My 12 year old daughter and I were trying to play basketball there was only 1/2 a court not taken…read moreby pickleball after about 15 minutes we get kick off so they could use all the courts in the Y to play pickleball there was not basketball courts at all for anyone to play on. This has been a on going problem for a while.

The Kettle Moraine YMCA branch located in West Bend at River Shores has been around for a few years…read morenow. It's a little surprising that this will be the first Yelp review of the facility. The location is an adults only YMCA and caters to the active seniors community. I've only visited one occasion thus far to check it out and I (mid 40's) was on the youthful side. The facility is in the excellently refurbished West Bend Company factory. There's a nearby coffee shop for the post workout and/or Tochi Ramen. There are plenty of workout machines and free weights in a comfortable atmosphere. The locker rooms are spacious & maintained nicely. Unlike the main Y branch you do need to provide your own lock, but with the age of the clientele I don't envision theft from lockers is much of a thing here. The shower stalls provide about twice the space in comparison to the main Y branch. The facility offers a sauna in the locker room. There is no pool or whirlpool. I hope a whirlpool is considered in any future expansion as I think it would fit in well with the adults only theme. The facility offers programming similar to the main Y branch, albeit in a smaller scale. A great downtown location and West Bend is lucky to be home to two YMCA facilities.

This is a fantastic facility. Our daughter has been going here as long as we have needed daycare…read more They do a wonderful job.

My grandson was the 2 year old that was pushed by the day care teacher in the article :…read morehttp://fox6now.com/2013/10/18/silver-maple-daycare-issues-statement-regarding-video-that-went-viral/ Then the day care tried to minimize it becasue my grandson has good balance and recovered himself and didn't actually fall. That doesn't change the fact that he was pushed. horrible!!!!!

From the owner: Silver Maple Child Care and Preschool is a premier center located on a beautiful country lot just…read moreseconds from the heart of West Bend on S. 18th Ave. Our focus is on providing the best quality care for children ages 6 weeks through 12 years. Children can grow with us from infancy through school age. The pre-school program at Silver Maple offers an excellent theme-based curriculum which focuses on Kindergarten readiness, including Spanish and sign-language classes.

We had hoped for a supportive and developmentally aligned experience at Montessori Children's…read moreHouse, but our experience left us disappointed. Our daughter has had some challenging behaviors, which we openly acknowledged and were eager to partner on. However, rather than taking a proactive, skill-building approach, the response often felt reactive. Instead of working with her to understand and address the underlying causes of her behavior, the approach focused on managing the situation in the moment and the bad behavior (which wasn't the root cause) --ultimately resulting in her being sent home. What was most difficult is that we did not feel there was a consistent effort to help her build the skills needed to navigate her challenges. We were hoping for collaboration, strategies, and guidance aligned with Montessori principles of supporting the whole child. We understand that supporting children with behavioral needs can be complex, and we truly value educators. However, families need a partnership--one that focuses not just on behavior, but on development, growth, and problem-solving. I share this feedback in the hope that the school can reflect on how to better support children with diverse needs in a more proactive and skill-building way. These are still good kids having a hard time and don't deserve to be sent away during these tough times. They deserve connection and care.

I have worked with a lot of daycares and other kinds of child-based organizations, and I would say…read morethat I am a huge fan of Montessori style education. If you are wondering what that is, please look that up and know that this business is set up to provide education that aligns with the Montessori standards. That being said, I can continue to the nitty gritty. Montessori education is wonderful and may appear disorganized to some when in reality it is actually very well planned by a teacher knowledgable in this unique style of learning. The teachers here that I have met seem very nice and have wonderfully run classrooms. However, I have found that in winter, they hardly ever let the kids out. I can whole-heartedly understand the difficulty of suiting up children for winter and playing in the snow when they are so small. Half of recess time is wasted just getting some kids ready. But I do think fresh air is important and explorative free play is essential to the Montessori way. Why would you not want children to experience outdoor play at a time that is so crucial to their development (see Richard Louv's book, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder"). Also, the blonde woman with little to no makeup I see in the afternoons who watches the door and the group play area can be awful. Not to me, but to the kids she's watching. She outright yells at them even when I'm right in the room! Sometimes she says things that are rude or put them down publically. These are children who are probably only about three years old! This is terrible! I hate listening to her while I wait for the child I pick up to get everything from her cubby. This place, like many daycares, is a bit too small for the number of children who attend. I understand good business, but I also know a thing or two about children, development, and education, and I would say that should take priority over business. Too many daycares have their heart in the wrong place. If you don't value kids, don't create a business meant to support and develop them when it really only edifies you. Anyway, that's my rant. If I were looking for childcare in the area, I would avoid this place, but still find another Montessori style education for my child.