a first timer. I understand there's only so much you can do in 30-minutes but it seemed very basic, something I could simply do myself. I also noticed she kept looking at the clock and at some point a male instructor came and he seemed to be more experienced. At the end, no one even asked how our experience was and if we were interested in any packages. Not to mention, the facility wasn't as clean as I hoped it would be. The water was murky, the changing rooms were dirty with black water marks on the bench. They only had 1 blow drawer and nothing to put wet swim suits in. The windows all had hard water stains so you can tell they didn't clean them appropriately. I wouldn't recommend walking barefoot in this place.

Our instructor, Roman, is extremely attentive, patient, consistent and amazing with our son. He is…read morevery reliable, kind and great for us to work with too. We very much appreciate him and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone seeking swim lessons for their little ones!

She's so kind and competent! We've had a wonderful time with Courtney. The kids have made huge…read moreleaps in their swimming! They're water safe and loving the water also!

So I have cancelled my membership and am moving on from this YMCA location. It was a good run and…read moreI will miss my mornings here and my friends and nice conversations. I am moving my office to Westwood so it is no longer practical to come here in the mornings on my way to work as they do not open until 6am. If they opened at 5am I could stay but that extra hour just does not equate to a doable commute. I just updated my review to 4-stars as the Y has finally responded to some of our complaints. They have corrected the issues causing us grief and seem to have staff here now that are receptive to the members requests. This is a welcome change; so in response I have updated my rating. And thank you for finally removing the locks on the windows so 1) we can get out in an emergency; and 2) too bad we had to endure sweltering Summer with no ability to open them. Now that it is Winter, it's not much help, but nonetheless it is noticed that you all finally responded to the members request.

First let me say I am a big fan of the YMCA system and I give the employees and volunteers all the…read morekudo's in the world.. But.. The aquatic center can be absolutely brutal on the senses. It is a very nice building with a 5 lane overflow pool, a cooldown/special purposes pool, and a small extension of the main pool. The accoustics here are beyond painful though. I recently went to a swim meet here, and it must have pushed 120 decibels inside with the little girls piercing screams and the sound bouncing off of the non baffled walls. They really need to put some kind of sound absorption system or ceiling hanging pylons in this facility because the sound level is beyond real. I witnessed several elderly people covering their ears at times, and I myself, had to step out from time to time. Great programs I'm sure, but for swim meets, please, be warned and maybe take precautions.

We are blessed and grateful to have been referred to Dena and to have had our children be taught by…read moreher! She gave us the greatest gift ever--confidence in the water for our kids and all-around swim safety. We are forever thankful for this experience with her. She's the greatest swim instructor, and we will continue to refer her to others. Thank you, Dena!!!!

There is no possible way to describe how much joy and comfort Dena has given our family. She was…read moreable to get a VERY fearful and reluctant 5 year old into the water and somehow get him to swim and actually go under-water. Some children take to water like fish, ours was definitely not one of those. Dena teaches self-confidence and self-awareness to even the most resistant of us. And, to top it off, she was able to teach my wife to swim, just simply amazing and grateful. Thank you Dena, you are very special.