Renamed a few years ago, this is a large open to the public (though not free) sports center. There…read moreare many tennis courts, and tennis classes are offered very small children to adults. The tennis instructors for the children Saturday morning classes are very good with the children, and turn the instruction into games. There is an over sized Olympic diving pool, workout facilities, and a multitude of other rooms. They offer after school programs and summer camps as well. Swimming lessons by age group are another offering. The parking lot is often too small for the number of cars here, and you will see quite a bit of parking on the street.

I'm here twice a week for volleyball practice and the place is always busy, with swimmers, daycare…read moreand ect. Even in the rush the front desk always manages to greet everyone who comes in and is very helpful.

They have no organization, shortage of staff, older kids playing with younger kids WITHOUT…read moresupervision. Older kids bullying my son, teachers children bullying my son. My son was pushed out of the tree house and could have DIED, he's been pinched, scratched, pushed down ALL by the older kids/ teachers kids. They want to point blame and yet all of their problems start with how they run the school. How THEY mix older aged with younger aged. How they have a teacher on medical leave and yet no substitute to help.... causing a SIX year old girl to PICK ON MY CHILD, so when my child finally is fed up with it takes action because THERE WAS NO TEACHER AROUND, mind you the incident report says 15 kids..... Sooo 15 kids were unattended... Watch your babies or they will get hurt here! As for my baby, he is at a new school. #UnsafeEnvironment #FullWarning

Great facility - excellent leadership - the owners, Chad and Jennifer are TOP NOTCH.read more

I've used this daycare for all three of children while they were infants through kindergarten. My…read moreoldest is now 13 and my youngest still goes here. The staff are wonderful and they really do care about your child. I've never had an issue with anyone they hire and my kids look forward to going every morning. They always write incident reports if something happens. Even something as minor as ant bites! Their rates are reasonable for non subsidized parents and I've never worried about my kids in their care.

I'm sorry Danielle that you and your child had a bad experience at a daycare. But it couldn't have…read morebeen golden rule child care in plant City. They are a very good child care. They have children of children that went there for years. And they wouldn't bring their children there if they were bad. And they would NEVER hurt a child or mistreat them

We started our infant daughter at 14 weeks old at this Goddard campus while on the wait list for…read morethe owners' other school which is under construction in South Tampa. We had issues starting on Day 1 when we arrived and teachers were not wearing masks in the infant room. I told my concerns to the Director at the time who assured me they would wear masks moving forward. From then on we always saw her teachers in masks. We had several other issues including a lead teacher who did not provide our daughter any tummy time for several weeks, which we only noticed was happening after she stopped rolling over at home. On several pick up days, the fill in teachers in the afternoons were also using the iPads to show videos to our daughter. We also had some communication issues with her initial lead teacher Re later to scheduled and feeding. When the school director changed from Michelle to Ashley we had a discussion and Ashley addressed all of our concerns. They also brought in a new lead teacher for the infant room - Ms. Jessica - who we really loved and still think is a great infant teacher. The final straw for us, though, was 10 weeks after enrolling when we received the attached notification via the school's app on a Monday evening without any prior notice or warning. When I went to drop off our daughter the next morning, the director confirmed that vaccinated staff and parents would not be required to wear masks although they may still choose to. From what I experienced no one was checking vaccination status at the door. I told her we weren't comfortable with it, and she said that the decision was made by the owners the day before without any warning to anyone - teachers and staff as well. We weren't comfortable with this abrupt policy change, and I took our daughter home. I wrote to the director and asked that they reconsider requiring masks for teachers and parents in the infant room, otherwise we'd have to withdraw our daughter. I don't think this is an unreasonable request. They also already require you to clean your hands and put booties over your shoes to enter the infant room - why is a mask out of the question? The owner wrote me back and said they wouldn't be changing the mask policy and understood our decision to leave the school. The abrupt policy change without warning really put us in a horrible position. Thankfully we have grandparents who live close by and can help care for our daughter while we look for another solution, but if we didn't we would have no choice but to leave our daughter in a situation that we feel is too risky at this point. As a daycare which is intended to provide childcare for working parents, the school's actions have affected my job. Their actions certainly lost my trust and confidence that their school is managed and operated with my daughters best interests in mind. I am giving the school two stars because I do think the director and many teachers mean so well and do care about your children, but I think this school is experiencing several growing pains and that their management has some learning to do re: parent communication and relations. The same owners will be running the South Tampa campus when it opens as well and so we will no longer be attending that campus.

