Greater Wichita YMCA Child Care Programs

10/21/2026

🍂❤️ Check out our YMCA East High littles in October!

We love watching our littles explore, grow, and enjoy all the little moments that make this time of year so special. 🧡

10/16/2026

🎨✨ Check out our preschool room at North High this week! Our little learners have been BUSY exploring, creating, and learning through play! 🖍️📚💛

There’s always something exciting happening in our CDC, and we love watching those little minds grow, one activity at a time!

10/11/2026

The YROX Fitness Race is a big event that brings people together for a shared purpose: to push limits, have fun, and celebrate community strength.

✅Sign up for the race to compete, or cheer everyone on as a spectator.

YROX Fitness Race
Saturday
📅October 31, 2026
⏱️Farha Sports Center - South Turf Fields
🌟Elite Division (New!) - $75/person
✨Community Division - $50/person
👨‍🚀🥷🧛🏽Costumes encouraged - it IS on Halloween after all!🎃
Sign up as partners or teams of 3 or 4

Register in person at any branch, or online at ymcawichita.org/yrox by October 24

Your team chooses the intensity that's right for you
✔Beginner, ✔intermediate, and ✔advanced modifications available
Teams have the option to divide the workload and take turns until completing the required number of reps or distance for each race segment

Your Goals. Your Pace. Your Intensity. WHAT IS YROX?The YROX Fitness Race combines functional fitness and cardio endurance in one epic experience. YROX is all about pushing limits, having fun, and celebrating community strength. Watch the Promo Video ↗

10/08/2026

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10/07/2026

What do you do when you feel so good about something, you just can't hold it in any longer?

Write a poem.

At least that's what Jan from the Hutchinson YMCA did recently to celebrate the special relationship she's built with her trainer, Mindy Gloria.

Her words are fun, witty, relatable and reflective of how connections are at the heart of the YMCA:

I didn't want to exercise at the Y.
I'd rather stay home and eat pie, read books, paint, and pet cats!
But to improve balance and health, I had to face facts!
Mindy, my trainer, with lots of smiles
put Gary, Lori, and me through tricks from her files!
Mindy knows exercises for every body part.
Encouraging and challenging, she soon won my heart!
Week by week we carried weights through the halls.
"Superman" and "birddog" and throwing balls.
We moaned, laughed, bonded and sweat.
When we left class we were proud...and wet!
You know a thousand ways to exercise, You made our strength and balance rise!
Thank you, Mindy, you're an amazing athlete!
As trainer (and MOM) you can't be beat.

10/02/2026

What a great way to end the week: Our YMCA family is getting bigger!

Please join us in giving a great, big welcome to our newest Greater Wichita YMCA branch, the YMCA of Topeka.

Our reach is expanding and so is our ability to increase the health and wellness of more Kansans. We have so many reasons to celebrate!

Read the full announcement here: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

Big announcement today ...

The YMCA of Topeka is now officially part of the Greater Wichita YMCA!

Mark Ault, Chair of the YMCA of Topeka Board of Directors, put into words what we all feel: "The momentum we’re gaining from the Greater Wichita YMCA solidifies our ability to impact more lives in the Topeka community for years to come. We look forward to this next step forward.”

Read the full announcement: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

10/01/2026

🌱 Our Everyday Heroes are helping kids shine! 🌱

Last week, we shared the mission of the Y with our staff and talked about the “why” behind the work we do every day. But we didn’t want the celebration to stop there!

We asked our staff to recognize another staff member who makes a difference someone who helps kids shine, grow, and feel like they belong. ❤️

Each staff member had the opportunity to share a few words of appreciation with a peer and pass along a special leaf recognizing them as an Everyday Hero.

Those leaves are now being added to our 🌳 Everyday Heroes Tree, growing right here at the Y!

Because sometimes our heroes are the people working right beside us showing up, encouraging others, creating connections, and making a difference in a child’s life every single day.

Our staff are child heroes. Our tree is growing. And so is our impact. 💚

10/01/2026

September is Self Improvement Month! 💙

Self-improvement doesn’t always mean making BIG changes. Sometimes it starts with one small choice to take better care of yourself.

