My experience at this daycare was a bit stressful. Some of the daycare workers and director were…read morevery rude; others were very nice. Some of the parents that go there are pretty rude as well. I did not feel I had much in common with some of the adults. The children were wonderful. I was always getting weird vibes from some of the daycare workers. My wishes were not always respected. My boundaries were not always respected.

I love Kids and Co Ste.Cathrine Street. My 3.5year old and 2year old have been here for almost a…read moreyear. Top rate daycare (of albeit top price rates). This is an all too rare example of a good corporate run franchise filling the Montreal void of businesses that care about customer service. Indeed Montrealers have been weaned off the idea of customer satisfaction and into the dogma of corporate skepticism (look how long they kept Starbucks at bay), but Kids and Co. has clearly benefited from corporate-HQ delegated programing and management of employee turnover. The teachers are extremely energetic and thoughtful of toddler needs and education. The ratio of kid/teacher is low! I feel this keeps employees fresh and motivated. Their general service is accommodating, receiving the kids at hours that suit our family's schedule (this is not a general philosophy of subsidized daycares that we have tried out). Complimentary service a few evenings and weekends per year is commendable. Food is fresh and regulated by nationally (presumably that assures quality/nutritional control). Educational programing is obviously more than what is provided by subsidized daycare i.e. Mini-Masters Art program, Alphabet lessons, French lessons, yoga sessions. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention many other great attributes.

My son has been in this daycare on Ste-Catherine St. since he was 9 months old. He is now 3 years…read moreold. We really appreciate how he is treated up to now. The staffs are great, dynamic, energetic and experienced. The activities are various and the food are various, well balance and healthy. I would recommend this place without hesitation. Simon U.

We registered our daughter in Dynamix Camp for spring break and other 1-week camps when there was…read moreno school and we needed child care (and entertainment.) She LOVED the experience and has since asked when she would be going back. She made friends with kids of different ages and learned about teamwork. My only complaint was some drop-off and pick-up disorganization, but I spoke to the owner of the company and was assured that improvements have been made and that child safety is their top priority.

My wife and I were looking for a bilingual daycare for our daughter. This place won the lottery…read more So, how is it panning out after 2 months? Pros : - Lots of activities for the toddlers with themed weeks with events associated to them. My child loves it here. - The staff is very friendly. Everyone says hello and are very sweet my child. - Reports are sent to us by e-mail to us every day along with a few choice pictures of our child enjoying herself in daycare. These are very appreciated. - The children's food selection is very good and our daughter seems to eat almost everything and it's a very health food diet. - Hours are great. Too bad they aren't open Saturdays. :) Cons : - Communication between workers leaves somewhat to be desired as well with the parents. Informing me that something is wrong with my child is very important, so we didn't appreciate needing to sign a form when picking her up at 5 PM for a minor problem. I'm sure the decision was made earlier in the day and informing me of this decision earlier would have resulted with me setting an appointment with her pediatrician earlier the next day so I didn't have to lose an entire day of work and daycare. All in all, we're happy but we're hoping the communication issue between workers gets better with time. We understand they had turnover over the summer and hopefully this gets fixed in the weeks to come. I strongly recommend this place.

I'll be the one person who doesn't review their fitness facilities but their language school and…read moreski school. I've taken Italian classes here and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The classes are small and the Italian instructors are really good from my experience. They talk slowly and clearly and really emphasize speaking Italian in class. I do wish the courses covered a little more material but it was still pretty good. I've also taken lessons with their ski school and it was great. The price includes transportation to and from the hills, your lift ticket and two hours of instruction. The program is 7 weeks long. They take you to some pretty great hills like Owl's Head and they give you enough time to get in a good day of skiing. The day of the skiing outing was always well-organized. the bus always showed up on time at the designated stop and we left the mountain on time as well which was great when you had to be back in the city for other commitments. I was also very impressed by the level of instruction. My group's instructor was great for beginners. She was incredibly patient and really paid attention to what every student was doing so she could offer useful feedback. They also had lessons for more experienced skiers who were looking to improve their skills a bit.

