This is by far the best camps I've ever encountered. Family oriented environment and it all starts…read morefrom the top and trickles down. Rodger Redhead is by far not only genuine and passionate about his profession but is the most hands on fully engaged supervisor I've seen in any sector. With many fun and engaging activities offered super clean facility's as well as devoted team members and staff.

Oasis in Central Park, is a great place to send your kids. From the amazing and supportive staff,…read moreto the spectacular events that are put on about every week, it's totally worth it! The morning rally's are always the best part, the camp cheers, the fun games, and morning announcements, always gets the campers pumped up for the day.

My son was registered at NYC Elite Gymnastics last year. As a warning for all parents signing up,…read moreyou must pay for the full month of classes regardless of whether the gym cancels classes or has no classes because of holidays. No credit is issued. My son was registered for November and December. The gym did not have classes in half of November and half of December because of the holidays. They do not give you credit for the missed classes so you end up paying twice the price and the monthly tuition is pricey to begin with! I called them on this and they said they only allow make-up classes BUT (and here is the kicker) they do not track the make-up classes AND it cannot be applied to your child's future classes for the same time and date AND you have to call them the week before to schedule the class on their availability, not yours. Since my son only takes gymnastics once a week on a certain day and time, it's really hard to find a second day and time in the same week for the makeup classes because all the classes we want are usually taken (weekdays after school and weekend mornings). Since they don't even track make-up classes, it seems like most parents end up not using them anyway. This seems really shady to me. We do like the classes but as a note, please sign up for the months where there are no holidays.

This place is insanely expensive and they keep raising prices every year. A 55 minute class for a 9…read moreyear old is $79 ($317 for 4 classes). Compare that to my $38 SoulCycle class ! When they are closed you still have to pay the whole monthly amount and they offer a make up class instead. It's probably worth the cost if your child wants to become a gymnast in the future but $79 per class to learn how to do a cartwheel is just insane. Unfortunately there is no other gymnastics place nearby and they seem to take full advantage of that.

My daughter went to this camp last summer for the first time and we found out the hard way that…read moreswimming is not every day because they use a public pool. They rent the space from a 3rd party and an Army base I think. So most activities are far apart and there are no indoor bathrooms so the kids change in tents or portable potty. The water play area is constantly dirty and never cleaned out. My daughter told me it's usually very muddy and a lot of kids didn't even want to go in. Lots of equipments were broken down and never fixed either so by mid-summer, half the activities listed on their schedule was out of commission. Since this is an affordable summer camp they also have a lot of kids enrolled which meant it was very crowded so know what you're getting into. They don't provide lunch or snacks so you will have to pack it everyday. The counselors are mostly college kids working the summer which is fine but also depends on who you get in your group. According to my daughter, some are great and some are not so great like yelling at the kids. Also, watch out for their so-call refundable deposit. The camp manager called me in Dec 2022 and asked if I planned to enroll my daughter this summer. I told her we were still working out scheduling and wasn't sure when/if we would sign up. She told me on the phone that I could cancel and get my deposit back before May so it would be good to just enroll now to hold her spot, which I did. When I called beginning of April they told me that's for the whole amount not for the deposit. I find this very deceiving and left a bad taste. I would not recommend this camp.

I gave them over 4 months notice that I was pregnant with a second child and could no longer send…read moremy 2 year old to JCC's program due to my family changes. They kept an entire 3900 dollar deposit and have never returned even a cent of it. This doesn't include the 300 dollar application fee that I swallowed. This feels unjust and honestly, a bit cruel. I recognize deposits are important but I even worked hard to ensure that the class my daughter was supposed to be in was filled, which it was. It's not like I hurt their program in ANY way. At this point, it just feels like theft? My daughter has never once stepped foot in JCC.

My son joined the centre in September as part of the DOE 3K program. It took about 2 weeks for him…read moreto settle in and he's now really happy. The center is new, large and clean with a large outdoor area that the kids get to enjoy, weather permitting. There is also an additional indoor playground area. The teachers are wonderful and my child is learning loads everyday. He looks forward to seeing his friends which is nice. Lots of pics and activities report are sent throughout the day which is nice as I get to see my child gets up to. Would definitely recommend to see it for yourself if you are interested in joining!

If you want to know the price it's about $3000+ a month they won't tell you over the phone so I've…read moremade it my business to leave bad reviews since they wasted my time bus and train 1 hour 30 mins PLUS just for a 2 min tour you could have just said the price on the phone !!!!!!!!! I'll be leaving bad reviews for every location expect ONE only ONE location actually told me the price on the phone this is not a TIME SHARE! I'm a mom with a million things to do and only 24 hours I don't have time to waste!