In today’s demonstration, Paul and Jerrica are showing us a few simple movements you can incorporate into your day to help stretch, move and reset. 🙌

Whether you’re working at a desk, spending the day in a classroom, or constantly on the go, taking a few minutes for yourself can make a difference.

✨ Move your body.
✨ Set a goal.
✨ Make time for yourself.
✨ Let go of what’s holding you back.

Small steps can lead to big changes!

10/01/2026

September is Self Improvement Month! 💙

Self-improvement doesn’t always mean making BIG changes. Sometimes it starts with one small choice to take better care of yourself.

In today’s demonstration, Jerrica and Paul, are showing us a few simple movements you can incorporate into your day to help stretch, move and reset. 🙌

Whether you’re working at a desk, spending the day in a classroom, or constantly on the go, taking a few minutes for yourself can make a difference.

✨ Move your body.
✨ Set a goal.
✨ Make time for yourself.
✨ Let go of what’s holding you back.

Small steps can lead to big changes!

09/30/2026

Did you know that there's a designated place at your Y to supplement your fitness routine with YMCA 360 ? Check out InStudio!
- stream classes at any time
- try a new workout in private
- workout exclusively with friends
- bring your kids and do a Fun Fit class together

Ask one of our membership associates to show you the InStudio at your branch and try it out today! Our studios are always open 💛

09/28/2026

❤️ When a CDC becomes family…

Every now and then, a family shares words that remind us exactly why we do what we do. We were so touched to receive this beautiful message from Luna’s mom about her experience at our YMCA South High CDC.

"I just want to take a moment to share how much South High CDC means to me and my daughter, Luna. ❤️

Choosing a daycare for your child is such a big decision. You’re trusting other people with the most important person in your life, and as a mom, that can be scary. But from the beginning, South High CDC has given me a sense of comfort and peace that I’m so incredibly grateful for.

This daycare has become so much more than just a place where Luna goes during the day. The people there have made us feel like family. They know Luna, they care about her, they celebrate her little accomplishments, and they love her for exactly who she is. Seeing how excited she is to walk through those doors and how comfortable she feels with the people caring for her means absolutely everything to me.

I also have to give a special shoutout to Ms. Charity! 🥹❤️ She was absolutely amazing in helping us with Luna’s potty-training journey. Potty training can definitely be challenging, but having someone who was patient, encouraging, and willing to work with Luna made such a huge difference. I’m so thankful for the time and effort she put into helping Luna reach that milestone. It meant so much to me as her mom!

South High CDC has also been there for me as a mom. They’ve supported me, reassured me, listened to me, and made me feel like I’m never alone in this whole parenting journey. That kind of support is something you don’t forget.

I’m so thankful Luna gets to grow, learn, play, and be loved by such an amazing group of people. The impact South High CDC has had on both of us goes far beyond what happens inside those walls. They have truly become a part of our family, and I will forever be grateful for every person who has loved and cared for my baby girl.

Thank you, South High CDC, for loving Luna, supporting me, celebrating her milestones, and making both of us feel like family. We love and appreciate you more than you know. "

09/28/2026

🍷✨ W**E & DINE 2026 ✨🍷

One evening. A lasting impact. 💙

Join us for the YMCA’s biggest fundraiser supporting our Strong Community Campaign! Every dollar raised helps ensure no one is turned away because they can’t afford YMCA programs or membership.

✅Income-Based Financial Assistance
✅LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA
✅Parkinson’s Support Program

📅 November 7 | 6–10 PM
📍 Farha Sports Center – Andover
Table of 10: $1,500 and $1,750 after Oct. 1st

Reserve your table today and make an impact!

09/28/2026

✨ Learning, Growing & Having Fun! ✨

Our preschoolers are learning all about their bodies—discovering body parts, learning how their bodies move, and building important self-awareness along the way! 🧠❤️

Meanwhile, our toddlers are busy sorting, exploring, and enjoying some much-needed outside time! 🌈🧸☀️

From hands-on learning to outdoor adventures, every moment is an opportunity to learn, grow, and have fun! 💙💚

09/23/2026

You'll want the sound on for this video featuring ESPN Wichita 92.3's Pat Strathman and the Y's Catherine Seals.