YMCA offers a good selection of classes to learn French, English, Spanish, Japanese, German (...)…read more Classes are available in the evening or during the day, and usually consist of small groups with about 5 to 12 students. At about 350$ to 410$ for an evening class (6h per week for two months) the classes are not cheap, but well worth it since the teachers are mostly very devoted and the learning atmosphere is good and efficient.

This is an excellent community resource for locals of Saint Henri/Little Burgandy neighborhoods for…read morenew mothers, new fathers, parents of young children. They offer an open and supportive infrastructure with free services catering to families. They even have low cost childcare for young children (5 years and under) who are not yet in daycare. Please note that all operations are in French but they of course will work with all languages. I've met some children new to Canada who do not speak French or English! ---- Voici une excellente ressource communautaire pour les locales des quartiers de Saint-Henri / Petite Bourgogne pour les nouvelles mères, les nouveaux pères et les parents de jeunes enfants. Ils offrent une infrastructure ouverte et solidaire avec des services destinés aux familles. Ils ont même des halte garderie pour les jeunes enfants (5 ans et moins) qui ne sont pas encore en garderie. S'il vous plaît noter que toutes les opérations sont en Français.

Best Daycare in Montreal! my son advanced so fast... he…read morelearns new things everyday. His so happy there that he doesn't want to come home lol. Staff are so respectful and they love all the children so much. they sent daily reports and pictures.

Stay away your kids from this toxic place. The management is unprofessional and care only about…read moretheir profit. A big turn over of educators. When my daughter went there, the place didn't have a hot water (only cold water in the washroom), even in the winter time and management saved on food for kids which was low-quality.

I was fortunate enough to be staying a few blocks away and already had a membership from my local Y…read more(GTA). They honour it here with very little process involved to get in. An extra bonus that they have a "plus" change-room and I had access to that as well since that was part of my membership which they also honoured. There's certainly bigger Y's than this one - including the one in my suburban community. But bearing in mind that they're in the heart of downtown Montreal, it's still a pretty good size with a bunch of amenities. The gym area is on the top (3rd or 4th) floor, so I caught the pool, a couple studios, gymnasium and others on the way up. The gym was fairly well supplied and should have most of what you're looking for. I mostly just use free weights and a running track anyway which they had available. The plus change-room was really nice! Funny enough it was quite a bit bigger than my local one, though the rest of the facility is smaller. The provide towel service, carpeted areas by the lockers, a large and well-functioning steam room and a large whirlpool. Just note that you'll need to have your own lock. My Y has a system where you can leave your card in the locker in order to bring a key with you, but this one you need your own lock. I'm not sure how it works for the other change-room. Glad I made my visit here to get energized and make a small dent in burning the excessive calories I took in on my trip to Montreal. Staff were really nice and helpful too.

I love the Y. This Y in particular is in a perfect location if you work downtown. They have…read morediscounts to give to you if you work for certain places, which is great. Recently they changed their pay structure to be biweekly. If you're regular price individual, it comes out to a little over $30 for two weeks, around $60 a month. The facilities are decently taken care of. Nothing is too messy and they frequently have cleaners going in and out of the change rooms. The studios are pretty clean and spacious (though some classes are PACKED, even if it's inside the gym.) the change rooms are okay, I've never had issues getting a locker before. There are a variety of classes you can take and all of them are fun! I've tried quite a few of them and I don't remember any being bad at all. The teachers are great and are bilingual. Because classes are often busy, they can't really focus too much attention to you during classes. However, they are always open to speaking with you after classes. With the Y membership, you also get 10 friend passes to use and 2 fitness instructor training sessions. You have to renew your membership yearly (no, it doesn't just roll over). Staff are extremely kind and helpful in the front desk as well.