My daughter and I have been going to the parent-tot class for a few months now. Coach Beth is so…read morepatient with all the toddlers. My daughter loves going and looks forward to it all week!

for younger kids, pick a place with more warm and welcoming coaches. This place might be good for…read moreolder kids but my 5 year old was treated gruffly. The owners were very responsive to our concerns.

Excellent staff and people! The manager is very passionate and dedicated to his job and he will do…read moreas much as he can to keep it fun and welcoming!

Classes are great fun for kids and the instructors are very helpful and friendly. I love that they…read moremake the kids wash their hands when they arrive and hand sanitize when they leave

I've had a very disappointing experience with this location. I raised concerns multiple times about…read moremy son's progress in class, but nothing was done to address the issues or support his improvement. I ultimately decided to cancel, but be aware that cancellations can only be done in person, which is extremely inconvenient. I gave the staff several opportunities to follow up and make things right. After waiting many days with no response from the general manager, I chose to take my business elsewhere. If you're looking for a swim school that communicates effectively and is responsive to your child's needs, I would not recommend this one.

We transitioned from gold fish to aqua tots because we saw that the teacher turnover led to…read morestagnant progress with swimming. At first it was great and I saw progress with my son swimming. Over the past 6 months, it's turned into something similar to goldfish where it's a different teacher every week. One teacher came out and said I'm not really sure what he should work on, but I'm not here next week. That was the last straw for me. Too much time and money to not have consistency and see the teachers just standing around talking to each other in the pool or looking disinterested with a Stanley cup. Not sure how you can teach while sipping out of your Stanley cup in the pool. Bye aqua tots!

I was a first time parent and I switched my 3 year old to a different gym after 4 classes, here's…read morewhy: 1. The moment I signed up online I expected a "Welcome" email, telling me gym rules, where to go, where to park, etc. NOTHING. 2. I never saw one adult. I saw the teen "coaches" and on our first day I had no idea what to do, there's no one in the lobby welcoming incoming kids or guiding them to the correct line to stand in. 3. My daughter was doing her somersaults on the wedges wrong and there was no one walking along side correcting her. My coach would smack the back of my head 30 years ago to make sure I had it straight and did it right. 4. They collect payment info online and it's reoccurring until your request to drop. This place is out for the money not teaching. 5. Find a different gymnastics place!

Hard to find perfection. But if you are looking for a super clean gym, this is it. The atmosphere…read moreat this gym is very professional. Our gymnast is only 7 and I have found that the personnel go out of their way to keep the experience fun. From the very beginning the coaches pay attention to the little things (hands, landings, the primary foot the child uses entering a skill, etc.) Parents are allowed to observe. I am blown-away at the conditioning the older girls follow.

My daughter has grown so much at NGC in only two years of being on their competitive gymnastics…read moreteam. These coaches are amazing and work so hard with all the girls! They individualize their coaching and train them to meet the needs of each individual gymnast. We love NGC and are so happy with her progress and attitude towards gymnastics. Thank you NGC!!!

Awesome place to have a birthday party! They really transform it to make it look nice! They had…read moreenough staff on hand to make sure all the kids were safe and it was well organized. Karen and KJ are great to work with!!

Aspirations is amazing! The instructors are so warm and encouraging while maintaining control of…read morethe group and provide fantastic instruction! My kids have so much fun and can't wait for their classes each week. They provide such a variety and the boys only classes are great for my son. They also offer classes for toddlers which you don't find at most dance studios. The owners are readily available and so kind. They have always been super accommodating. We are so happy to be a part of this studio

Amazing dance studio, and the owner is the kindest and moist helpful. Always in awe of the…read moreproductions that the studio puts out. Top notch dance instruction and highly recommended!

Evolution is an amazing studio! Every detail from the fun colors they chose, to the amazing custom…read morewood table at the party room! I have had two birthday parties for my daughter there. Amazing! All the girls had a blast! Plus the price was great! I went to a moms dance party as well and we exercised and had the coolest evening! Elmhurst is really lucky to have such a great studio! The owner and staff are so talented and professional!

Our youngest started with Evolution Dance last year. She LOVED it and for the 1st time was excited…read moreevery time she had class. When Covid-19 closed everything she was still able to take her class via zoom, see her instructor AND her classmates. The studio has fantastic protocols in place to protect all the dancers AND instructors but still has the warm and welcoming feel. Cannot wait to start another season with EDC!!!

This is a very nice place for kids! The place has a cool esthetic, is clean and fun for kids…read more The only problem that could be remedied is there were no soccer balls in the entire building. My grandson was excited to play soccer and the group today had to use a basketball! Imagine getting hit by a basketball or even having to kick a basketball with your bare feet. I asked an employee about the balls and he mentioned the kids were rough on the balls. Wrong answer! The facility should buy more balls and replace the tattered balls because they feature the sport; Soccer is popular and kids like to play it! Otherwise the place is phenomenal!! The

Hyper Kidz is a spacious indoor play center to help parents when their little ones are going stir…read morecrazy, especially over the winter. As with most play places, there are party rooms and an enormous, enclosed jungle gym-type structure. There are two areas where height is restricted to protect little ones from larger, more aggressive kiddos. The indoor basketball court and soccer field are a nice touch. Since this place opened in 2025, everything looks well maintained. Hyper Kidz loses a couple stars because... - I never saw anyone cleaning. - The visibility is terrible if you're a parent trying to track your kid outside the height-restricted areas. - While they have stools and ledges for parents to sit within the play area, the ledges face *away* from the main play structure, so it's not like you can look over your laptop to glimpse your kids from time to time - you're usually facing away from them. - The stools are too low to the ground and they have no back, so it's uncomfortable to sit for extended periods. - There was one (one!) employee working an enormous check-in line when I arrived at 12:18 p.m. on the Saturday after Christmas. Good lord, get her some help. - The bathroom situation is a disaster. As parents fill their water bottles, water spills all over the floor between the bathrooms. (Invest in one of those great water refill stations they have at O'Hare, Hyper Kids!) There's a weird bin with plastic booties you can put on to wear into the bathroom, but the trash bin for them outside the bathrooms was overflowing. - The entry area is pathetically small for how many people are here. Just a handful of tables (all covered in food leftovers). Monday-Thursday pricing: Infant, age 0-11 mos: $9.99 Toddler, age 1-2yrs: $12.99 Child, age 3-13: $14.99 Friday-Sunday pricing: Infant, age 0-11 mos: $14.99 Toddler, age 1-2yrs: $17.99 Child, age 3-13: $19.99 Apparently Wednesdays are $9.99 for all ages, so aim for Wednesdays, I guess. Of all the kids' play centers in the area I've been to, Ball Factory in Mount Prospect is the best staffed and most well-maintained. My kids are currently getting hot and sweaty somewhere inside Hyper Kidz, but I can't see them and they occasionally return to me to report that some kid hurt them or some hag of a mom yelled at them. I cannot see or prevent this because I cannot run laps around an enclosed play structure to try to keep tabs on them. But my kids seem to be having fun, so that's nice.