YMCA Preschool 3420 West 229th Place, Torrance, CA 90505

"This is, by far, the best preschool my daughter has attended. The director is incredibly personable and down to earth, and her positive attitude seems to resonate through the staff and teachers. As a parent there is a key value in which I make a decision to leave my child with another adult. It's trust. If one can not trust, then there is no reason for patronage. The way I've seen the staff kindly herding the kids or how enthusiastic they are when reading stories reminds me of something akin to a second mother. They are incredibly patient with tantrum kids and, in my experiences while visiting/picking up my child, they always display a loving and nurturing demeanor if a child is in distress. I trust this place to teach my daughter good values and to give her a loving and caring environment in which to learn. It's very comforting to know I have capable people taking care of her. The children are treated with respect and dignity. My daughter has been at this preschool for well over a year and she doesn't recall a single bad memory. When I pick her up I ask her about her day. Aside from her friends she always speaks well of her teachers and talks about the interesting conversations she has with them. This is a great testament of the attention she is given by the teachers and staff. There's always something fun going on at the preschool. From swimming lessons to career day the kids are positively engaged in learning. I couldn't ask for more, but they always seem to one up my expectations. Most recently a graduation ceremony was held for kids going into kindergarten... kindergarten! Awards were given, songs were sung and refreshments were bountiful. The whole thing went off without a hitch. My daughter has become sentimental about going on to kinder, and says she's going to miss her teachers at the YMCA preschool. I know I'll be missing them too. It's been a privilege to get to know such great people who do so much for these kids. I highly recommend this preschool to any parent who is ready to place their child in the hands of others."

"I was given information about this place from Maddie from the YMCA in Torrance . When I went to check the preschool out I was very disappointed! The children were outside eating a snack and the teacher or TA was going around with the worst attitude. You could tell she did not want to be there. The way she yelled at the children I would't even do to my own child. Please parents take your time in finding the right place. At times it best to spend that little extra a month but your children are being taken care of the proper way."

"Cleanliness at its best."

"Great location for children and adults alike."

"The Torrance YMCA facility is great they have several pools and a rock climbing wall. However, it is the most badly run and mismanaged YMCA I have ever seen! The YMCA personnel are unprofessional and untrained. They don’t enforce rules, instructors show up late to class sometimes 30 minutes. The pool lifeguards are the worst; I have seen one asleep in her chair. On one occasion, three lifeguards were unaware that an older woman fell down on the deck adjacent to the pool. ONLY after members in the pool yelled at the lifeguards to help, did the lifeguards actually help the old woman. Unless you can get a reduced rate due to financial hardship and don’t plan on taking any classes, I wouldn’t recommend this YMCA to anyone. If you’re like me and have to pay the full price there are better places to spend your money."