Anna is amazing! Such an easy person to talk to. Very understanding. Doesn't judge you, she…read moretries to figure you out. Her friendly personality and knowledge is what puts her above any other therapist. She was definitely worth the travel distance I had to put in for every session. Highly recommend!

We had such a wonderful experience with this service. The HFA team was incredibly responsive and…read moreproactive in connecting us with those who may be on our night nurse team which allowed for me to chat with each one ahead of time. It was our first time working with a night nurse and the whole experience made us feel at ease and in very good hands. Our night nurse, Janette, was wonderful and made us feel so confident that our newborn was in good hands that we could get some sleep back! Definitely recommend!

I am so glad to have worked with postpartum doulas through Happy Family After. We had peace of mind…read moreworking through this agency, knowing the doulas were vetted. We worked with Janice and Sara who were wonderful! On the admin side, Devon, Sondra, and Sara were all so kind and easy to work with. I was able to use my Carrot benefits with ease.

Just completed the 4 hour training with Mr. Alex Balish at the Summit Rescue Squad. He led the…read moretraining for Infant/Child/Adult CPR/AED/FIRST AID training today. We were also trained on the use of the EPI-PEN. An excellent presenter with great stories, too! This is the most comfortable I have ever felt with this mandated training. Mr. Balish puts everyone at ease and allows enough time to practice the skills taught. Thank you very much.

Alex made learning CPR and First Aid so fun. The class is lowkey and extremely informative. Alex is…read moresuper knowledgable and truly cares about teaching you. He even gave us free first aid resources to take with us so we're always prepared in an emergency. 100% recommend him and Care 1st Training Group!

My son and I have been attending classes here since he was 3 months old and we love it. The…read moreteachers are amazing and their knowledge of early childhood education is stellar. We love the songs and art projects each week. My son is a 1-year-old now and he gets excited when we walk through the door and he protests when we have to leave after class.

From the owner: Mommy and Me Classes for Babies & Toddlers, Baby Yoga, Classes for Parent/Caregiver with…read moreBaby/Toddler, Birthday Parties for Baby/Toddler, Event Planning for Baby/Toddler. Our milestone development sessions enhance cognitive, social emotional, and academic learning. Your child will master educational learning without having to step foot in a day care environment. Best of all, you will learn how to practice these activities at home! We also offer specialized sessions which are one of the only programs that offer full immersion Spanish sessions for you and your child as well as sessions that focus on Caribbean Culture! This along with Grandma Time, Messy Art, and Yoga means we have something for all our families

Cat's birthing class was amazing prep for my husband and I. We love information and having full…read moreunderstanding of what is going on, so feeling very ready to take on any birthing scenario in the hospital was important to us, as we live in a large metropolitan area. This class was informative and Cat is super enthusiastic, engaging, and down to earth, so it was very relatable and easy to take in the very detailed info. Information is all evidence based and designed to be able to participate fully in your own birthing care, advocate for yourself, and have full understanding of the birthing process. My hospital birth ended up needing many medically necessary interventions, and this class empowered us to make confident and fearless decisions for ourselves. Because of what we already knew from this class, we felt very comfortable with our care team and the information exchanges surrounding the events. Without this class, this experience may have been scary and traumatic, but the education we received in preparation made it feel very empowering and seamless. I 100% recommend this class to everyone interested in becoming well educated before their birthing experience.

My wife and I took Cat's EBB class and it was amazing! We learned a ton and now feel so empowered…read moreheading into our baby's birth. Cat was energizing, engaging, and very informative. We had many friends who took other birth classes with other instructors and none seem to have walked away feeling as calm and prepared as we did after our course with Cat.

A friend recently told me about prenatal yoga at The Village through Holimomma. I checked out the…read morewebsite and signed up for my first class at 18 weeks pregnant. The yoga class was great. Being a novice at Yoga, I was nervous I would feel lost throughout the class, but that was not the case at all. The instructor was welcoming, and the entire yoga session was curtailed towards pregnancy. It was nice to be surrounded by other pregnant women and to solely focus on my pregnancy during the class. The Village offers plenty of other pregnancy and motherhood support classes and activities, I'm looking forward to checking more of these out in the future.

I'm so glad I took the Evidence Based Birth classes…read more On my Facebook I update all my friends on what's going on in my pregnancy. I have a lot of friends around the country that I've gotten pretty close to and they are just so excited for my husband and I. However, when you do talk openly about things, you get a lot of unsolicited advice as well as judgement for some of the choices you are making. Some of the comments are horror stories of why you shouldn't make a certain decision. Through conversation I disclosed to a friend a choice my husband and I decided to make in regards to my labor. Wasn't really thinking about it. This woman jumps on and starts saying how she hopes I don't make this decision because of the risks of "A, B,&C" A very long paragraph of fear tactics. If it wasn't for evidence based birth and everything I've learned, I probably would have been so afraid that I would change my mind and go against my own convictions. Because of the classes, however, I'm fully informed. I know the ins and the outs of the decision I'm making, how to navigate advocacy with my doctor, and also how to avoid some of the risks associated with this decision. So, new mamas, highly suggest the class. It saved me a lot of anxiety in my pregnancy and I look forward to the birth of my son with excitement.

