My daughter attended Valley Christian Academy when she was two and half years old. At age 3, she…read morewas saying a few words. In hope to improve her speech, I enrolled her into their extra reading class; Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It was the best decision I EVER made. At first I didn't understand why she wasnt being thought to read, instead the teacher was teaching her phonics. The reading teacher knew exactly what she was doing. Now, my daughter is at the Vanguard in kindergarten, she reads on the level of a 3rd grader. When she left Valley Christian Academy, The Vanguard School was extremely easy for her. My daughter excelled. Thanks to Valley Christian Academy.

As a military family, Vca has been the blessing we didn't realize we were missing. We are on our…read morethird summer with the amazing summer camps that are packed full of cool field trips...almost daily! We adore the staff team (Mrs Brittni has an heart of pure gold) and love it so much that we are elated to switch our kiddos to attend VCA this school year.

My 11 year old daughter was delighted everyday with what she was learning about ecology and…read moreenvironment. She had all positive testimony of the interactions with staff and other participants. Thank you Catamount Institute Staff and Volunteers! Keep up the great work!

My son is thriving here! He genuinely learns so much, is cared for, they take your concerns…read moreseriously, and help when your child is having a "moment"! I appreciate them so much.

I was very impressed with the philosophy of The Learning Center, their curriculum and the facility…read more It was higher priced but the options for childcare are very limited in Colorado Springs. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed in their care for my 2 year old. He would be brought to me with a poopy diaper, dried snot on his face, extremely hungry and thirsty. They were documenting that he was eating 100% of his meals and snacks but he came home famished. They then admitted that they just mark in the computer that all the kids are 100% of their meals. They were going through 35 diapers a week and he was only there 35 hours a week. I started sending 4 diapers a day, then suddenly the same 4 diapers would come home in his bag each day. One time he came home with diapers that were not our brand. The turnover was unacceptable. They were on their 4th director in 1.5 years. The teachers came and went weekly. I never even met my son's teachers. If you wanted to talk to the teacher, you had to make an appointment and then they'd see if they could get classroom coverage for a 5 minute meeting. There was absolutely no communication with the teachers. Any communication was 3rd party through the director. When we started there we were on the 4th page of the sign in log. 3 months later, when we left we were on the 1st page. A lot of families came and went. Owner was not available as he said he would be.

We had our son's birthday party here and it was our first time checking this place out. The kids…read moreall had an amazing time and the price was great for the amount of kids they allow. They offer packages where you get the whole place to your party for 1 he 45 mins which was nice to be exclusive to our party. The hosts were great and did a great job keeping the kids engaged as we had a large group of toddlers, specifically there was a young male there who was absolutely amazing with the kids he was in training and was the best out of all of the staff you could tell he genuinely cared about the kids and making sure they had a great time which was heartwarming. The only thing I recommend is making the area where the food is a little bigger, offer one additional table for the food and to let the parents set everything up 15 minutes prior to the food as the staff offered to set it up but had no idea what they weee doing. It's a lot easier to let the parents set up as they know what they brought and what they envisioned. The location was a little hard to find as my gps was taking me all over the place but I eventually found it. Overall we had a great time and for the price i highly recommend it especially if you have a large group.

***I posted a picture that has Nov - late Dec 2019 dates coming up!!!****…read more **I know the November dates don't matter now, but the little piece of paper has fun activities for the month of December.** When I was asked to take the little one, I was delighted! Of course I will! Then I can follow her around and remember my childhood of going to gymnastics. I got to interact with her but encourage her to do fun things on different equipment. She loved showing off all her favorite parts and the fun things she can do on her own. It encourages them to be independent and to not have fear like we develop the older we get. We got there a little bit after they opened and stayed until they closed. I honestly didn't think I'd have as much fun as I did. I knew it'd be fun, but I had a blast. It was $10 which was a bit pricey and I probably wouldn't go often, maybe they have a monthly plan that is cheaper. Or this town is expensive and I haven't gotten used to it. I don't know all the details on what they have or provide but I do know I had a great time. I recommend it for anyone looking for exercise for their kid and the adult walking around and playing with them.

