Cadence is great! We have been here for almost 8 years and my kids love it! The teachers are all…read moregreat and my kids love them and the activities they plan! My kids usually don't want to leave when it's time to go! Definitely a great place to bring your kiddos!

When I moved to Normal, IL one of my biggest concerns was finding reliable, full-time childcare for…read moremy newborn. Cadence Academy staff and teachers were incredibly responsive, fun, caring and helpful from day one. My daughter is now 4-years old and continues to thrive at Cadence! The classrooms are welcoming, full of engaging and educational activities, and friends who my daughter talks about every night (teachers and kids). As a full-time working mom, I never worry about my daughter during the workday- I know she is in good hands. When I arrive to pick her up I am greeted by the staff, get a quick verbal daily report from a lead teacher, get a detailed report sent via email and mobile device, and have the joy of hearing an excited 4-year-old version of "what I did today" on our car ride home. I would choose Cadence Academy Main Street over and over again!

I was starting work in a couple of weeks and needed care for our son. We called around and are so…read morehappy that nothing else worked out. Most places had a waiting list. Heather, the director was so helpful and worked us in! The staff are all so friendly and professional! They have been taking great care of our son. It's seriously such a blessing to not have to worry about childcare and focus on work or whatever else I have to do. We loved KinderCare so much that we recommended it to our sister for our nephew. So yes, we would recommend KinderCare to anyone!

There simply aren't enough compliments to share about the staff at our Bloomington IL KinderCare…read more When we first were seeking care for our foster son seven years ago, we visited several places in town. We knew as soon as we walked in that KinderCare would be the place for our family. Since then we've adopted our son and have another child in care with us now. The staff at KinderCare, particularly the Director, are extremely protective of our children and care about them dearly. We love everyone there. Our son looks forwards to summers where he can spend the days with his friends and going on fun field trips and adventures. Our toddler is thriving and squeals with delight whenever her friends and teachers come into view. In short, KinderCare is a terrific day care. Though I'm sure other day cares in town are fine, we would not choose to go anywhere other than KinderCare.

If not for the school's inaction on a serious ethical issue, I would give WBB a 5-star review. My…read moreson attended the 2's program with Miss Megha, Miss Ashley and Miss Faria and the Multi-age class with Miss Stephaney and Miss Amy this year. All of these teachers and Miss Colleen are phenomenal people that we loved. We also had great experience with all the other teachers in passing. We were saddened to have to make the decision to leave due to the 4s program, specifically one incident/teacher. What happened may not impact you personally and you may not even care, however, as the daughter of an immigrant (Indian-American) and a minority and because there are so many immigrant families that attend this preschool, I feel that I must inform families that are considering WBB as a preschool program.   Last summer, I came across concerning public social media posts on a WGLT immigration article made by the 4s assistant. I felt they were hateful, intolerant of others and lacked compassion and empathy for children and their families. I contacted the WBB administration with screenshots of the comments. The Board President called me and in her own words she found these posts "disturbing". A total of three parents that I am aware of contacted the school regarding this specific incident.  She let me know that she spoke to the teacher and the teacher didn't really see the correlation between her comments and how that transfers to the students she interacts with. This response to her actions was troubling to me because even though it may not be spoken in front of children, these beliefs almost certainly influence behavior. The lack of judgement she showed by posting such comments on a public forum made me feel that she felt confident and strongly about her opinions. Therefore,I felt uncomfortable leaving my son in her care and concerned he could be treated differently in the 4s classroom. I did not immediately remove my son because we had such a good experience in the 2s program and he would not have direct contact with the teacher that made these remarks. After my conversation with the Board President she stated that she would follow up with me after they observed the teacher and would make a determination on how to proceed. She did not follow up with me. I contacted her once I needed to make a final decision on my son's Pre-K program. She stated that they observed this teacher and decided not to make any changes to the current situation and that my family was probably better off choosing a different preschool which we ultimately did. Yes, she suggested that we leave. We felt very unwelcome at WBB by the Board President response in bringing up this legitimate concern. I understand it is completely the school's decision to stand by their employee, however I believe before you pick this program you should know who your child is being influenced by especially when they make their views so public. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Had she not posted these comments I would never know she felt this way and my son would have obviously finished preschool at WBB but I can't unsee it or ignore it. This experience showed us what the administration values are and they are not in line with we want for our children.

My son is thriving at Wesley's Bright Beginnings. I love the communication from the teacher and…read moreknowing what's going on in class. He is currently in the 3's class and within a few months (we started in November) can write his name with upper and lower case letters. I love the curriculum and age appropriate activities through play. I am floored as a parent to know he will be ready for kindergarten once he graduates this awesome program. We can't say enough good things about WBB!

They lost some good workout equipment when they moved. They have less variety now…read more The facility is shiny and new. Very nice. The staff are pretty cool, for the most part. The actual swimming pool area has issues. They constantly play music through a lame speaker and it's never anything anyone wants to hear. So the idea of swimming some laps in peace is just out the window. People monopolizing swimming lanes to socialize or play when there is a play pool ten feet away makes me dissatisfied.

Love the Y. Facilities are great. Lots of great equipment and courts/studios/etc. Classes are…read moreterrific. Instructors are motivational and energetic. Classes are fun and all seem to be very timed to the music. Highly recommend. Incredible value. Staff is friendly and informative. Oh and good bike parking/locking options. I'm always surprised at gyms that don't cater at all for bicycles. I always see multiple bikes parked/locked when I go in and park/lock my bike.

