Johnstown YMCA — Local services in Four Corners States

My child went to the YMCA summer camp for one week and I will NEVER send her back, MY CHILD WAS NOT SAFE THERE. I arrived the first day 15 minutes early (camp starts at 9 with before/after camp option available). There was a table set up outside of wide open doors with some papers and no one was there. I looked inside, no one. I waited. And waited. After standing there for about 10 minutes a man, not a parent, walked past me without saying anything and into the building. The doors were wide open and no one is there to keep potential threats or predators out! At this point, I was ready to leave. Another parent arrived and showed me where the check in sheet was, took her own child's temp, and just walked in. That parent told me it is normal from them to just check in themselves and walk in (this was late in the summer when camp had been in session for many weeks). I followed the other parent through the building to find the group. Once we found the group I stated my concerns and the assistant director seemed confused as to why I was worried. She was extremely apathetic, which made me very upset, and only offered the excuse of they decided to start the fire drill early so new kids new what to do. My child was new! How does that make sense? How does it make sense to leave doors open so children are unsafe?

We will never return to the summer camp not would I trust the childcare there and I will tell everyone I know about my terrible experience. It costs well over $200 for one week as well and is not worth the price. They did a few arts and crafts and played on the public playground. I arrived the second day and they were watching a movie (not the only time they did that in a week). My child can watch tv at home, thats not what I am paying for! The only "outdoor water play", as they advertised it, was a counselor spraying them off with a hose one time. They couldn't even be bothered to attach a sprinkler. I emailed the director twice, once the week before camp with questions and got no answer, and a second time after the initial incident when I arrived, no answer. She did finally offer to talk to me about it in person after camp began but at that point I had gone above her with my concerns. Too little, too late. Avoid this camp if you value your...

I am reading that the Y’s core values are as follows: Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Inclusion. I think that these “values” might possibly need to be revisited with your Life Guards at the YMCA pool. Today we chose to come to your pool to enjoy ourselves and relax after a long day of work and school. It wasn’t within a few minutes that one of the life guards told my son to get out of the pool and show her his swim shorts. She said they were Khakis, which actually they were not, they are waterproof and he has been to the pool many times in these shorts. They were not your typical “swimming trunks”. I understand. The pool has rules and of course that should be pointed out and luckily my husband had another pair of swim trunks. The manner of which the life guard treated my son, almost laughing at him and smiling talking to the life guard about how he was wearing khakis, was and IS unacceptable. This is not what I would call respectful or caring qualities. No, I would call this childlike behavior and quite frankly, extremely unprofessional.

I completely understand that there are rules and regulations that are incredibly important. When we come to enjoy and relax, some kindness would definitely be nice.

We will not be returning to the YMCA in Johnstown nor will I ever recommend it. Please teach your staff to treat people in a more caring and respectful way, and I am sure you will have many returning to...

The facility is clean and really nice. That is a huge positive. However, I had an experience Monday 11/1/21 that left me not really wanting to return to the YMCA in Johnstown Colorado. I visited the facility as a guest (non-member). In my few visits I've never been shown or informed of any policies on the dress code of the facility. I went to do some light cardio that evening and I realized on arrival that my newborn had left some of his last meal all over my shirt. No big deal, I was wearing a nursing sports bra with high waisted pants. Fairly modest considering current fashion. I went upstairs to work out and got 50 minutes into a cardio session when a young staff member came up to me and cited that I was not dressed "Family Friendly" and that I would need to cover up. I would never give someone a hard time for doing their job so I put on my jacket and left. I was however, incredibly embarrassed. Had I known the facility had a policy regarding a dress code I would have abided by it. In addition, it seems rather counter-intuitive that an incredibly modest sports bra intended for nursing mothers is less family friendly than the crop tops, bikinis, and short-shorts that are allowed in the building. I digress. I was planning on getting memberships for my family- as of right now I'd prefer to exercise in a place that doesn't judge...