My child has been enrolled in the Mesa Verde PAL and the STEMazzzing summer program offered by…read moreCommunity Extension Programs for the past two years. I could not recommend this before/after school program any higher. At the Mesa Verde PAL Miss Tammy offers excellent science experiments all year round and we could not adore her more! My child is excited about the projects they do and the fun games they get to play. It is much more than just a place to go. The teachers who work here are committed and caring. It makes me happy to know my child has a safe and wonderful place to go to while his parents finish up work for the day. Pro-tip: for those considering STEMazzzing camp for your child, be sure to register for classes as soon as you can! The LEGO, Sharks, and Minecraft classes go quickly. They also offer Physical Education during camp including things like Crossfit for Kids, Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer.

Today I'm very upset. I decided to enroll my son in the Tiny Tinker program which is run by CEP. I…read morecalled last week and had an interesting conversation. The lady I talked to said they might not have space, asked whether I required financial aid and then "magically" found space. Roll with me for a moment. When we showed up, I asked the teacher how full they were and she said they had 8 slots left to fill. I cannot overstate how irritating it is to be profiled and have someone assume you require financial aid; but probably more importantly, though I'm reserving final judgment for drop-off tomorrow, this screening will result in little to no diversity in the classroom. I did not see any when we were there. If this matters to you as it does to me, know that I've not had bad experiences with the site director, the teachers, or even the CEP corporate employees. It's just a nasty feeling that something is not right. Though I cannot fault our interactions, I wonder would they be so compassionate to someone working in the (upper middle class) area who required financial aid to enroll their child... I'm just not so sure how I feel about this and I wanted to pen this review honestly immediately after the fact. I hope that was not their intent, and I will update the review later if anything changes about my perceptions but I think this is something to be considered. My older two were in elementary and used CEP for after-care and the experience was phenomenal. I haven't had a bad thing to say about the program or how it is run, but this really rubbed me the wrong way.

The teachers at Children's Learning Adventure are so wonderful! Specifically, Ms. Mendesha! My…read moredaughter loves going to school to see her and she is learning so much! Mendesha truly cares about the kids in her class and it shows! I will be sad to leave her when my daughter is ready for Kinder.

My son started at this daycare when he was 18 months old. From the very beginning, drop-offs were…read moreextremely difficult. He cried every morning and didn't want to stay. The director reassured us that things would improve with consistency, so we remained patient and gave it time. Fast forward to today, my son is now 26 months old, and we ultimately made the difficult decision to withdraw him. Our hope in enrolling him was that he would strengthen his social skills and expand his vocabulary. While he has made great progress through speech therapy outside of daycare, we never saw him use his words while at daycare or observed meaningful growth in his social interactions there. The overall environment also did not feel warm or welcoming. Most mornings, we were rarely greeted by staff with a simple "good morning." When we arrived at his classroom, he would immediately begin crying, and rather than helping him transition, the typical response was to offer him a snack and wait for me to leave. He did have one teacher whom he absolutely adored, and we will always be grateful for the care she showed him. Unfortunately, her assistant changed frequently due to what appeared to be high staff turnover, making it difficult for him to build consistency and relationships with caregivers. During his final few weeks at the daycare, he was injured on three separate occasions with no incident report given to us. We were told by the teacher it would be at the front desk but they were never found. We were also not provided with a progress report or meaningful communication regarding his development. At the same time, we noticed changes in his behavior at home, he became much more emotional, which reinforced our decision to withdraw him. Every family's experience is different, but ours was disappointing. We felt there was a lack of consistency, communication, and warmth from the staff. Many of the teachers did not appear happy or engaged, and the high turnover made it difficult to feel confident that our son was receiving the stable, nurturing environment we were looking for.

My Gym is such a fun indoor activity for kids! The practice and plays are a perfect way for my son…read moreto let out energy climbing, jumping and exploring. It's $10 to drop in to a practice and play time if you're not a member. I personally find the memberships to be a bit expensive so love this option. You need to have grip socks, which they sell or you can bring your own. I love that they redo the set up of the gym each week so it's a new experience each time. The staff is super friendly and welcoming every time we visit!

We love mygym! We've been to a couple classes as well as a birthday party here and always have a…read moregreat time! Both boys have enjoyed it at varying ages from 6/7 months through 4 years old (so far!). Friendly, interactive staff, fun activities and lots to do/climb and jump on! Bummed they discontinued the private 'playdates' you could schedule with a few friends on the weekends! I understand it was a 'COVID' time thing, but would love to see it brought back!

