YMCA Children's Academy at Texas Medical Center

The Staff at YMCA have been incredibly kind and loving to our daughter. Since she started going there in 2023, we have seen nothing but staff who are deeply invested in her growth and learning. They know each kid by name, the children look so happy there and never want to go home when you go to get them at the end of the day. When our daughter was moving to another school, the teachers gave her several gifts, so many hugs, we could tell they genuinely care about her. I highly recommend this day care

The YMCA children’s academy has been a boon for our family. The location is accessible, the staff are genuinely kind and well-informed, and they always provide activities to look forward to. Communication is clear and consistent, and tuition is affordable. We love this place and happily recommend it to friends and family at every opportunity.

My son was repeatedly berated and injured from the time I trusted this daycare to protect him last July. I received verbal notification of the injuries that my child received but no incident report. However, I was contacted on occasion if he caused an incident. I have always had a pleasant experience with the YMCA of Arlington and Fort Worth, TX. However, the experience that I have received since moving here is more than disappointing. In addition to being threatened with being "dropped" monthly due to miscommunication between staff and the central office, the director threatened to call CPS when they were forced to close due to the water main break and no one was there at the time they told us they would be closing. All in all this location does not reflect the core values of the YMCA. I got the impression that low income single parent households are not valued members of the YMCA. This facility is all around unprofessional and ill equipped to represent the YMCA.

My 2 year old goes the daycare at this Y , and really like the way they take care of the kids, the programs , the teachers, all staff are really good. They know each child by their name and when I drop my son off or pick him, I can notice that he had a good time. He learned so much in only 6 months. I feel like he is at home and the Y staff are part of our family. Other thing, they have a very good facility with a lot of space, so kids can play, run comfortably. Thank you so much Y.

Dropping your kids off in daycare is hard... the staff at the Y make it so much easier. I recently put my 12 week old baby girl into the infant class, and I was impressed with how much the infant class staff wanted to work with me to make me happy with the care of my baby. They are very flexible. They also love the kids - Miss Chrissy's motto is "You can't spoil a baby, only love them". There are always difficulties handing the care of your child over to someone else, at the Y they will help you with them. My 3 year old has been coming to the center for over a year and is now in the preschool. I am very impressed by the amount of learning that goes on - it seems every week has a new art project, and every day a new song. He loves it so much, he often asks to go on the weekend (!) His teacher is very caring. Although this is not the most fancy / frilly daycare, the staff are caring, and want to keep you happy. They will become like family. I know a lot of fellow nurses and pediatricians who drop their kids here. My kids are happy - that is the most important thing.