We love this school so very much. They work hard to accommodate our toddler's food allergies and…read morespeech therapy needs. The owner even recommended an on site therapist to us when he was diagnosed. Colleen, the owner, is so organized and direct with every detail, there are no surprises. Our child is happy, hugs and loves in the staff like they're family. We are SO thrilled to be a Goddard family! The school is quick to notify if there are health concerns like Covid or RSV. This has allowed us to keep our son safe in times of higher transmission. It's true the staff doesn't wear masks, but we personally prefer that to assist with ensuring our child can communicate effectively with staff members. His previous school wore masks and that seemed to delay his learning. This school was recommended to me by a friend who's child also attends and raves about her child's teachers. Lastly, the school isn't covered in gross carpet. They have tiled / laminate flooring that can be easily sanitized. I'm a big believer that this helps keeps the kiddos safe and healthy. Tuition is paid monthly and again, everything is very up front and directly communicated. Colleen is available for any parent any time. What more could you ask for?

Anyone can join the USF Alumni Association for $40/year, even if you didn't go here. Why would you…read moredo that? Well, for one thing, you can join the campus gym ($405/year with reserved locker and shower towel service, $315/year if you bring your own towel and lock). That's another review (http://www.yelp.com/biz/usf-campus-recreation-tampa#hrid:gh7clP1xLtclMqFkh_Bx2g), but suffice it to say here that it's a great deal. Another reason to join: You can get a USF photo ID, which gives you access to libraries in Tampa, St. Pete, and Sarasota, and the library is open 24 hours on weekdays during the semester. Flashing your USF photo ID gets you discounts at a lot of businesses around the area, too. And maybe you genuinely love Bulls football, I don't know. (It's fall 2013 as I'm writing this. Look it up in the history books and you'll see why I'm skeptical.) I'd love it if you could also get an email address ending in "alumni.usf.edu", but I've had that wish for a while. Well, as the football coach would say, that just means they have some room for growth.

Wendolin & Wondell Besch started this Kindergarten and Daycare back in 1967. I attended their back…read morein 1970 and still have fond memories of the trailer rides. We had a bird aviary, monkeys and even a bear. Mr. Besch built many C- Stores around the Tampa Bay area while his wife ran the daycare. After the Besch's aged and could no longer take care of the facility their daughter Kathy stepped in and continued their dreams. Kathy passed away several years ago but I'm glad to see that the facility is going strong. I have many fond memories of climbing to the top of that rocketship and pretending to be King of Safety Land.

I attended the kindergarten/elementary graduation a few months ago. It was so inspirational. The…read morechildren sang beautiful community building songs and enjoyed their interactions with each other so much. They play outside a lot and have so many nature based activities. It seems to be a wonderful educational adventure.

Highly recommend this daycare. They're so friendly and the staff is so nice and they really care…read moreand it shows. After I went through a nightmare with another daycare, I am so relieved to have people I trust my child with now. Love Morgan and Megan at the office, they're so kind even after a long day. Ms. Kathy and Ms. Suzanne are AMAZING! They have such kind hearts and you can tell they love what they do. River is awesome with my kiddo and so patient. I just love everyone we've met there so far. Thanks again for everything you all do!

This was my first time putting my child into a school setting so I was extremely nervous. The staff…read moreat Kiddie Academy was so warm and caring and put my mind at ease with their professionalism, kindness, and passion for kids. The school is clean and organized but fun and engaging for the kids who are lucky enough to attend. My only regret is not finding this school sooner!

I just have to say, this daycare is AMAZING! The people here are like family. They provide a safe…read moreand stimulating environment. I highly recommend this school to any parents looking for a fantastic educational experience for their kids!