The nimrod who wrote the only other review managed to somehow be completely wrong at every level…read more As a student who attended the school, I can attest that 1) the school has extensive community outreach programs, 2) is not just one small building, nor was it in 2021, 3) there aren't "surrounding neighborhoods", 4) The only time I've never seen kids outside at the school were when it was negative 20F, 5) its not at an obscure location, 6) there is near constant advertising, 7) being so desperate as to try to paint a school you clearly know nothing about as a Waco-esque cult is hilariously stupid. Cornerstone is a damn fine school with great people. Not really any better middle or highschool in the area. And having kids go there for 14 years isn't bizarre given that they offer pre-k and daycare.

I am fully convinced that Cornerstone Christian Academy is either not real or a serious cult. I…read morehave never seen its students mingle with anyone outside of their compound. The one small building, its obscure location, and lack of public knowledge lead me to believe that these children are in danger. I have seen the Scientology documentary and fear for the safety of my peers. Quotes such as "my children have been here for 14 years" prove that children are being trapped and forced into this cult. I know many members of the surrounding neighborhoods and they state that they have "never seen any of the children outside." The one encounter I did have with the students, they were seen wearing shirts that say "Cream City" on them, showing their disconnect with modern society and pop culture. If the elders of this cult knew what this meant, it is going against all Christian beliefs. Overall, #FreeTheKids #CreamCity #CCA

Very sweet instructors here! They have specials for the first Friday of every month, so we took…read moreadvantage of that as our first visit. Even though we arrived to the location 20 minutes early it took forever to find parking, and we were 5 mins late because of that! Make sure to account for that if you're going on a Friday or weekend night! However they were super sweet and nobody minded us as we came in later, they showed us to our stations and where we could get glasses/open our wine. The entire painting experience was nice and the instructor kept things well paced so that everyone could keep up. One thing that I would note is that the brushes here have seen a lot of love so they are a bit frayed and I'm afraid that does affect the way your painting comes out since you might not be able to follow the instructor 100% accurately with all her brush strokes. Overall, it was a good experience and a fun time to share with friends, and I love supporting local businesses, so I'd definitely recommend checking their website out for what classes that have coming up!

This was the first time I have done a painting/drinking class and it turned out to be more fun than…read moreI thought it would be! This studio is very colorful, with many paintings hanging up. They provide you with all the supplies you need to paint, drink, and dine - you just bring the wine/beverage and food. I was surprised at how nice my painting turned out, too.. the artist we had did a good job of walking us through the paining techniques. I will actually hang it up at home!

Great high school…read more Lots of excellent teachers Good sports programs Numerous and varied clubs

Talk about a smaller zoo punching above its weight! We loved our time here, even if it was…read moreunplanned and last minute. We were anxious to head up to the beaches in Michigan, but some very intense Canadian wildfire smoke had the air quality so bad we decided to stay back as long as we could.. should we commit a full day to the Children's Museum? Nah. Go for a walk? Too hot and unfamiliar. What about this fun zoo? Score! It's extremely walkable here, shady in most parts, and very fair prices. Side note, they do zoo reciprocity and as Friends of the Zoo members in KC we got half price entrance. The animals are so close here! It's amazing. Right when we walked out it's like, 'that's the closest I've ever been to a flamingo!" and on it went like that. I enjoyed chatting with an honorary zoo keeper, who I assume was a high schooler. He told me it was his first day, and he was eager to teach me about wallabies and the like. Very cool program where kids get training and hands on experience with animals, customer service, etc. The highlight for me was hard to nail down to one, so we'll go in order: Anteater! What a cool, weird, unique animal. Not sure I'd ever seen one and loved it. And, the obvious choice.. a freaking snow leopard! I've read a book about the elusive snow leopard, aptly titled, "The Snow Leopard." It gave me such an appreciation for these insanely beautiful cats, and to see one here, in Normal IL on a random weekday in July blew my mind. I read more about it and a zoologist at this zoo was very successful with helping breed and support these cats, so it's a good story and not one who was just snatched out of a mountain in Nepal someday. Again, a nice pivot for us and I loved this zoo.

Good place to explore with children in Bloomington. It turns out to be a bigger place than it…read morelooks. Miller Park Zoo is the highlight of this big public park and one of the best things about the city as well. Bad thing is there's an admission price. This is worth it for looking around once, and you can also get a membership if planning to come more times. Even though it's kind of small, it feels there's a lot inside and you can be here awhile. It's got an interesting history. The beginnings of the zoo started when a circus lion cub was found on this site around 1900, and the city named him Big Jim. After he died in 1912, funds were raised to open the Koetthoefer Animal Building. The zoo began lots more expansion in 1960 with the building that became the Tropical Rainforest Exhibit, and pools were built for sea lions and otters. A lot of animals have come and gone. There's currently flamingos at the entrance, monkeys, the Koetthoefer Animal Building has gibbons, langurs, and snow leopards, giant anteaters, lots of birds including bald eagles, the ZooLab has frogs and insects, several tortoises and there's wolves. It's about $9 admission for adults. They have a program called Junior Zoo Keeper that students can start in 5th grade, and they volunteer to learn and train. Good experience. This is an opportunity for local students. Have to say it's a good zoo for the city. It's located in the middle of the park. This is particularly a good one for young children, but it's open for everyone, so it's also okay for adults or whoever.