Yelp moved stuff around on me. They removed this review which ended up on the Downey High School…read more.. This review is for the "Mommy/Daddy and Me Session #1" which was held at the Downey High School Aquatics Center. The class was Monday - Friday, July 6 - July 17, 2015 from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. for a total of 10 sessions. Fees for residents were $55 per child and $59 for non-residents. That's basically $5.50 per class. Children were required to be older than 6-months-old but younger than 4-years-old to get in the class. To sign up, I had to enroll both of our daughters in person because their birth certificates had to be presented. This was fine since I didn't care to pay the convenience fee that applies to all online registrations. Class summary: "This class is designed to orient children to the water where they will begin to learn basic safety skills, breath control, floating, kicking and paddling. Parent or guardian must participate in the water with the child. Up to two adults per child permitted in the water." Additionally, the kiddos used life jackets, paddle boards, and squirting toys in the pool. We gathered in a circle and sang songs every once in a while. Let the kiddos sit on the wall above the pool and let them jump in "Humpty Dumpty-style." We also submerged our children's heads which I didn't think our own children would like, but they saw the older kids going (quickly) under water and did just fine. Our class started out with 15 babies/toddlers in the pool with as many or more parents. On the final day, not even half that many showed up. I think this was a bit disheartening for our instructor. Speaking of our instructor, Marissa, was great! She deserves 5 stars in her own right. She was attentive to our needs. Very courteous. Flexible - like when our youngest didn't like the life jacket she said it was fine to take it off and try something else. Nice young lady. What I liked most about Marissa, though, was she was aware of everyone in the pool around us - meaning the other classes and the kids who decided to run on the concrete just beyond the pool. Oh, and she was the only instructor who said anything to this kid who was climbing up the pole right where the canopies were. She gave a certificate of merit & a lollipop to each child after our final class. Stuff like that means all the world even to a 2-year-old. My family of four enjoyed the class. Any longer and our babies would not have handled it well. The half hour session was perfect. It was fairly chilly in the water on days that were a high of about 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a breeze. Otherwise when the temperature reached at least 90 it was nice. I'm not too privy on pool maintenance, but I don't believe it was heated. Also, I'm almost certain it is cleaned with a salt system. The reason for 3 stars is simple: The bathrooms and locker area were pretty disgusting most of the time. It's an outdoor facility, so I expected it to be mildly dirty with footprints and water splashed about. But most days the toilets were gross and the sinks and countertops were scattered with hair. Toilet paper was strung out & the bathroom stall trash cans were overflowing. Puddles of water were in various places and all along the tile where the walls met the floor. My husband said it was gross in the men's area too. I support my community no matter what, but I also know that City of Downey and Downey High Aquatics Center can do better than this. I've seen it done countless times at other places - much lesser towns than Downey. Parking can be a B to the i-t-c-h, but there's no need to drive like an ass over it - especially since high school students may be driving there too. This all being said, I would still recommend this class to parents and their children. Review #375 Yelp challenge 2015 56/100

Nice outdoor swim facility part of the Downey High School proper. Across the street from City Hall…read moreand the police station, the location is freeway convenient for the casual amateur weekend swim meet family. Parking is a bit of a hike-- on weekends, there is free public parking behind the city hall and library area. Posted times are not in force on weekends and holidays. The swim meet tent city sets up in the lawn outside the swim stadium area, but it is fine. Salt water pool? Well isn't that nice.

Very nice facility. They offer 3 hour early morning lap swimming and 4 hour late afternoon to early…read moreevening lap swimming. So there is plenty of opportunity to get your exercise in.

I really love this pool(s). My children took swim lessons the first two weeks of summer,…read moreinstructors were really great. They helped them improve on what they needed and taught them new things. Free swim during the week is an incredibly reasonable in price. The pools are clean, as well as locker rooms & restroom area. You may bring in a chair to use. We will be visiting this pool again. Staff has been polite and helpful.

The lanes are nice and wide and the pool is in good condition. I came in for the lap swim on a…read moreMonday morning at 8am and I easily found a lane just to myself. The staff is super friendly and personable. They say hi and welcome you, which made me feel very safe and happy to be there. The men's locker room and showers are do for an upgrade and the water in the shower was freezing, or as my friend says, invigorating! I waited a bit for it to warm up with no luck. Just jumped in and jumped out as fast as possible. The pool was safe, clean, and a great place to get your swim on.

