Wow, I can't believe it's been over 6 years! I met Sandy at…read moreher original location back when my nephew use to attend Modern PlaySpace. Fast forward to today, now my son attends Modern PlaySpace at the new location! Sandy has not changed, always so warm and friendly. All the new teachers I've met are just as amazing. Modern PlaySpace is always so clean and organized. When you walk in, it's so inviting with all the toys and colors. There's so many fun activities for the kids. My son is within autism spectrum and at Modern PlaySpace all the activities are so supportive of his needs. They do lots of sensory friendly activities and the kids practice living skills. Not to mention we have been accommodated with having my son's therapist arriving to give him his session there. All of my son's therapists love it at Modern PlaySpace too. We're honestly so grateful to be at Modern PlaySpace working with Sandy and all the teachers. Never in all my years have I ever felt pressured in any way. I truly feel comfortable having all the children in my family attending Modern PlaySpace. If you want a safe, clean, fun and small group setting for your children to attend, then I highly recommend Modern PlaySpace.

A safe, loving and nurturing environment that support healthy growth and development, challenging…read moreyoung children to learn and prepare them for kindergarten. My son kenzo was been here for 8 months, and he improved a lot. I love this place.

Felicia is absolutely the best. This class is very informative! I'd say the best part is Felicia is…read morealso my birth doula, which I'm extremely grateful to have her. She helped with me the best birth experience I can ask for. I'd strongly recommend every expecting mama to take this class AND hire Felicia as your birth doula if you are considering a doula!

Thorough class covers the basics of everything you need in one day, taught from the perspective of…read moreDoulas who have tons of experience. As first time parents, we feel prepared now!

I would highly recommend taking a cooking class with Hands on Gourmet. The food was great, the…read morestaff were excellent teachers, and the location has an amazing view.

I recently took the basic cake decorating class with Hands on Gourmet…read more The instructor was easygoing yet skilled, made instructions easy to understand, encouraged exploration and de-emphasized perfectionism, and gave customized tips based on the variety of experience levels among all participants. The whole experience was so fun! If a class series became available, then I'd enroll in it in a heartbeat! Parking at the location is not easy, but it's no issue if you plan ahead and don't mind a short walk.

Infant signing with Connie Yannacone has been very instrumental in our daughter's first year of…read moredevelopment. My husband and I learned signing with Connie while I was still pregnant, which was a lot more convenient than taking classes with a newborn (I highly recommend it). We started signing with our baby right when she was born, although that was very hard since our hands were always busy holding the baby so most signs we did one-handed. Despite the common misconception that baby signing hinders verbal development, signing has only facilitated our baby's ability to speak. At the beginning of our lessons, Connie carefully explained that the research shows that with signing babies speak earlier, have more vocabulary at age two and their play is more sophisticated (Connie even cites literature, which I appreciate since I'm a scientist). I started really signing consistently at around three months after the fog of new motherhood had lifted and my baby could hold her head up. I felt that our baby started understanding our signs at around five months: she would giggle and focus her eyes on me every time I signed "milk." At six months our baby started signing (first words were "dog" and "more") and at 13 months, our daughter can sign and speak at least 50 words and picks up at least one to three words a day. She can sign and say two words together and signs in her sleep, too--signing has been a really helpful portal into her mind. Connie is an excellent teacher (she's an experienced teacher for deaf and hearing-impaired children for 20 years) and as a new parent I learned a lot about how to talk to my baby and teach her things. Connie was very good at encouraging us to sign even though we felt our newborn wasn't looking directly at us. She showed me how to effectively sign "more" and "finished" while feeding the baby. It sounds like common sense how to sign to a baby but Connie was very good at modeling how babies learn best. She's so thoughtful about explaining things about early childhood development and about principles of signing. She's also very enthusiastic! She signs songs and uses books and toys to really engage and entertain our baby. Connie really helped me learn how to interpret my baby's signs, picking up when she started associations with words and actions and understanding that baby signs are simplified versions of the actual signs. Being able to communicate with my baby has helped me become a confident parent. I'm amazed at how much my baby can communicate at such an early age. I can see how signing and talking has empowered my child and relieve her of a lot of frustrations because she can tell us her needs and have them met. I've learned more than just signing from Connie--I've gained lessons in parenting that I continue to use as my daughter grows up. My husband and I have known Connie for six years and she's a good friend. I trust her as a teacher and also as a good person. She genuinely cares about babies, she's gentle with them, and she loves to help them learn. I don't get anything by writing these reviews. I'm just a sincere advocate for baby signing and a very grateful student of Connie. I hope that other parents can benefit from learning signing with her, too!

From the owner: My specialty is teaching baby sign language. I also teach age appropriate sign language to…read morepreschoolers and their parents, deaf and hard of hearing and special needs children and elementary children in after school programs. Vocabulary practice is enhanced through stories and songs. I am a credentialed teacher with a master's degree and many years of experience teaching parents, infants and preschoolers.

I took a first aid & CPR course for the first time ever, with instructor John Kreiden held at a…read morelocal church (no affiliation). I was a little nervous but it was so fun & the instruction was very clear. We got in plenty of reps practicing on adult and baby manikins, in different "scenarios". He went over so much information: CPR on adults & babies, AED, how to even communicate and check time during emergencies, how to recognize heart attack and stroke, Heimlich maneuver/ choking, administering Narcan, Epi-pen, putting on wound dressings, tourniquets... John was a great & entertaining teacher and stayed late to answer all of our extra questions. Would highly recommend!!! I plan to renew in 2 yrs.

Easy and great, friendly instructor. Loved having the option of renewing online my CPR/BLS with…read morefirst aid and loved the convenience of an online instructor while practicing on a mannequin.