Progressive Gymnastics East

My daughter has been going here for a year. The gym at first seemed to be OK. After the fall semester of classes they told me that she was very advanced and wanted her to join the advanced gymnastics for the next spring session. It was very expensive, but I made the choice to register her again because she enjoyed going. On her last day of gymnastics class for the spring semester my daughter told me she wanted to ask if she «got in» to the more advanced classes. I gave her permission to ask the coach how the girls find out via a meeting or letter in the mail. My eight year old just asked «Excuse me coach Lexi but I wanted to know if I made it to advanced gymnastics for next year?», her response was with an attitude «I’m sorry but your not good enough» followed by a hand flick (get lost) and fake smile. As a mother who wants to protect her child I went into defense mode as tears ran down her cheeks. I told coach Lexi that not how you talk to an eight year old and you should never tell a child they are not good at something. If she didn’t make the cut then you sit down with the child talk about all the good things they do and then talk about how next year the two of you will work hard on the things that need improvement, followed by being optimistic about trying out next year. I mean I don’t think that’s asking too much for a coach to do. These girls really look up to the coaches and to be treated so horribly is crushing. The owner just stood their with her arms crossed not saying a word. It’s sad how she allows these young girls with no expierence to run the show and treat children this way. This place just wants your money, they don’t care about the kids safety (my child got hurt multiple times), and they put too much competitive pressure on the children (yelling at them throughout class) instead of promoting a enjoyable expierence. Gymnastics should be fun for children and this gym takes the joy out of your kids heart. Make the right choice and go somewhere else. Worst expierence of my life with rude and unprofessional people.

My 3 year old takes a class here. Overall it’s very well run. A few notes: the weekends are a madhouse and parking is a nightmare. Weekdays are fine. For this age they have a 9 – 1 class ratio, but they do let it balloon up some days and I do not think this is safe for the kids. Would much prefer 2 coaches even with 9 kids there since some need extra assistance and others run around, causing the coach to not be able give full attention. Safety must be the priority and having one coach spotting the kids while another deals with typical preschooler behavior should be instituted. Even if the second coach is a college student or trainee would be fine to allow the coach to focus on spotting.
Front desk is helpful and very flexible makeup policy is terrific.
Attended a preschoolers birthday party here and it was fabulous — pricey but aren’t they all. Kids had a great time and definitely recommend.

Took the Little for a Halloween bash over the weekend. It’s larger than it looks from the outside. The staff are extremely friendly and while we don’t actually attend their gymnastic classes, my friend’s daughter does and has only had great things to say about this place for her 5 year old. If only it were a bit closer to home, it would definitely be a place to consider. That said, any kiddy event they hold, it’s worth the drive over for an all around awesome run around like a maniac for 2 hours kind of place.

I’ll get right to the point and explain why I didn’t give this place 5 stars and it’s ALL BECAUSE OF THE CAMERAS. The place is divided into 2 areas, area one is a made for really young children and is probably almost completely viewable by parents and spectators from the waiting area via a large glass window… great but the problem is area two… where my daughter plays. There are cameras but the ONE flat screen on the wall in the waiting area is split into 4… and 2 of the 4 camera feeds are from the already viewable area (#1) so parents can barely see their kids on the 2 cameras encompassing only ½ of the flat screen from area #2!!! I want to invite my mom to see her granddaughter but it’s useless to have her sitting and completely unable to see see her on ½ of all 55 inches of monitor. Now if there were another TV dedicated to JUST the other side, that would be a major advancement forward. The other option is to make the one monitor soley dedicated to the second play area since parents are allowed to be with their young children in room 1, so little need for a camera or at very least at the cost of parents who can’t see anything in room 2.
Now, for the good part. The place is clean and the staff is SUPER FRIENDLY and my daughter likes it here and she is comfortable and that is all I can ask for and that is a testament to the staff here. The prices and rules are fair and the fact that you can make up missed dates is great.
Overall, my daughter enjoys coming here and I don’t see anything that would make me not want to return so we will be back and hopefully I would be able to see my daughter instead of posting Unilocal reviews as I wait…

Initially, I was lukewarm about this place but there are so many nice things to say about this place. The coaches are terrific, they know how to find the right people to work with the little ones. They know how to teach and communicate with them.
There’s a lot of space for the little ones to tumble and run around. Not only that, the space is specifically coordinated /​designed for that specific class.
Also, we just had our child’s party here and the staff are so well organized, attentive, polite, accommodating and professional. All my guests provided
positive feedback and my kid loves this place!

Lots to say about this place.
Pros:
–flexibility. If you miss a class, you get a make up class. It’s that simple. And they have lots of slots you can make it into
–coaches: we’ve been really lucky with our coaches. they’re great at encouraging in a supportive yet not too pushy way with our toddler
–best time of our toddler’s day: seriously, she LOVES it. it’s the fastest 45min-​1hr ever. She’s just smiling, running around, jumping around the whole time. And when it’s winter and she can’t do that outside, thank god for gymnastics.
Cons:
–some coaches we’ve met in make-​up classes are a little too pushy
–office staff a little inconsistent/​weird
–size — it’s a small-​ish gym, so there’s no real dedicated toddler space, they just convert it for the toddlers. It works well enough, but it’s definitely not like «mygym» in California where we’ve visited friends that are dedicated toddler centers.
–size of classes — our class started out really nice with about 10 kids… but it’s ballooned to about 20, which is way too large for the space and learning.
–age groups– they try to keep siblings together, but that comes at a cost to other kids sometimes. ie: does my 1.5 old really need to be in class with a 3.5 year old? I don’t even think it’s really good for the 3.5 year old either. I kind of wish they stuck more to their age requirements.
Overall, we really like it and will keep going!