Fun! The staff was helpful and courteous. Was a date night for me my husband just for funread more

Great! Our 8 year old loves going. He has weekly private lessons and they teach him so much!read more

Nice place. Well run. Clean. So many classes to choose from…read moreand it was busy for the hour I was there. Great day with my grandson.

Don't waste your money! Started my special-ed 8 year old daughter in beginner tumble class. The…read morebeginner class trained for months leading up to the "Showcase" performance only to be left with a HUGE disappointment. 95% of the children in the showcase were age 5-9 and 5% were 15-18 years old. My daughter was the only beginner placed with the top level experienced teenage performers because the title of the class was "Tumble" and the teenagers were "Tumble 90." Accuracy is accepting that she trained in beginner group and was placed in advance group for the performance. Talk about being made to feel demoralized by all the work she put in. She did do great as a beginner, that is not the point. Your website describes this advanced class well, as attached photo. She enjoyed watching the performers throughout the night but "great time" is fabrication and words that did not come out of my mouth. Hence this review. When we got home she asked why she was with the big kids whom had special dances and none of the kids that were in her class? She was made to feel shame even though she could not express through words how she was made to feel a way on performance day. I pulled management aside immediately after because it was a hugely obvious the disparity why they couldn't figure out a way to put her with all the other beginners, this is where she trained. Why don't we put 8 year olds in a high school basketballl game? Having to explain this situation and advocating for my child, followed with a response, that as a parent I am projecting on a manner of simple right vs. wrong, is a complete joke. Also, tickets for the family to attend needed to be purchased in advance, which we did. Tickets were not collected at the door and many families were let in the door without a ticket as speaking to and witnessing them walk through the door. My child slipped through the cracks when teachers made assignments for this performance day. Every beginner was with beginner groups. I am the ONLY complaint because my daughter was the ONLY beginner with the advance group. When addressed with the owner, unremorsefully replied "she grew up as a gymnast whom performed with older girls." Completely missed the point of SKILL LEVEL on a showcase day. I will never let my daughter to feel this way and take my $1500/year tuition elsewhere. I post this so future parents can be aware of the many hours spent of beginner practice prior to the showcase, to then have them thrown in a random slot for performance day. Please save your money and go to a gym whom can structure their teaching and classes to meet your child's needs for performance day!

Great facilities and reasonable day-pass deals. I love their steam room and hot tub, and the desk…read moreattendants are friendly and don't hate their job like some of the other gyms in Tucson with Gen Z employees. As for the cons, the sauna is sometimes out of order. It's been off and on all summer. Also, I will say that some of the older people at this place don't understand gym etiquette and will swipe your equipment before you're done if you turn your back for a second. The trainers are somewhat distracting as well. Some are good and know what they're doing, but they're unreasonably loud when speaking with their clients. Others are quiet and polite but don't offer great training; one guy had his older, frail client ripping down half reps on the lat pull down machine like he was 14 years old and trying to impress his friends. Overall, a good experience with a few hang ups.

As a recent Tucson Transplant, the Tucson J has become one of the most meaningful places in our…read morefamily's life. As a parent and grateful community member, I continue to be impressed by the care, professionalism, and heart that make this place so special. Our experience with the Early Childhood Education program for the past three years has been outstanding. As a parent, the most important thing is trust, and we have real trust in the teachers and leaders. The staff know the children, care about their growth, communicate with families, and create a warm, nurturing environment where kids feel safe, supported, and excited to come each day. The care is high-quality, thoughtful, robust, and flexible, which matters so much for working families and families with different needs. I also deeply appreciate the J's broader commitment to inclusion, especially its programming for individuals with disabilities and families who benefit from extra support. That is one of the things that makes the J feel like more than a gym, preschool, camp, or community center. It is a place that works hard to create belonging. The facilities are excellent and very well maintained. The campus is especially fun in the summer, with the pool, splash pad, camp programming, sports fields, tennis courts, fitness center, classrooms, art spaces, and community gathering areas all working together. It feels like a true community campus where people of all ages can learn, play, connect, and feel welcome. No organization is perfect, but I have a lot of confidence in the people leading the J and in the direction of the community. For families looking for early childhood education, summer camp, fitness, aquatics, arts, inclusion programming, or simply a welcoming place to belong in Tucson, I highly recommend the Tucson J.

My Grand kids have been attending all 3 locations, for over 8 years!…read more We've been to multiple Birthday parties and Camps! I am so incredibly impressed by all of the management, coaches, well just all of them! Heart and Soul is the perfect name, they really care about your children! The commitment they ALL show is outstanding! I've been to many Recitals and Showcases, without a doubt, you'll see how hard they work, and work with your kiddos! Check them out, you won't be sorry!

