WATERFORD GYMNASTICS CENTER

★★★★★Brittany Hillyer

We love this gym!! My 3 yr old just started gymnastics and absolutely loves it. We look forward to class all week long. She has the best coaches- they really are amazing. They know how to work with the little ones and they keep everything fun and interesting (along with giving everyone personal attention/help as needed). We've had such a positive experience- a smaller class size with age appropriate activities- all while beginning to teach the fundamentals. To top it off, I emailed them with a time sensitive question early this morning (Saturday) and got a response from the owner almost immediately. I can't say enough about them.

★★★★★Jeffrey Dorwart

Good gymnastics school. No good way for parents to watch their kids. Entrance for most is on side. Adequate parking. Close to BJs, Best Buy, etc for a quick run during class.

★★★★★Le Anne Spino

This is our second year at Waterford. My kids are 3 & 6, so we’ve experienced a few different types of classes: busy beez, wee beez, tumble beez, non-compete, and now my oldest is on the competitive team. I have no aspirations for my kids to be gymnasts and know basically nothing about gymnastics, but they are obsessed, so here I am! Rec classes are great. If your kid misses a class, they can go to an open gym to make it up, which is a more flexible policy than other gyms. Parents can watch all classes so things are very transparent. Also kids can drop after each session is finished, so signing up is low commitment if your kid decides gymnastics is not for them. The competitive team is also great - my six year old joined the team this year. I was honestly hesitant to let her join, because I wasn’t sure she could fully comprehend what she was getting herself into (it’s a commitment!). But she’s thrived on the team. I now see that she needed the longer classes that worked on conditioning to master the skills she so desperately wanted to achieve. The team also wasn’t all-consuming for her schedule like I was afraid it would be. She goes to gymnastics two days a week, and I can change the days if needed, so it's super flexible. She's been able to do other activities and explore other interests, no problem. She’s still loving gymnastics and her confidence has soared. Most importantly, it’s clear her coaches always treat her with respect, so I feel comfortable dropping her off there. All in all, highly recommend WGC.

★★★★★Kelly Benoit

I just saw a very unsettling review posted about Kristi and her gym and I can honestly say that neither Kristi or her employees are anything like what was stated! I'm going to share some personal information, that up until now, I wasn't comfortable sharing. Both of my daughters are team members and in January my family suffered a horrific loss. My 44 year old husband whom I'd been with since we were 12 and the father of my 4 children died from sudden cardiac death. My family's world was turned upside down. He was our sole income provider. We owned our own business which I was unable to operate without him. Kristi, posted the go fund me page for my daughters, parents from the gym set up a meal train. Every coach contacted me in some way or another and every coach took my girls under their wing. That, to me, doesn't sound like someone who only cares about money and not her athletes. When I realized that I would no longer be able to afford gymnastics for my daughter's, I contacted Kristi to thank her for everything she had done for my family. Her response was, " I don't think you understand. The gym is going to pay both girls tuition until they graduate high school.". I was beside myself. I remember crying and saying to myself that at least out of all of this trauma my girls will have one thing remain unchanged. My girls could not have gotten through this horrific life altering tragedy without Kristi, the other coaches, the gym parents or the gym. As far as I'm concerned this other parent should be ashamed of herself. Kristi and her gym are the exact opposite of what had been portrayed by this other parent. All Kristi cares about are her gymnasts and their families. I can't think if a more positive environment I would want my girls in!

★★★★★Jerry Beacroft

We had my son’s party there and it was absolutely perfect! The staff were absolutely fantastic. My son has autism and historically parties have been difficult for him. I have tears writing this because of how kind and thoughtful the two staff were that we’re working today. I shared when we got there a little about my son and they went above and beyond to discuss with me about the group photo, trophy and even asked how they can help if he gets upset during these things I said I’d still like to do. This was the best party my son has has so far. The two girls working were so helpful, attentive but not overboard. The place was absolutely perfect as we had never been. There was plenty for everyone and so many fun things for the kids to do and space for each to do their own thing. We had a wonderful experience today and will be back.