YMCA Early Learning Center | University Place Campus

Reviews

• AA

  Anne Althauser

  Jan 15, 2026
  5.0
  My 5 month old son just started attending the YMCA ELC in University Place a few weeks ago and I can’t express enough what a positive, welcoming, and reassuring experience it has been for us so far! His teachers are wonderful and my son smiles at them as soon as we walk in the classroom. We get great updates throughout the day and photos of him playing and smiling. Every time we walk in the door, we feel comfortable and confident leaving our son in their care. All of the teachers that support his classroom have said wonderful things about the connections they’re making with my son and put in the effort to connect with me as well. I’m so happy my son got into the ELC and that we are a part of this community!
• TL

  Tran Le

  Dec 1, 2022
  5.0
  My kid loves going to school all thanks to the friendly staff and teachers at the YMCA ELC. My son’s teachers are amazing and I cannot ask for a better support system. The facilities are clean and safe. We got frequent updates/pictures of our child throughout the day. The director is very proactive at communicating to parents about the center’s events and emergency staffing situations to make sure daycare is open everyday. Thank you everyone at the YMCA ELC UP!
• CB

  Chanda Bartholomew

  Jun 27, 2022
  1.0
  My children attended here since it opened. It was amazing at first but things went downhill after Christmas when upper level staffing changes happened. Communication with parents became nonexistent and the school age program was treated like an optional afterthought that left me, a single mom, often scrambling for alternative care that doesn’t seem to exist. I didn’t know on any given day whether I would have childcare because I was often given little to no warning. In addition, accommodations I had established with the senior director for my child with a physically disability were removed when that director left which created a physical barrier to my child’s interactions with their peers. I simply can no longer recommend this facility to other families. Save yourself the stress.