Greater Pittston YMCA - Pittston (PA)

1 /5 Megan Infante Blemings: Facility Review: Critical Operational and Safety Concerns Cleanliness and Maintenance Standards This facility consistently fails to meet basic sanitation standards across multiple areas. The family locker rooms routinely contain bodily waste near toilet facilities, creating unsanitary conditions for members. The weight room exhibits visible mold growth, while the gymnasium remains cluttered with debris and discarded recreational equipment. Infrastructure maintenance is severely inadequate. Essential amenities including soap dispensers, toilet door locks, and paper towel dispensers are frequently non-functional. When paper towels are available, they are often stored improperly near water sources, resulting in soggy, unsanitary conditions that defeat their intended purpose. Childcare Operations: Serious Health and Safety Violations The childcare facility presents significant public health concerns. Since March 2025, there have been 11 documented cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease across four of the five classrooms, indicating inadequate infection control protocols. Staffing issues compound these problems. The facility employs undertrained personnel who receive insufficient management support and guidance. The absence of standard operating procedures and evidence-based best practices has resulted in operational failures that compromise child safety and program quality. Facility Infrastructure Deficiencies Critical maintenance issues remain unaddressed for extended periods. The toddler room has experienced a persistent water leak in the back closet for over one year. This leak contaminated children’s sleeping cots, requiring staff to dry bedding before each use—an unacceptable situation that poses health risks and demonstrates poor facility management. Conclusion These systemic failures in sanitation, maintenance, staffing, and operational procedures represent serious deficiencies that require immediate administrative attention and corrective action. The facility’s current state compromises member safety, child welfare, and basic service delivery standards.

5 /5 Lisa koytek: The daycare is amazing and they have been superb with my grandbabies. The Director Alex is a wonderful communicator and is very helpful with making sure any questions we have are answered. The daycare staff we have encountered are all so very sweet and a wonderful fit for the children. They enjoy all the crafts and activities that help them socialize and learn skills as they grow.

1 /5 Destiny Medina: Wouldn’t recommend child care here! Also don’t think the director (Alex) is fit to be a director for child care. She’s a nice person however doesn’t fit the job, I’ve removed my daughter from there in April & she started bright horizons in Moosic & that has been the best decision ive made! let me just say “you go cheap, you get cheap” meaning I decided to go cheap with my daughters school (YMCA) & I felt like she was an outcast because she was a bit delayed in her speech, she also missed a week of school nearly every month because she was was getting sick literally everytime she was in school, everything I knew my daughter knew how to do, the school said she didn’t, from November to April I can honestly say my daughter has learned really NOTHING! I moved her to bright horizons, I’m paying more but it’s worth every $$, my daughter is talking so much more, hasn’t gotten sick not once, the teachers are phenomenal, you have no questions to ask because they tell you everything you need to know. My daughter actually enjoys going to school. THE YMCA sold me a dream & if you guys knew most of the things that pissed me off with this school, you wouldnt want to come either. There is so much more to say about this school but if you ever decide to come to the YMCA you’ll see exactly what I mean.. best thing was removing my daughter from here. The director sold me a dream in the beginning which I explained to her once before & again she’s not a horrible human being I just feel the role of her working in child care isn’t for her.

5 /5 Lauren H: I started my daughter Harper in the preschool program this past fall. There was one teacher I didn’t much care for, but she has since left. My daughter loves all her teachers now, and they are amazing with her (shout out to the Ashley’s and Arianna) The director Alex Dewey is phenomenal , and though I saw a review about someone having a hard time getting her on the phone, I can tell you that’s probably because she is. In a classroom actively engaging with your children! Her program just got 4 stars in the keystone stars program, which is amazing considering she has only been there a couple of years. The kids are always doing something new! They take them on walks and field trips. They are doing the community helper unit right now and they are going around Pittston visiting local businesses and learning about all the jobs they do! When we had snow we were asked to send their snow gear in and they went out as a class and built a snow man. They take them to the park and the library. They’re always up to something fun! The program includes twice weekly swim lessons, which is huge to me because my family members have pools and my daughter is a sneaky one. I want her to be able to get to the side of a pool and out if she were to fall in. Brightwheel is an app they use to give updates and communicate with parents, and it is updated regularly throughout the day. Many times throughout the week they are sending pictures through it. If there’s an incident or anything I am notified immediately on the app. Messaging is easy and if my daughter is having a rough morning it makes checking in to see how she is doing throughout the day much easier. All in all, I just can not recommend the program enough. They’re just simply amazing and I’m so lucky they are able to handle my little terror with patience and love. The sweetest is at the end of the day when my daughter is leaving and she tells her teachers and the director she loves them and they tell her they love her too, and let me tell you, I truly believe they do!

5 /5 Aida Ozuna: Clean facility and lots of different things to do to stay active! I enjoy coming here to workout without the crowd you get at larger gyms. The team is also friendly and people are welcoming. Lots of activities for the little ones and they offer preschool and daycare as well! Parking is behind the building and you pay about 1.00 an hour through an app called “Pango”