The staff here are super friendly I called them on the phone to get information about the building…read moreand things they had to offer. When I got to the facility, they were just as nice and amazing people in person. When I went, it was about a month before Halloween and they had it decorated for Halloween and the fall holidays in general, which was very fun to see. I had asked about a changing table since I have a small child and sadly they do not have a changing table, not their idea as they wanted a changing table when they remodeled the changing rooms but the city said no. (city of Bellflower if you see this, give them a changing table. In both men and women's! It is very much a necessity!!!) So even though it was possible for me to change my young child on the countertop they had I also felt very unsafe changing my wiggly child there because I was unable to strap him down. I could have changed him in a stall but no mother will want to change their child's diaper on the floor unless they know it was recently cleaned which I am sure no place has time to do constantly. (AGAIN BELLFLOWER A NECESSITY!) Outside that my son had a great time playing in the water. It was his first time in a pool and it was great. I would say I wish the water was heated for him but it isn't terrible for adults. Looking forward to going back again to play in the water.

The facility is large clean and nice, I would highly recommend it . Also has a professional and…read morecourteous staff!

Haiku: Cerritos Olympic Swim & Fitness Center…read more Lap swim for adults Swimming lessons for children There's also a gym. --- The Cerritos Olympic Swim Center is an enclosed 50-meter pool with locker rooms, showers, and a fitness center. It may still have the outdated 80s-style interior, but it's still a grand and beautiful swim center. The swim center holds children and adults swimming lessons and recreational swimming, and lap swimming for adults. It is also home to the Cerritos Aquatic Club and the local high school swim teams. Check the Cerritos website for days and times for recreational and lap swimming. The locker room is spacious. Whenever I come here for lap swimming, I try to avoid using the showers because the water temperature can be finicky (constantly changing from hot to cold and cold to hot).

The park is really nice and the equipment is fairly new. However... the playground is on fake grass…read moreand of you walk on it then touch the equipment you will get shocked 100% of the time. The fake grass is a nice idea but it's not safe for kids to be getting shocked the entire time they're playing.

This park is amazing all year around…read more New playground Open space with surrounded by trees. Enough shade. Best time after 3pm when the entire playground is shaded. Your kids and babies can play with ease without direct sun light. 1" pool is wonderful during the summer heat. Only open during summertime. Park and Recreational Staffs are visual and present Nice place to book kids birthday party! Pet friendly. Kids friendly. Adult friendly. Bring your family out for a picnic which table and bench are available. If you want to sit on the grass, it's great too. Enjoy!!

This is a nice swimming complex with many things to do…read more The parking lot is big so finding a parking spot is never an issue. My son has been coming here for about 6 years now for swim lessons and all the instructors have been nice. They have classes for infants all the way to adults. There are two pools where they do the swim lessons. It also seems like they do lessons for teenagers who are doing more competitive swim. Not sure if they are from a specific school or just train here but seems like they do all types of training here. We also have been to the water park side and it was fun. We went once day during the week and it wasn't to packed. I can imagine on the weekends it does get more packed and since its not a huge place I can imagine it does get crowded in popular areas such as the wave pool. I've also seen advertisements for when they have movie nights and other events so it seems like there is something for everyone. Overall this is a nice complex with someone for everyone. Come check it out if you live in or near the area.

It was very fun! Price was not bad for a day of splash. Went with my kid and had a blast. Food…read moreoptions was meh but generally the park was clean. However, wish they'd control the usage of the tube in the river better, cuz there is no way to find one or the majority of people don't even have a tube in the lazy river.

Nice pool, clean, well maintained and serviced. They have plenty of life guards and often have…read moresummer night events (that fill up quick) I'm giving them 3 stars because it's a public pool with limited recreational hours. They'll do recreation hours for 1 hour sessions at 2:30pm to 3:30pm then again from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. The rest of the time this pool is only open for paid classes. On a hot summer day, this place is useless which is not just disappointing but a disservice to the community as it's our one source of this type in the city.

Nice facility, with fairly reasonable prices. I only wish it…read morewere open later for public use--at least from Spring through Fall--and that each swim session were longer. That would make paying to swim at this place an even better value!

The kids wanted to go to the park so we hung out here at Palm Park. Nice park w a tennis court,…read morebasketball court, swimming pool, cute little trail for walking, playground, bbq area and plenty of picnic tables. The park is very spacious and the air was enjoyable... crisp and seasoned just right!!

Great park with so many activities from baseball to tennis. An abundance of park tables that can…read morefit multiple large gatherings. And easy direct access to the greenway trail. 10/10 recommend

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