Monroe Street Arts Center — Local services in Madison

We held my 7 year old's birthday party at the Arts Center and had a fantastic experience. They designed a custom art activity based on my child's interests and age. The instructor was fantastic leading the kids through the activity (and keeping my lone 4year old busy). Parents were able to drop off their kids and get an 1 to 1 1/2 to themselves, and the Center even provided a small gift bag for my child. Best of all was the way they handled a the eventual rescheduling of our party due to weather. When a snow storm was predicted, we kept in close communication about if we would need to reschedule the party and they were very flexible in helping us find a new date and time for her party. I can't recommend Monroe St. Arts...

See the advertisement they put out in April below. It says Monroe street Arts “supports individuals with ASD”, that’s why we signed up for some art classes.

Not an inclusive place for kiddos with ASD and their families. Director and business manager demonstrate no cultural competence with ASD and are in need of basic education and training. They marginalized our son and family and caused us harm. ...

Halloween singalong for the children was very fun. My child loved it and we as parents loved it. A clean and nicely layer out facility. The teacher was able to learn each childs name and incorporate it throughout....