Ymca Of Southern Maine-Full Day Child Care Center

6-2025 Helpful staff, nice swimming pool Overall this Y is worn around the edges. However, if you are looking for a comfortable place to swim laps or go to family swim, this place is great. The pool area has lots of light and a (Cedar?) wood ceiling that makes it smell like a pleasant forest instead of chlorine. I thoroughly enjoyed my lap swim and will return next time we are in Biddeford. Recommended.

Zero stars but I'm forced to give 1! Do not put your children into the hands of a center that isn't equipped or have the training to be an advocate for your child and fight for what's best for their development just as much as you do. I feel heartbroken for a young 3 year old who was so excited to attend this center. Again, do not give up stable childcare to send your child here. They boast on being a center dedicated to bringing families together and the development of children. This is the same center that kicked out a 3 year old the morning of her 3rd day because apparently she wasn't adapting fast enough and was unable to verbally express her emotions and had ONE incident the day prior. They gave ZERO explanation as to why they kicked her out and then refused, yes they verbally said ABSOLUTELY NOT when a discussion was requested and then chose to ignore email communications. The current Development Director, according to his bio, started during the pandemic and he has zero background in education or even early childhood development. They claim they follow policy, but again, like other reviews, that policy is only the one that fits their narrative not the policies they dictate in their handbook. They did not provide anything which they stated they would in their handbook. At this point we can't advocate to have our child in this program because you'd have to question how they'd be treated daily. The integrity of this program is non existent!

Excellent facility for swimming and exercise. Generally, staff is friendly and helpful. However, lifeguards need more training dealing with members. Understood that’s not a requisite skill for the job but having common courtesy should be. I’ve had a lifeguard tell me that I was wearing an underwear and I should wear swim trunks instead and kicked me out. Now I’m a 40 year old man who can tell a difference between an underwear and one that is not...especially when I bought an expensive item specifically for swimming. Ah.. he asked for the brand and determined it was an underwear because it’s an unknown name. Baffled how such a skintight sportswear can be confused for an underwear. how does one even argue with an unreasonable mind?

Unfortunately the childcare portion of the company has drastically declined since I enrolled my child two years ago. Very high staff turnover rate, lately it seemed like they were hiring just anyone off the street. They also do not have adequate training in childcare or seem to know how to handle children having temper tantrums besides to just send them home and ultimately remove them from the program all together. If you’re looking for great childcare, this is not the place.

Very bad . ymca elsewhere is better than this place. The system is failing. When we finished swimming in the pool with my children, we went to the bathroom to change our clothes. A 25-year-old young man entered the bathroom and was swimming in the pool too. He did not wear any clothes, not even underwear, and walked in the bathroom as if he were at home. When I told the management about this, they didn't care. This is one thing. There are many other things