Ymca Of Southern Maine - Brown School is a before or after school daycare daycare located at 35 Highland Avenue, South Portland, Maine ME. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
These reviews do not pertain to the daycare facility. All reviews discuss the Portland YMCA's gym, pool, and fitness facilities rather than the YMCA of Southern Maine - Brown School daycare program located in South Portland.
My wife and I got in our laps at the Portland YMCA. It's an old school, downtown city pool and very nice. The locker rooms were clean and spacious and the pool was exceptionally clean. I know pools. I have swum in pools around the world from Poland to New Zealand and everywhere in between and I liked this pool. I am also a head lifeguard at my city pool when I'm not traveling so I have a basis of comparison. The lifeguard on duty, Joanne, was helpful and friendly and on task.
A couple years ago, I was told the Portland YMCA does not accept members from other locations, but now I've gone twice and was told they accept all nationwide members. The workout area is small but decent. The larger, boys/all-age male locker room downstairs is closer to the pool; The smaller, adult men's locker room upstairs has a sauna and iis closer to the basketball gym. NO steam room nor hot tub.
Signing up for a membership was a pain. I had to prompt information from the receptionist by asking many questions, often wording the same question many ways. Oh but she's very friendly and helpful to other people who look like her! Although I got my membership the Friday before, they failed to tell me they're closed the week of June 10-17. I hope once I start going there's a higher quality of services but so far it's been inconvenient and I've never felt so unwelcome.
I was visiting Portland and this YMCA was a 5 minute walk for me. I visited at 7-8am on weekdays for the cardio and gym room. Mostly empty at these times and the staff was extremely friendly. The equipment was pretty good for the price, had all the essential machines with squat and bench rack. One time visit was $12.
The "Y" is amazing, from gym facilities, to basketball courts, to swimming pools - and all in between - plus special programs for kids.. And also providing housing - it is truly a blessing to have such a well-rounded community in my back yard. The staff (especially Ray) is right on point - they do a fantastic job making all the moving pieces work. Keep up the great work!