Member Testimonials
Great staff, convenient hours, on-site location at Verona
The staff was experienced.
My son loved his time in aftercare in demarest. He was enthusiastic with every activities they had available different days.
Every day he would have different arts and craft done during his time. He learned new skills and made friends while he was there.
This was during kindergarten and I am glad he was able to tell the staff when he had any challenges with other classmates, they responded accordingly.
Very thankful for their time.
Thank you everyone at demarest after care.
The teachers were grate!
It's excellent. My daughter is so well taken care of at the Watchung After Care program. She is safe and has fun. The caretakers are excellent, friendly and helpful.
Very good
Counselors are amazing!
The after care I needed for a working mom
I absolutely love this program. My son enjoys his time after school with the YMCA after care! Ms Dela is amazing.
The attention given to each child.
We love the counselors and the fun activities they have for the students. My daughter can’t wait to end the school day so she can go to aftercare. And I love the ease and convenience to text the counselors if my daughter can’t attend aftercare that day. Or inform them on who will be picking her up that day.
I’m just not keen on the raising of fees every year. But it’s still worth it. :)
The staff and class was intimidate, knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.
My kids love after care.
Its mostly positive, i think there are good teachers and not so good teachers and the consistency is not always there, but generally i feel comfortable sending my child to aftercare.
YMCA staff are so great with the kids. Mr. Zay did a fabulous job keeping the kids on task, out of trouble, and engaged them in sports and activities. I think he even mentioned special enrichment activities like capoeira, which is amazing!
Amazing counselors, so caring and warm. Terrific activities. My daughter loved it.
The counselors are so wonderful and caring! My daughter loves aftercare so much that she often doesn't want to leave. So grateful for this team!
Teachers personally get to know each child. They engage the children in a variety of activities, while keeping safety the priority. My children looked forward to after care and sometimes asked to stay longer!
Mr Ralph and his team were the best
Counselors/ teachers are fantastic. My son has loved aftercare and enjoys the time plauying with his friends
All the aftercare teachers for our kindergarten and 3rd grader were so wonderful. I can’t thank the staff enough.
Loving warm and caring staff! Great team of individuals. They all understood my child’s needs and ability concerning his IEP and maintained confidentiality.
Everyone in the YMCA are very helpful and friendly with the public.
Great service
The before and after care programs have been wonderful for us and a great experience for our son. Our son loves going to morning care and stays active in after care. Knowing that caring people are looking after him before and after school is a great comfort to us, two working parents.
They have time to go out and play when the weather permits. They offer arts and crafts materials.
We love Ms. Beverly!!
My child enjoys being in aftercare. Sometimes when we pick him up, he begs us to leave him and come back because he’s having so much fun…to us, that’s the sign of a great program!
This year's experience with the YMCA Montclair has been wonderful! My child loves his time and the caregivers are attentive and caring. -Bradford Parent
We love the Staycation program and use it often. It’s one of the few programs that offer FULL day childcare and include swimming as one of their daily activities. That’s a big win for us!
Excellent