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.

We sent both our boys here, one pre Covid and one post Covid. Both times we found a supportive…read morecommunity of caring parents, staff and teachers who share values of generosity, respect for children's development, the importance of civic responsibility, and the value of learning through independent and collaborative play. They were also both very well prepared for kinder when the time came! Any family that I've recommended the school to has raved about their experience and many have said they wished they'd found it sooner for their child or older children. The outdoor spaces are extensive, and the addition of music, dance, STEM, and art classes are great additions to kids' days.

Our family moved to Burbank from the East Coast and were in search of a playbased pre-school for my…read moreson.  We had loved our old pre-school and did not believe we could find a new school that was as loving and enriching as our old one.  Boy were we wrong! BTEE turned out to be a magical place where my son thrived. The school and teachers are warm and loving and the parent community is inviting and fun.  Not only did we find a new school, we found a whole new community and made friends for life. I could not recommend BTEE more.

We're so sad that the Saturday Spring 2026 camp is over--and we're really hoping they offer a fall…read moresession! My 7-year-old is in a dual-language first grade class and has had some exposure to Spanish, but Cultural Bytes truly sparked his interest in wanting to learn more. My son has Autism Level 1 and does need some support, so at first I wasn't sure how it would go. We decided to try just one class, and after that very first day, he was already asking to go back. That says everything. We've loved it so much that we enrolled him for the entire summer program. While he's sad that the Saturday class has ended, he's excited to return in the summer. Señora Jackie is wonderful with the children, and the rest of the teachers are just as amazing. I especially appreciate that they fully immerse the kids by speaking only Spanish--it really makes a difference. Highly recommend!

We sent our son to the Spanish Summer Camp at their new location in Burbank and he learned so much!…read moreHe came home singing songs in Spanish to himself and talking to himself in Spanish. After 4 short weeks, the next time he met with his Spanish speaking tutor/babysitter, he was speaking so much more! He has always had good comprehension but hesitated speaking, but now no more! Thank you Cultural Bytes for this great program that you offer!

My husband and I really enjoy their swim program, shout out to the Swim Director, Kevin! He's…read moreawesome and our daughter has been enrolled to their swim program for over 2 years now. My husband and I also use their gym facilities and the machines and equipment are all well kept and maintained. It's also nice that there's a kids area that we can drop off our daughter while we work out. Our daughter enjoys the kids center because the staff are really great with kids. We just wish the kids center has more open hours.

For the first time in about 10 years, I decided to join the YMCA again, and I had a great first…read moreimpression at the Burbank YMCA. Grace helped sign me up and was extremely polite, helpful, and thorough in explaining everything and getting me set up. The first thing I noticed was how clean the center was, especially the weight room. I was also impressed that members actually re-racked their weights after working out, which is something you don't always see in Southern California gyms. Overall, a very welcoming, clean, and well-run YMCA. Thank you, Burbank YMCA!

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.

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.

Decided to hit a hike before the heat kicked up and after a bit of mental wrangling, I choose…read moreStough... However, the trail is currently closed due to recent fire activity a couple weeks ago.

We Burbankers don't like to brag, but we've got a cozy nature center right past the golf course…read more Hold on to your purses and backpacks, as some live animals live inside and can be brought out for petting purposes. Who pets a snake? Some do. Easy free parking right outside the nature center with lots of interactive displays inside. There's also an outdoor theatre area for presentations and plenty of space for the summer kids' camp. Burbank's hiking trail starts right outside the front door and is now accessible to all with Burbank's new all-terrain hiking wheelchairs, available at no charge with a reservation. Best kept secret? Sparkling clean bathrooms inside.

Creo Studio is truly one of the best educational centers for kids. The whole environment feels…read morewarm, welcoming, and caring. Everyone there is friendly and patient, from the teachers to the administrators, and you can really see how much they care about the children.

Creo Studio is wonderful! My two kids absolutely love it. The staff is amazing, the education is…read moregreat, and they always make learning so much fun. We've had such a positive experience, and I would highly recommend Creo Studio to any family!

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.

Oops! This review is two months late. We had our son's 4th birthday party here. Valeria was the one…read morethat I set up the party with, and she is the sweetest & most accommodating person. We had over 20 kids (about 60 ppl total) and did the weekend 3hr option. We had kids ranging from 1.5 years to 4 years old, and literally everyone had something to play with. I was worried it'll be too crowded, but it wasn't! Many of my guests commented how non-stimulating the environment was and complimented me on the venue choice. The price is also very reasonable, especially compared to other indoor playground packages nearby. The staff also helped with providing wheeled carts(?) to move our catering items and gifts. We also have been here on 2 or 3 occasions just for free play, and my child always has a blast. We'll definitely be back again!

Had our son's birthday party there over the weekend it was an amazing experience the staff was very…read moreinvolved in multiple ways to ensure the party was fun and accommodating to Everyone. We will Be doing it again 1000000000%