Mission YMCA

Oh wow, my kid’s former preschool on Unilocal.Cool! It was a long time ago my son went here, but I have often thought about the positive experience he had at the Mission YMCA preschool.
They offered a good blend of skill building in socialization, numbers, language, arts, and preparation for kindergarten. The price was right and the schedule was convenient. Most importantly the teachers were nice and communicative with parents.
What I know now that I didn’t know then is that the bottom line with preschools is what elementary schools are they getting accepted to. My son made it into our first choice, private school so Mission (YMCA) accomplished.
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The reason for the mediocre star rating is because of the negative experience we had with the summer camp offered through this Y. My child turned five while in preschool and we were told he could go to their summer camp, so I agreed not knowing that it was not as nurturing of an environment as preschool.
The facility in Glen Park was depressing, kind of like a pit of kids with dirty toys and the camp counselors were not friendly at all (not even a smile or a hello). It appeared as if they trolled prisons to recruit these camp counselors, as opposed to the norm of Early Child Development college students. He went for one day and then went back to preschool, for which they accommodated me immediately, and I learned to scrutinize day camps thoroughly from then on.
So four stars for the preschool and one for the summer day camp. FYI the Embarcadero Y summer day camp is top rate.