We were in town for the Mid South event. We are from New York and able to use our nationwide…read moremembership! Everyone was so incredibly friendly and welcoming and the showers were so clean! Thank you for being so amazing! Coming from a fellow YMCA employee, you guys rocks!!

The Stillwater YMCA has gone through extensive renovations over the past year and a half. They were…read morerecently taken over by the Greater Oklahoma City YMCA. This organization runs many of the YMCAs outside of Oklahoma City including the Mitch Park YMCA in Edmond. This has really given the Stillwater Family YMCA more structure and programming.The pool has been completely overhauled, new classes are being offered and all of the locker rooms have been remodeled. Childcare is available during certain hours so that parents can work out without expensive babysitters. The facility has added a youth room with AirHockey, Foos ball and other activities that provide fun. A new spin room provides classes and a fun and colorful setting. Children's sports have been greatly reduced in price often only requiring a fee for the Jersey required if you are a member. The professionalism of the staff has greatly increased. There are many new employees who are dressed and YMCA apparel, where are name tags, and I am truly impressed with the lifeguards on staff. If you didn't like the Y before 2018, I suggest that you give it a second chance. There have been many great changes and I am please to be a member of the organization.

Ms. Kristen and Mr. Brad are WONDERFUL!! Our little has been with them for about 2 months now and…read morehas thrived! They spend so much time outside, the Montessori style learning keeps him engaged and exploring, off screens and interacting with friends! Exactly what we wanted in a daycare!!

From the owner: 25+ years of experience. We are a holistic nature and nature-based program. We value the needs of…read morethe whole child. We promote a love for learning and exploration, a respect for the earth and all people and life, a sense of autonomy and expression of true creativity, we promote social/emotional development and health. We serve fun, whole, home-made vegetarian meals. Children will be involved in gardening (veggie and pollinator).

My favorite thing is that I don't have to invite a stranger into my home to be alone with them for…read morehours. The accountability from more people being present and the webcams make this more attractive than babysitters and the cost is comparable, so why not?! I heard about Spontaneity from a neighbor and I was immediately intrigued. We moved to Edmond a few months ago and I love it, but I miss my network of kid watchers and my mother in law! So, a drop in kids center sounded amazing. There are three steps to get in: 1. Take a tour. 2. Schedule an interview/meeting (review their policies with them). (2a. Sign up for webcam service--not required, but a benefit) 3. Drop your kid off. We visited for the tour and we were pleasantly surprised that our child was invited to play while we talked. We came at a busy time (Saturday evening) so we really got to see the place in action. The front door is locked and the gal at the desk has to let folks in (we gave a code we'd like for the door, so not sure how that works as everyone got buzzed in). The lobby area has a place to leave shoes and coats and there are special socks they like the kids to wear to avoid losing socks and for hygiene. We came back a week later to interview and our kiddo got to play then. This is great for those kids that haven't done school or been away from parents much to see how they do in a care setting. A few days later we dropped our kids off (five months and almost 4 years). I loved being able to watch them if I got that "I wonder how they're doing" feeling and being able to SEE everything. Also, they round time to the minute, so if you think you'll be 3 hours, but actually are 2.5, you'll get charged for two full hours plus a half--not three.

Thank you Yelp! From Cassandra's review mentioning webcams, to Steffanie's review detailing the…read moretotal cost, I felt like I had enough information to get our little girl registered a few months ago when the woman who had been watching her on Mondays and Fridays went back to work. I knew this wouldn't cover everything, but I knew it would help to have an option. I now have someone helping us at home those two days, but she needed today off, and I desperately still needed to work. Our Mothers Day Out is also over at 2:30, so I can imagine some days when I will need to get her from there and bring her by here so I can get more of a full work day in when JJ's grandmothers are not available. The registration process is reassuringly lengthy - they are not even playing with this! They ask for a lot of important info and require current immunization charts (huzzzah!). It took them a few days to approve our application, but once you're pre-approved, you can bring your kiddo anytime. They charge a once a year fee of $70 per family and then $10 an hour for one kid. The price goes down to $15 per hour for two kids, and so on. Not too shabby, and the registration fee will quickly pay for itself if we use this much at all. She had an awesome day. She was happy to see me, but didn't really want to leave, and I think that is perfect. She lingered for a long time on the front patio smelling the flowers and then tried to get back in. We haven't activated the webcams but we will, not so much to check up on them but just to see how much fun she must be having. They supply snacks and lunch for a $4 charge per snack/lunch. Honestly, on a day like today, it was so worth it to not have to worry about what I would pack for her lunch. There is a 6-hour, DHS-mandated maximum, and you are heavily penalized for going over, so this really is a "Drop In" and not an all day thing. Today I needed to pick up our daughter by 3:50 to beat the 6 hour mark, and I got there at 3:30. But, she played so hard, she fell asleep about 5 minutes into the car ride and didn't even wake up when I got her out of her seat, so I'm back at my desk and back at work with a napping baby! Five stars plus plus!

(I'll take this post down if my daughter's jacket "mysteriously" appears though). The jacket…read moremysteriously appeared after about 2 weeks, lol. So I'm giving the facility more stars. Note, my daughter told me she got her "missing " jacket back, but no one else said anything about how it "mysteriously " appeared, but ok...