Best summer "wondercamp" my daughter had the best summer. All the staff were amazing. The kids…read moreare fed well and my daughter is always excited to go.

Update: 10/18/18 I have been told by Kim to remove this review that it is all lies. She told my…read moredaughter's to tell me to take down this review. That I am stupid. I hardly post review for anything and I want everyone to know that everything I wrote I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. These are facts! Not hear say. This has become one of the worse daycares ever. If you want you infants and toddlers to scream and cry all day this is the place to bring them! All they tell them is to be quiet, nothing is wrong with them. Their staff to student ratio is never payed attention to and most of the teacher the kids are left with all day are not certified to be left alone with them, they do not have their associates degree. My kids, school age specifically, are starving everytime I pick them up because they are told they can't have seconds, or if they do get seconds they are told they are greedy and they are going to get fat! And don't bother calling corparate! They will either not return your call or tell you they will talk to them. Nothing changes though and then the director starts treating your kids like crap! Don't bother bringing it to Kim attention either. She will roll her eyes at you , cross her arms, and grunt like a little child. She's suppose to be the director by the way. Also if your child has a food allergy I highly encourage you to find a different daycare because it is not monitored very carefully here! Do not be surprised if your child come home and tells you they were grab or pulled by there arms. Or tell you that the teachers were in their faces yelling at them. They don't encourage any learning activities. If I could have gave them negative 5 stars I would of. There are so many other problems this daycare has but I am not able to list them all. If you love your child, I highly encourage you to take them somewhere else! If anything changes I will update this post.

1 year of taking my 4 year old here and she loves it! I enjoy watching her and she enjoys the…read moreworkouts and being with her friends. The coaches are nice and make the 50 mins fun for the kids

I had my daughter in the preschool class. 2 different parents (who are in the parent participation…read moreclass at the same time so in the gym), came to me with concerns about how the coach spoke to my daughter; one mom said it was borderline bullying. Additionally, a parent of a girl in the same class also agreed the coaches were inappropriate in how the treated my daughter. If a child needs to be corrected, that's fine but it's never okay to speak to a child the way mine was spoken to.

Very well organized and operated…read more The coaches were knowledgeable and inspirational. The athletic facilities were top notch.

Signed up my boys for basketball camp a few months ago. When we got there my daughter decided she…read morewanted to try the volleyball side that started the next day. They accommodated is! All three loved the camp! Nothing but good experiences. I really liked how my youngest sons coach was so energetic! She greeted every kid in her group with huge smiles and energy for the day! 5 stars! Little expensive but the kids loving it was priceless. We ere commuters but the kids want to do the stay over when they are old enough.

We were greeted upon arrival. Talon went over the policy and everything with us and answered all…read morequestions. We filled out our paperwork and then took a seat waiting for our scheduled appointment time for the kiddos to participate. Emma went first with her PopPop. She looked like she had a blast. Kenn said everything was smooth from the demonstrating, explaining safety and protocol. Drew was her instructor and she was amazing and patient. Kerriana was next and she had Varaha as her instructor. Kerri was afraid of being in the water so they were talking to her guessing her patiently to get her comfortable. Wyatt was next and he had Drew as well. She strayed off with getting him to jump and dunk his head under the water. He was doing very well. He had so much fun he said he can't wait to come back next week. Isreal and Kyaina are next and they were so ready to get in start. They had Tatiana as their instructor. Kyaina was super excited just to be in the water. Isreal was braver than expected and he looked so relaxed. The facility was clean and the bathroom also. The staff were amazingly great. Pricing is good and I like the fact that they have an online portal to make payment and everything. We are looking forward to coming back and getting the kiddos comfortable with swimming! I do recommend them to family and friends.

Kids been going there for two years and still can't swim. Saw many kids in the same situation. One…read morekid had been there 4 years and couldn't swim. It's no wonder though. They put them in groups of 5 and each kid only gets a few minutes of actual swimming In a "lesson." If you want your child to learn to swim this is t the place to take them. There is no kicking against the wall, no kicking with boards, no real stroke instruction And I didn't see any water survival instruction. It seems like both a money pit and a huge disservice and a major liability because childhood drowning is the number one killer.