Member Testimonials

Variety of classes and times, friendly and welcoming staff, knowledgeable instructors, all in a no judgement zone.

The variety

I like your group exercise class Instructors.

I enjoy the lap pool and try to swim 3 times a week. The staff is friendly and the facilities are clean.

I love swimming in the 10 lane pool.

The YMCA is fantastic and the staff is always so attentive and friendly. I just wish that equipment could get fixed ASAP when certain machines break down. It always curtails members' exercise routines when weeks and weeks go by without equipment being fixed. Would LOVE to have even more elliptical machines as well!

Great equipment

YES

I like that I have so many choices for keeping in shape. The e-gym is tailored to me specifically. I like the group classes and the track.

Cleanliness, friendlyfront desk, amenities, activities

Wide variety of classes & times

Everything is first class, including the staff

Good staff and excellent programs

I enjoyed my first visit to the EGYM. The instructor Lori was very good - professional and yet personable as well. I will be coming back regularly. Thank you.
I do want to pass along though, that I received by email a "Please confirm your Registration" and when I went in to do it this morning, I was unable to simply "confirm" - instead it brought me to the page I had already filled out in person at the gym. When I filled that out again - thinking that was what was needed to "confirm my Registration," I was informed that email had already been used. Hmm. Obviously I had already put in my email when I registered in person. Thinking maybe I just needed to log in, I tried that as well. Three times I tried to log in using the password I had already set up along with my email, and 3 times it just came back up with the same screen. Very annoying. UNABLE TO CONFIRM MY REGISTRATION. Please have your IT Dept either make this easy to Confirm - maybe just a box to click? - or maybe don't send emails to people asking them to confirm if the email is not going to work. (!!) Thank you.

Our family is a huge proponent of the Y. We would recommend a membership to anyone looking for an inclusive, welcoming, clean, and friendly place to work out. The facilities are always well kept, the staff always greets us with a smile, and I feel very comfortable there when I get time to myself to work out. We also use the childcare facilities and the early learning center. We feel very grateful to have this community in which to support our goals.

I have been asking for years - literally years - for the YMCA to better encourage members to share swim lanes. Put up signs with the expectations we have of sharing, especially when times are busy. Or, on busy days/early morning hours on weekends in the winter, dedicate ~5 lanes as "sharing lanes" so people know that if that lane is open, you are expected to share. It can work on a first come, first served basis. This time of year is always busy with swim meets reducing our swim times, and kids being home from school. No better time than now than to implement some of these practices to create awareness about the need to share and/or to encourage members to being open to sharing so people are not sitting on the bleachers getting cold, and waiting for a lane to open.

It is not that hard...

Group exercise classes are great!

Every instructor I met were fabulous!

The Greater Brandywine YMCA always seems to have something for everyone. Not only is it a fantastic gum but even more importantly, it’s a community center where my whole family feels connected and like we truly are getting the most out of our membership wow also being able to give back to others in our community when needed. My daughter loves all of the sports options, and I love the strength training equipment and cardio options. We are more than satisfied with our YMCA and love being part of this community. The staff are all so friendly and helpful and make you feel so welcome.

Love Kevin’s water aerobics

Many different types to suit different needs

We love the early learning center - especially our current teachers Mrs Natalia, Assia and Mrs Donna. Our daughter thrives at the ymca and we’ve had a fantastic experience from the infant room all the way through and into the Montessori classroom.

My son has been enrolled in the CELC since April 2024. Our family has loved our time here and my son is thriving. He is excited to go to school each morning, knows his teachers, and his class time routines. The Montessori classroom allows him to explore his environment and learn at a pace that works for him - he is able to choose the work and focus on age-appropriate activities that challenge his mind, gross and fine motor skills, and his social abilities.

The staff are kind and welcoming. Everyone says hello when you come into the building and wave as you walk down the hall. There is good camaraderie between the teachers, and I have personally enjoyed getting to know them on a professional and personal level.

Our favorite part about the program is that the school utilizes the full Y facility through all the extracurricular activities that are built into the school day. Swimming on Fridays, Zumba, yoga, reading, Spanish, to name a few. Even in bad weather, it is nice to know that the kids can get some wiggles out running around in the gym.

I am also grateful that the school has integrated optional after school activities. My son has loved his Little Explorers Club on Thursday afternoons. He comes home so proud of the treasures he found on his nature walk or the nature-themed art he made.

We are very thankful to be a part of the family at West Chester Y CELC. I would recommend it to anyone who asks about early childhood learning.

I like that you open early and the equipment is clean and the staff friendly.

Mr. Bret Kader has been a great grounding presence for our son as they have spent over 2 years in class together now. He talks about him fondly at home (unprompted) and was very concerned about when his return would be during Brett's (much deserved) paternity leave earlier this year. Its nice to feel confident our son trusts his teacher and feels safe in class.

Our daughter had a great run in the twos with Ms Stacey and is very excited to go to the big kid room! Stacey puts huge efforts into curating an interactive experience for kids at an age that can be really tough as they transition from babies into little people!!!!!

Many teachers (other than the "main" teachers) go out of the way to be so kind to our kids and even come up to me to discuss an interaction they had that day. We also have loved previous teachers and students that cycle through - BOTH ms Lauras, ms ana, ms brittney ms delanie BOTH ms donnas ms alix AND MORE.

**I did submit a survey earlier but it was very misleading with "submit" at the bottom of each section, so i was waiting for a "could be improved" or a "teacher shoutout" section and it was just over and done!

The CELC/Mont Classes having the opportunity to participate in yoga, gymnastics, zumba, music, sign language and swimming is such a great part of sending our kids to daycare here.

My whole family are members of YMCA for the last year and I can't say nothing but very good things about our experience. My son is attending YMCA's Montessori class and he came from "I don't want to go" to "You better drive me to my group today, Dad!". I see his interest and I see how do teachers care about kids and how their hard, important and active work delivers strong results. In overall, I would like to thank all of YMCA's staff members for your hard work to keep this place like home for so many people. We do really appreciate it.

The teachers are all very engaged and wonderful with the kids. I also really appreciate the diversity of activities they have in the classrooms (music, yoga, swimming, Spanish).

We love the childcare program at the YMCA! The teachers are nurturing, engaging, and reliable. We have been a part of the childcare for over 4 years now and couldn’t be happier. Our oldest was more than prepared for Kindergarten when he graduated from the Montessori program. Our other two children are learning and growing every day!

Amazing teachers and programs. Always feel like child is safe and learning. Compared to KinderCare it is a world of difference.