A community center for all!!! I love Valley Community Center…read morefor its beautiful center, all the activities they offer, and for a wonderful meeting place. For professionals and casual meeting. Been coming here for most of the summer and I can't believe we haven't taken advantage of this center as much as we have before. Parking lot is plenty and spacious. Out front is an outdoor playground with even wheelchair accessibility. My kids LOVE this park. Going inside, guests are welcomed by the sweet smell of complementary coffee! There is an open gym with scheduled events going on. Restrooms are always clean and plenty. Mini cafe that serves espresso and coffee drinks with a variety of easy snacks and drinks for kids. Prices are nice! A small drink with espresso (latte) is $3.65. I've seen Richard (the barista) there every time and he's very personable. We sees regular customers a lot and still remembers us! There is an indoor playground as well!! Parents can work and sip on coffee while kids are playing inside. I LOVE THAT! Legos, books, and blocks are outside of the indoor playground. Glass windows separate the lounge and playground. We have been here on different days and they always have something fun to do! This Monday was a free kid movie and popcorn day! Two fridays ago was free creamsicle day! I love this community center and highly recommend anyone to visit and make connections here. Great place for play dates and meetings.

This is a really nice community center. Great playground…read moreand tons of room outside and inside. Really beautiful building. I bring the kids here every year for the Fall (Halloween) party. It's connected with the valley church across the street, but they don't push religion on you at all and I like that. It's very welcoming and inclusive to everyone. My kiddos absolutely love it! We've come for the last 4 or 5 years. For this specific event they get: *to dress in their Halloween costumes *have pony rides *big blow ups for the kids to play on *face painting *root beer floats *popcorn *candy *photo booth pics *tons of carnival games *balloon animals *and more And get this... it's all absolutely FREE! For this event alone this community center gets 5 stars from me. It's become a Halloween tradition for us :)

I heard about Imagination Playschool through the mommy grapevine. I took my daughter there this…read moremorning. I was pleasantly surprised to see how close it is to The Grateful Chef. That's where we stopped for lunch :) Imagination Playschool is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9A-2P November through March. The cost is $1.50 for children 1 year and up. They have lots of room to run and play. Also cars, bikes, and trikes. There's a little play house and a swing set. For such a reasonable price it's a great place to let the kiddos run, play, and burn off energy during the colder months. I noticed there is a weight room and some workout equipment at this community center also. There is also a nice playground out front, basketball court, and a little kiddie pool/ splash pad.

As a fitness professional, I have high expectations for gyms and I like this one! They have a large…read morelap swim pool/diving area, leisure pool, therapy pool, basketball courts, racquetball courts, 2 group fit rooms, and childcare area downstairs. Upstairs, they have a lot of cardio machines, racks, weight machines, free weights, a cycle studio, and room to stretch. They offer many group fitness classes which I hope to try soon. I've heard great things about their childcare and how nice it is for families. The facility is kept clean and everyone is friendly. It's not quite as fancy as some gyms, but it gets the job done and isn't too expensive. Definitely the gym to join in Ankeny.

Best family facility in the region. You can't go wrong with all the amenities they offer. From the…read morefitness equipment, to the lap track, 4 basketball courts. the abundance of kids activities, an expansive child, watch, to the kid pool, you can't beat the price!

I've been going here since I've retired and it's a great place for seniors. I would recommend…read morejoining if you have interest in social activities with other adults they have some wonderful pool tables a small computer room and a large multi-purpose room which has activities like bridge in other card games plus a wonderful nutritious daily lunch. They also have a craft room and do crafts and they also have a small workout area. they also have a small TV and movie watching area. They also have some exercise classes designed for seniors and some services for Seniors like tax help. They have a really nice caring stsff and lots of choices for people who want to remain active in their senior years. The centers large multi-purpose room for some community meetings in evening I know that the Audubon society meets there the local Sierra club meets there, and several other community groups meet there. If you live in the Beaverdale area or the nearby Merle Hay area is very convenient to come to and has bus transportation in the front. It's also right next to the Franklin library which is a plus.

So easy to get our water started up and to put in a request to build a fence. Just a simple form…read moreand that was it. The staff was super nice and very helpful at getting you pointed in the right direction. The office is easy to find right off of 1st and Ankeny boulevard. It's kind of behind the gas station and Palmers Deli.

Just making a fresh start and went there for a little extra help and the people there were very…read morekind and made me feel very welcome. Proud that this is a part of my local community.