The topic was YMCA youth sports and how any adult can explore volunteer sports coaching opportunities at our branches.

FACT: Volunteer coaches don’t need to be professional coaches or former athletes to make a difference. The YMCA provides training, so no experience is necessary.

ANOTHER FACT: Volunteering can fit different schedules and interests. There are opportunities for people who want to coach, assist a coach or simply lend a hand.

We’re currently looking for coaches for the Fall II sports season (all applicants go through a thorough screening process).

Contact the sports director at any one of our 12 branches to get involved so every child has a team to play on.

09/15/2026

Everything we do at the YMCA is centered around improving lives. Our nonprofit mission is as big as it gets, and it’s something we can’t do alone.

Our sincere appreciation goes out to HCA Healthcare, parent company of Wesley Healthcare, for its generous support of our LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program that helps cancer survivors take back their strength, independence and hope for the future.

Yesterday, Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare, and Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, presented the YMCA with a $25,000 check that will make it possible for nearly 100 individuals to attend 12 weeks of future LIVESTRONG at the YMCA sessions at area YMCA branches. Donations like this allow us to continue offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA free of charge to anyone, at any point in their cancer journey.

A gift like this will impact so many lives, and we’re incredibly grateful to partner with HCA Healthcare and Wesley Healthcare to strengthen our community.

Thank you!

(pictured left to right) Ronn McMahon, President & CEO of the Greater Wichita YMCA, Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, Shamain Bachman, Vice President of Marketing at the YMCA, and Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare.

09/11/2026

9/11 is one of those rare moment's in our nation’s history where you remember exactly where you were when the news broke. The images permanently etched into our collective memories.

Today, on its 25th anniversary, we pause to remember the 2,977 people we lost. They will never be forgotten.

Year after year, we are honored our YMCA branches have been gathering places for individuals throughout our community to take part in the 9/11 memorial stair climb tradition.

110 floors, 2,200 steps, representing the height of the World Trade Center towers.

Each climb honors the 343 FDNY firefighters who gave their lives while helping others on September 11, 2001.

Coming together, we honor their sacrifice and carry their memory forward.

09/04/2026

The YROX Fitness Race is intense – not impossible.

Advance preparation makes the difference, and that's where YMCA trainers come in.

Starting next week, 35 trainers at 11 YMCA branches will kick off YROX Group Training sessions. To get involved, you must sign up in person at any YMCA location by Monday, September 14.

ABOUT TRAINING: Attend early morning/daytime/evening sessions twice a week for 8 weeks with any trainer at any location.

⇾ You've not locked into one time or place.
⇾ Training is on your terms.

AND THEN THERE'S THE BENEFITS:
⇾ Learn beginner, intermediate and advanced modifications for each of the race's 8 functional fitness stations.
⇾ Be mentally and physically ready for race day on 10/31.
⇾ Become a ROX star in your own right

The only thing left to do is add your name to our training rosters. You got this!

Learn more at ymcawichita.org/yrox.

09/03/2026

A good night's sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health. This September, challenge yourself to prioritize rest by aiming for 100 hours of sleep throughout the month, or about 8 hours each night.

Track your sleep in the YMCA 360 app by manually adding a workout and selecting “Sleep.”

Need help winding down? Explore YMCA 360's Rest & Restore sleep support playlist, featuring Bedtime Yoga and other relaxation content designed to help you rest easier.

Join through the app or online at https://ymca360.org/challenges/2705-wake-me-up-when-september-ends.

Don't have the YMCA 360 app? Download it today >>>> ymcawichita.org/ymca360.

09/03/2026

Labor Day (Monday, SEPT 7) is the final day of our 2026 water park season. There's a reason people say time flies when you're having fun! The Fall season is up next with YMCA branches ready to keep the excitement going.

HOLIDAY HOURS: YMCA branches will be open on Labor Day, with adjusted hours. Please check the schedule first before heading out ➡ ymcawichita.org/laborday2026

09/02/2026

Our members have spoken ... the best part about the YMCA is the people!

Tell us: What keeps you coming back to your YMCA branch? Let's fill the comments with Y ❤