Choosing the right daycare for your child is no easy task for a parent. There are a lot of…read moreimportant factors to consider and there is no such thing as a perfect daycare facility. However, I will make this decision easy for you and tell you to look elsewhere and I will tell you why. Initially we choose Creative Kids Daycare because it was close to where we live, small, clean, sunny, with individual classrooms per age group, the workers speak Spanish, my questions were answered to my satisfaction, the three referrals they gave me recommended it and it was also very affordable. Everything went smoothly for the first few months until our son switched classrooms. He went from being in the 18 month classroom to the 2 year old classroom with a different teacher. There are two different teachers in each classroom - a morning teacher and an afternoon teacher. We had problems with the morning teacher named Miss Amy. Our son was in her class for a few weeks when we noticed a diaper rash on his scrotum. Any parent knows that it is not a commonplace area to have a diaper rash. The area appeared chaffed as though he had been wearing the same diaper all day. On top of that, our son was walking unusually, he screamed when we changed his diaper, and cried when I put diaper rash cream on his scrotum. My husband and I felt horrible and I immediately called the Creative Kids Daycare owner named Nadia. She assured me she would speak to his teacher and rectify the problem. Instead, Miss Amy blamed my son for having concentrated urine and less than 2 weeks later, he came home with another diaper rash on his scrotum and flecks of dried feces on his groin and penis. I spoke to both owners of the daycare center given that it is a husband and wife team on multiple occasions and was unsatisfied with how the situation was handled. It was simply disregarded. I was told was that there were cameras in the classroom, that Miss Amy had been working there for 7 years, that we could switch to the 3 year old classroom and gave me their reasons for the cause of the diaper rash: the brand of diapers we were using, my son has concentrated urine, etc. Thankfully, we have since found a facility that changes my son's diapers frequently and keeps a log of when they do so. He hasn't had a diaper rash since! They are also truly responsive with any questions I have of his care and deal with situations with transparency and honesty much unlike this facility. His teachers are educated in child care development, are Naeyc accredited and highly professional. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of this establishment as they cannot even take care of the basic necessities such as changing a child's diaper. If you are looking for reputable day care facility in Lexington I would encourage you to investigate the following three: Children's Development Center of the Bluegrass, Woodland Early Learning Center, Early Childhood Lab. I would stay as far away from this place as you possibly can. Your children are too important.

We loved everyone at Creative Kids!! We moved across town and tried to make the trek for a few…read moreweeks and realized Lexington traffic was too unforgiving. However, if they opened a 2nd location near Hamburg we would be the first to enroll ;-) Everyone is so sweet and caring there. My son THRIVED and made such special friendships.

This is a great daycare/preschool. Small class sizes and individual attention. My daughter is…read morestarting pre-k class and she already knows almost everything that is required for kindergarten next year. Reasonable prices compared to places like kids r kids.

Central baptist is one of the best day cares in Lexington. The teachers in each class are very…read morecaring and loving towards the children my son loves it here.

The greatest preschool in the east louisville area. Highly recommend the 4-5 minute drive across…read morethe county line to simpsonville to have this staff care for your children.

If you are asked for a daycare to attend in the Shelby County area, Adventure Club will always be…read moreone of the top picks. This is in a church, so some of the lessons for the older children will be Bible-centered. It has been the best place for our daughter. I have had several friends grow up in Adventure Club's afterschool care program, then later work for the afterschool care program to finally send their own children to Adventure Club. If that is not a testament to the program, I don't know what is. Henley goes Tuesday-Friday and lights up when she sees her teachers and friends in her classroom. Her teachers are kind, sweet and always willing to answer any questions or concerns I have. There is one particular toddler that stops by every morning to hug Henley's teacher. (The toddler use to be one of the teacher's babies). I love the small sizes (no more than 8 to a room) and the sense of community when we go. Henley is in cloth diapers; this was one of the few daycares we toured that had prior experience with cloth diaper babies. It has a lock system to get into the building. Each parent has their own keyfob or code system. If someone else is picking up the child, they must ring a doorbell to get into the building, sign a sign in sheet and then show ID. However, my husband has been required to show ID, even though he has a keyfob, a few times picking up Henley because the teachers are not as familiar with his face. The outside of the building is equipped with a security camera system. I feel extremely safe having my daughter here.

Felt very safe leaving my child here. Teachers were all very smart. Owner was personable and…read moreseemed close with all the parents.

This is such a great branch! Clean, with new machines, open space, and so many amenities! Friendly…read morestaff and easy to park here as well. The pickleball courts are new and a great feature.

Did a Pickleball Clinic with the director Shana Harris she helped me improve my skills I can now…read morehold my own on the courts. Thanks Shana She teaches classes for every level even if you dont know anything about the game. Call the YMCA at (859) 258-9622 ask for Shanna Harris Pickleball Director Linda Rubino player

It's so good I used to go here it was the best bring your kid here he will make a lot of friends…read more And gattitown is right next to it and you can smell that good pizza. And when u see a medium grass field I used to play soccer there so yea go there.

We had some concerns related to this location after reviews surfaced online of abuse allegations at…read moreanother Lexington Kindercare, as well as allegations that the director at that location was aware of said abuse and was moved to the Wilhite Kindercare location. It was the day before my son started that we received notification that said director was resigning for "personal reasons." Take that as you will. As far as our personal experience, we did drop off and were able to take my infant son to his room (this is not the normal Covid policy: they wanted us to drop him at the door). When I walked in, there were two babies at the entrance of the room: one lying on the floor (not in a boppy or on a blanket, but on the floor), with an older child sitting up beside her, looking down over her, with snot running out both sides of his nose. I made a comment about the snot to both the director and the worker, the latter of whom was sitting across the room. It was the director that finally wiped the snot off as my husband and I looked horrified. We left, feeling like this was not a good fit for us, based on the the combination of abuse allegations and level of engagement (or lack thereof) of staff with the children. I returned at 1200 to pick up my son. I explained my concerns to the Asst. Director, who was apologetic, and waited for her to retrieve my son and his things. We were pulling him completely from the daycare. As I waited, the training she'd been completing on her laptop was still playing--and it was a recording, I believe, of a person talking to (I'm assuming) a group of Asst. Directors and Directors about "how to get more children in the door without having to hire more staff." This, I feel, sums up the mission of Kindercare. It showed in our experience. Again, we will not be returning.

ZERO STARS DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!…read more Life guard said we cant swim and that we needed life jackets in the shallow end!!! Plus we needed a parent touching us at all time. And my legal guardian was in the water with us and the lifeguard had said that she needed to be physically with us even though she was! She then accused us of lying when we said our legal guardian was in the water with us. She had red short hair, a sleeve of tattoos, had colorful crocs, and was wearing a black one piece bathing suit. So if you see her , make sure to report her immediately!!! By the way this happened on a wednesday. Thanks for your time and I do not recommend this place. Spend your money elsewhere and out of more high quality place. Also, before I get off i'd like to say the bathrooms were disgusting and there was mold. There was mold on the walkways in the gym and it smelled like sweat. I also witnessed a young child slip and fall on the wet inside floors. Not a single worker smiled back at us and they were talking crap about my leagal guardian and us. If I can give this place zero stars, I would , but that's not possible so I have to give it one star. All we wanted was a nice friendly trip experience to the water park , but we now have terrible memories just like the service...

My favorite YMCA in Lexington! They have a warm water pool, a lap pool, a fairly large outdoor pool…read moreand a hot tub with a sauna.