I started this class when my daughter was just 5 months old! It has been so educational and helpful…read moreboth in class and at home. I see the difference it makes for my daughter and I am excited to continue on our second round of the toddler class.

What can I even say about this class to do it justice? It was life changing for me as a parent! I…read morewent into it just looking for a fun activity for me and my 5 month year old daughter, and it certainly was that. It was a great way for me to step back and spend quality time with my baby for an hour a week with no distractions. She liked the song time and playing with all the beautiful toys. I liked getting to know other new parents. But I didn't realize I would learn so much too! I learned how to set up my playroom with toys that would encourage her optimal development. I learned about her different "sensitive periods for development" where she would be especially sensitive to learning different things. As she got older, I learned about how to practice positive discipline. It was all so fascinating and made me feel that whenever I had questions about parenting, I had a place to turn to for answers! Now she's in the toddler classes, and I've never seen a space full of 10 toddlers that is so calm and peaceful, yet so fun! I highly highly recommend these classes for all parents!

Wow. Talk about a seamless, stress free, effortless experience for this mom who has become…read moreexhausted with throwing 10 years of parties that have required A LOT of effort.. YCA made this year's birthday party such a refreshing change. From booking, to confirming the amount of children, to closing out... everything was extremely easy! My daughter had a party with 17 kids (birthday girl included). We showed up, they started on time, everything was completely organized... the kids were engaged the entire time and had so much fun (Thanks to both chefs)! I got great feedback from parents after. They had an apron that the kids signed as a takeaway for my LO... how clever! Each of them got a goody bag with some kitchen utensils and a chef's hat. It was in and out in 1.5 hours.. the best part was being able to have a nice meal at the end of the homemade pasta and sauce... also already baked cupcakes that the guests were able to decorate. I would HIGHLY recommend this as an birthday party option... for an 11 year old, it was very age appropriate and fun!

I have been trying for approximately one year to set up sessions for 2 highly functioning Young men…read morewith intellectual disabilities to no avail. They keep pushing for the half day program which is not of interest or need to them. I inquired about family/adult session and got the same response. I honestly feel this is due to their disability although others in the family would attend group/daily session. So very very disappointed.

My wife first heard of the birthing center after talking to some friends who are not happy with…read moretheir traditional experiences with the birth of their childs, after looking up a lot of things and considering using a midwife practice, we decided that we wanted to check out the Mary O'Shea birth center because it was located in St. Peter's and my concerns were if something happened we were literally inside a hospital already. Over the course of my wife's visits leading up to the birth we met with fairies midwives who were all very kind and knowledgeable. They really put forth the patient's wishes first and try to honor them to the best of their ability while protecting both mom and the baby. My wife and I had our first child last week and the team there was very helpful and did everything they could to make wife's experience as good as possible and took great care of her and our newborn son. The nurse's came in regularly to check in on us while still giving some privacy. They were very helpful and helping her with the first latch and when we had some trouble had offered solutions as well as some tools for us, and they were also very happy to have two different lactation consultants come and work with us that really made a huge difference in the first day. I find it a little hard compared to other experiences as this is our first child, but I can say that when I've heard some other stories it sounds like we had a very blessed experience, and if you were thinking of having children or are already pregnant and looking for a place, I would highly recommend checking out this practice as all of the people here were amazing and went above and beyond.

I recently graduated from the massage therapy program at American Institute and I can confidently…read moresay that I would not recommend this program to anyone solely because of the program director, Latisha Slaughter. During my time in this program, I observed and was on the other side of the most immense favoritism I have ever seen from a teacher. The students who received favoritism were those who did not oppose any opinions that came out of Latisha's mouth. Because I was a student who occasionally disagreed with her, I received backlash from her during class. On multiple occasions, I received dirty looks and snide comments and was often told not to participate in class due to my prior education in science. Latisha often expected us to come into class having already taught ourselves the material and would show her disappointment by making us sit in silence if that was not the case. While the other teachers showed fairness in their classes, the majority of the curriculum is taught by Latisha. When I brought up my concerns to the campus director, I was basically told that I should just move on because I was already done and that they'd talk to Latisha but I honestly doubt they did. The only reason I did not change schools is because I wasn't about to pay another tuition to start over. The tuition is unnecessarily expensive for an 8 month program where you're expected to learn at warp speed and punished if you don't. If you are someone who has your own opinions or any sort of personality, I highly encourage you to choose a different school.

The electrical program is brand new, and my son has not started classes yet, but so far the…read moreindividual attention and course outline have been very encouraging.