The little gym is excellent!! both my daughters are enrolled (5 yo and 2.5yo). The individualized…read moreattention and skill development is great. My girls have so much fun and love the positive energy of the teachers. The facilities are large and clean and the staff is so helpful navigating strollers up the steps.

Disappointed Beyond Belief…read more during Covid, classes at The Little Gym in TriBeCa were a pleasant respite for my boys, aged 1 and 3. In early 2021 they changed their policies and no longer accepted makeups for missed sessions, and also did not allow family members to use any of the extra sessions (which they had previously allowed) We must have missed the new update to the policies. In January of 2021, my sister in law passed away from cancer. She left behind two boys, my nephews, ages the same as my own. Long story short, we missed many of our classes during our time in mourning and supporting our family. When we did get back to resuming our sessions, we were disappointed, frustrated and shocked to find out that my nephews were not allowed to use the countless credits for classes we had racked up. In disbelief, I spoke to the General Manager, Micky, who refused to let my nephews jump into classes with my kids, "because the policies changed" and "because my nephews were not registered at The Little Gym". ***Keeping in mind, my nephews USED to be allowed to use our credits even though they were NEVER registered with The Little Gym. In further disbelief, I contacted the OWNER of The Little Gym in TriBeCa, including the memorial service info and tributes about my late sister in law who had passed away, in our communications. The owner said he was 'sorry, but would not make any exceptions despite the extra ordinary circumstances'. My hope is that after reading this, parents will stop wanting to continue to support this awful place.

My friends and I (three families) sent our kids this summer and none of us will go back. Despite a…read moresincere effort to deliver a great experience the camp is run unprofessionally. All three of us came away with stories to tell. Everything from the back office to the bus service is weak, communication is poor and outdated and to top it off the owner has a million reasons why it's some else's fault. ('My staff' 'The bus company') We're lucky to have so many great camps in our area. This one didn't work for us.

My son has gone to a number of day camps in the area and this is the only one he has ever raved…read moreabout. He comes home dirty and tired but in a good way. There are a number of activites and field trips so he is never bored. The best part is that they are outside all the time - perfect for a city kid.

My son had been cooped up, in front of his computer trying to virtually learn without having any…read morephysical activity during the day. I discovered Game Lab and the various flexible programming they provide for children. The mid-day recess sessions and the after school sessions have become an absolute game changer for my very active son. After just 2 weeks of attending Game Lab's programs, my son is almost back to his old smiling self. He looks forward to running around in the park with his kids playing organized games by attentive safety monitors. I am looking into additional programming for my tween (11 yo) with Game Lab this summer. Thank you for this very thoughtful program from a parent who was desperate to find uncomplicated yet very well thought out program for kids to RUN AROUND!

So glad to have this place downtown now! Brooklyn Game Lab is the solution I was looking for, for…read morecreative, outside-of-the-box, problem solving and enrichment. I love this place for my girls, 5 and 7 years old. The game lab offers after school classes, but in June I was interested to try their all-day summer camp. (Bonus that they offer early drop off and late pick up, for working parents.) When I came to pick up my daughters, they didn't want to leave. They felt triumphant that they had played and explored new games that stretched their problem-solving skills, teamwork, and social negotiating skills with other children, with whom they worked on creating their games. Staff are professional, caring, very careful with finding out kids' needs, and patient. My girls look forward to going back.

My kids LOVED their camp experience at CinemaKidz! Super cool program, great counselors, and I love…read morehow the kids are grouped with children of all different ages--a more "real world" experience where you collaborate with people older and younger. My kids are all interested in making films, they are creative and collaborative. So for my kids, who have been specifically searching for a place where "making movies" is the main focus, this was a dream come true.

I enrolled by 12 year old daughters in two weeks of this camp based on the rave reviews. One of my…read morekids completed the first week but after the first day of the second week they both decided that they did not wish to return. This was their overall assessment: The staff is kind and friendly. They work hard to handle group dynamics and challenges but my kids described constant classroom management issues that were rarely resolved. This camp does not provide enough enrichment for older students (10 years old and up). Groups are organized by theme, not age band so there was a 3 - 4 year age span in the groups in which my daughters were placed. There is a big difference between abilities and interests in that span and most attention was given to supporting the younger students. My daughters expressed that they were bored and did not learn new skills. Finally, despite reaching out to the camp to express my concerns, I was informed that the students are encouraged to resolve issues on their own. They did not address my concern about the age span in each group. This camp may be wonderful for young students but is not equipped to handle middle school aged students.