Viva Kids Academy — Local services in Toronto

A beautiful, bright, spacious facility with great programs for kids aged newborn-school age.

The programs (Rockin Railroad is a favourite as well as the cool themed summer camps) are excellent and get kids singing, exercising, and learning about everything from dinosaurs to the science behind how the brain works. Playspace is their brightly coloured gymnasium with mats, a tumble track, zip line, mini rock climbing wall and more! Playspace passes can be purchased and used during predetermined hours and are a great way for kids to let off some steam in the winter or when it’s too wet to play outside.

Kidville also has a preschool enrichment program that operates in a separate space from the programming/playspace area. The enrichment program is based on a play-based curriculum and incorporates interesting and relevant themes throughout the year. There is more of a focus on play and exploration, both of which are important, as opposed to the academic eg reading, writing, math side of things, which was not at the level I was hoping for (for the cost of the program). The lunch program is stellar - a dream for good and picky eaters alike as kids are exposed to a variety of (in some cases quite exotic) foods.

The facilities are super clean and the staff are fantastic - friendly, approachable, and open to feedback/suggestions from parents and kids.

Overall, if possible I would give Kidville a 4.5 star rating - well...

I recently hosted a birthday at Kidville - Yonge Lawrence Village for my 3 year old daughter. She had a blast! Right from the beginning, the Kidville staff were attentive and helpful.

I wanted to do something different for my daughters birthday this year (I normally just host them at my home), so I did some researching online and found that Kidville was new to Toronto. Their space is very clean and kid-friendly.. have you see their padded gym?!

At the start of the party everyone was welcomed with various activities and an über cute art project! They then had 30 minutes of games in the gym, and wrapped up with pizza and cupcakes. My favourite part about the whole party - I didn't have to set up, or clean up!

I would recommend this to any parent...

Our daughter attended Viva Kids as an infant until we moved elsewhere in the city (~5 months). We didn’t want to leave Viva Kids! Ms. Pearl and Ms. Kaelyn are exceptional infant educators. Our daughter looked forward to going to “school” every day. The facility appears exceptionally well managed and is very clean (one of my requirements when signing my daughter up). The staff are friendly and always engaging. The facility is spacious for the location, and they have a fantastic gym that my daughter enjoyed frequently. I highly...