Ywca Child Care Center

if i could give 100 stars i would. i joined take 2 creative camp 4 years ago and just recently aged out. this camp has helped me become so much more confident and independent. the employees are all so kind and are super helpful with anything we need. the take 2 director, korisa madayag is especially helpful with providing us anything we need to complete our projects for the summer. the whole point of take 2 creative camp is to help us express ourselves in literally any way we want. ms k is only there to help you and will do anything in her power to provide you with the supplies you need for your project. this camp has helped me with many life skills like responsibility, using my voice, becoming more outgoing, and learning to do things myself. i love that ms k doesn't treat us like toddlers, and she respects us and gives us the freedom to create whatever we want, but she also holds us accountable for making deadlines and following them. these are all very important life skills and ms k helps teach them to us in a respectful and kind way. the YWCA is such a supportive and accepting place to be and all if the staff there are so kind to everyone.

Excellent environment. All staff are friendly, teachers are so nice and I really enjoy to study here 😊

Equipment is dated. Aerobic equipment is also dated. Cycle classes are minimal. Pool is nice. Not crowded at all

If I could post this review with a 0 star review I would. As a person who accepted the YWCA Take 2 last year and tried going again this year, I totally do NOT recommend this place for your children or teens. Not even the YWCA. Take 2 creative camp isn't a "Summer camp". It's mostly school work and projects. The staff and teens at Take 2 are really disrespectful and rude. I had a big problem last year with one of the staff named Korisa Madayag and teens of Take 2. Last year was my first year of Take 2 and I wasn't sure how the creative camp works. So on the first day I went and Korisa was talking about projects we have to finish on time just like a school. They would take our phones away and put them in a box especially if we weren't using them. Don't they understand that we're going to need our phones for emergencies or for our parents to contact us? It's a summer "program". So me and my friend did a couple of projects that we HAD to TURN IN ON TIME by the staff. I wasn't sure about my project because I felt like I was being forced on. So I tried my best anyways. I took a couple of breaks with my friend and again, Korisa got upset and told us to finish our projects. It was going on for a month so I felt stressed and decided to give up because I felt like I was being forced. The Take 2 staff set me and my friend up by the Take 2 creative camp teens giving me and my friend a talk about us "Goofing around". A couple of days later I was going to Chicago with my family and I told Korisa I wasn't going to attend Take 2 again for a day. Korisa got mad and this time Korisa had to ban me from the YWCA Take 2 creative camp. I'm really disappointed because it was summer vacation and of course we are supposed to have days off and of course at some point we are all going to be busy. So I signed up again this year for Take 2 because I felt confident in myself. So I did my interview. I told Korisa on what I'm planning to do this year. After I told Korisa what I'm doing this year, Korisa told me "Will you be able to communicate with new people. Are there certain days you will not be attending because remember what happened last year?" and I told Korisa "Just so you know, I'm not going to be here for a week in a half because somewhere around July I will be gone because I'm going to vacation at California." Korisa got really upset again and explained another story on how things are not going to work out for this year. The next day my mother received an email from the Take 2 creative camp and told me I'm not accpeted for Take 2 this year. It's super confusing because I turned in my interview papers early and on time so there's no reason for the staff to not take me in this year. I sent an email back and told Korisa "Hi, my mom just told me I didn't got accepted for the summer camp and I just want to know why because I really wanted to go and because of what you told me I thought I was accepted and I was going to be able to start this Monday. Do you think you can give me a chance to go and I will try to do my best." So I sent it. Korisa never responded to me back a whole weekend. The creative camp opened yesterday Monday and I know Korisa saw the email. Korisa was just being really rude and not answering it. My mother sent one again yesterday afternoon. Korisa answered this morning. Again, I'm not accpeted. I'm very disappointed. As a person for went to Boys and Girls club, I recommend you going there. There's more nicer staff and students. They do really fun activities and go to fun field trips. Of course you do not have to turn anything in on time unlike Take 2. The Boys and Girls club is totally VERY safe. You can request any day off for your child or teen. You don't even have to call to request a day off for your child or teen unless your going on vacation or busy for a week or 2. I do NOT recommend the YWCA Take 2 creative camp. Korisa just wants everything to be perfect, Korisa wants to invite the people who she wants to invite and who are smart. Not everyone is perfect Take 2.

The people were so nice and helpful, I really enjoyed my visit