Stephanie Jacoby

We just moved to Rye two weeks ago. We came to Rye for the great family community and the wonderful schools. My daughter is Pre-K and we needed an option that gave us flexibility for the whole day because my husband and I both work. We were looking at houses in the area and popped into the Rye Y. Kathy Lynam had just walked in and she proceeded to give us a tour of not only the facility, but also of the Early Learning Center. She couldn’t have been nicer and more patient with us. From there, any question we’ve had, the staff has been super responsive and helpful

The Y gives us tremendous flexibility from 7:30am to 6:00pm every day, or as we need it. So far my daughter loves it! She especially loves that she gets to do swimming and gymnastics as part of her school day. When we told her she was coming to a new school, one of the things that helped us get her excited was that she was going to have a swimming pool at her school. It was a big selling point! She is getting very close to swimming, so I think with the lessons here, in a few months she’ll be good to go.

We’ve been really impressed with how welcoming the Rye Y has been. We were recommended to the Y from a director at one of the other preschools. It speaks volumes that within the community the ELC program is recognized as high quality, especially for parents who need an all-day option.

I need to get into a bit of a routine so I can start taking advantage of the classes at the Y Studios. When Kathy told me about Child Watch on our tour you could have knocked me over with a feather. I was like ‘what!?’ Child care while you exercise is unheard of in most places.

We are looking forward to getting to know the community more. We’re really happy to be here!