The staff at this location is amazing! Always so friendly and positive and encouraging with the…read morekids! Highly recommend, my daughter loves it here! And they're so patient when she's nervous of trying something new. There is gymnastics as well as dance (tap, ballet, hip hop) and they offer combo classes.

Parents beware…read more TLDR: The direct school administrative staff including Desiree and Kristina were not helpful and frankly were avoidant, dismissive, and uncaring about a resolution to the same concern. These two individuals are not fit to be in positions of directing a place for young children and families. Cadence Academy corporate were kind & helpful following a challenging situation. We chose Cadence, after months of researching & touring for our 3 month old son when I returned to work after maternity leave. On the first day of daycare at Cadence Academy we had the ability to see the classroom through video access and as an anxious, first time, parents, we watched as often as we were allowed to. Our son spent a significant amount of time in a bouncer. It appeared that he was given attention infrequently by the singular teacher in the classroom of several babies. We received a phone call asking if it was okay for our baby to sleep in the bouncer if he was comfortable. This was not something that we wanted, but as it was our first day at daycare, we were a little nervous about anything going wrong and felt that perhaps this was a helpful recommendation from a teacher in the classroom. Watching the video even longer our son appeared to spend about five hours in the bouncer and did not receive that much of an attempt at having a milk bottle across that time, which was disheartening. We were told that he refused the bottle from his teacher. When I asked Desiree why another teacher didn't attempt to feed our son the bottle she said, "we want him to get used to his teacher feeding him", as though feeding our 3 month old wasn't the priority. After a frustrating first day, we decided that it would be our son's last day as we felt that the teacher was not doing an adequate job of caring for our son, nor was the teacher following the guidelines of the handbook that we were made to read and sign. We spoke with the assistant director, Desiree, and let her know that we were withdrawing our son as we did not want to risk any potential harm or future bad days. Our son has been at a different daycare in town, which has been an absolute blessing. The kindness & attentiveness provided by the teachers at the new daycare and the administrative staff have been wonderful showing us that Cadence really had let us down with just one day at their facility. We thought that our time with Cadence was in the past. That was until we received a notice that we were sent to collections in June, an entire 8 months after we unenrolled our son. We called to speak with the Cadence administrative staff to inquire why we were in collections when we hadn't heard from them since we left in October. We were informed that we owed for the week that he was enrolled & we were also charged a $25 fee for not fulfilling the payment in the first place. The frustrating thing about this is that we were unaware of any outstanding bill. At NO point in time did Cadence Academy reach out to us to let us know that we had an outstanding bill as they had previously had all of our banking information to accept deposits and previous payments. They had our email, phone numbers, & mailing address but no notices or bills came. It took 2 weeks to finally get in touch with someone that could answer our questions (thank you Theresa). Kristina (director) & Desiree (assistant director) were beyond unhelpful. When we asked Desiree who they answered to, we were told "corporate" but weren't given any helpful leads as to who to speak with. Instead we were given the generalized Cadence Academy phone number- which is just a VM & after many calls & messages, not one was returned. It wasn't until we used the websites chatbot to access a live agent who was helpful enough to get us in contact with the regional director. The regional director was able to resolve our concern & pay us back the money (as it was agreed that none of this should have happened given the circumstances). The admin team at Cadence Academy OV should be under review for their inability to do their job effectively.

Our son just started cadence and we are very happy with our decision. The staff are extremely…read morefriendly. I love all the cameras and daily updates it makes us feel very comfortable while away from our son. The meals are healthy and the activities are good for learning.

This place is a blessing, every member of their staff from…read morethe director to the teachers on down are simply amazing. They are compassionate, welcoming, well trained, professional and friendly. I am finally comfortable going to work knowing they care and love for my daughter as if she is family. They focus on her development in social skills, education, creativity, and so much more. She loves to go and im grateful how thoughtful and understanding they are when my daughter is sick or when I need anything. If you are looking for a daycare that will allow your heart to rest easy knowing your child is safe, cared for, and encouraged to explore their creativity and developmental skills this is the preschool for you.

We have been coming to DELA for over two years in the infant, one and two year old room. The staff…read morehere is amazing! They are so good with my child and have an amazing curriculum for his learning and development. They offer breakfast, lunch and snacks for the kids. Their playground is large so the kids and roam and play with plenty of room to run off their high energy. Their prices are fair and well worth the care you receive. The facilities are clean and well kept. We are so happy to have found such an amazing daycare!