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Gymboree Play & Music Classes include interactive games, play, and music, along with activities that explore the senses and support visual and auditory development. Children take part in activities that build strength through play, develop problem-solving skills, and teach skills needed to start Preschool and Kindergarten. Classes can also include activities with the parachute and bubbles, and the program offers child-friendly activities at parties.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
Gymboree Play & Music Classes are based on research and are created by experts in early childhood development. The program uses proprietary equipment that is designed to create challenges that inspire learning, and classes follow a child-led approach that builds upon each child’s own abilities. Specially designed classes incorporate age-appropriate activities that focus on physical, cognitive, and social skills as children play, with specific class options for infants (0–8 months), babies (6–18 months), toddlers (10–28 months), and preschoolers (22 months–5 years). The organization describes itself as the original pioneers of play.
The mission of Gymboree Play & Music states that the relationships and experiences children have in the first three years of life have a profound impact on their future, and that its programs can aid parents and caregivers in nurturing this component of development at this critical stage. The program’s history notes that it began in 1976 with the idea that stretching a child’s rapidly developing mind and body begins to prepare that child for life.
Parents describe specific experiences in the classes, including music classes where the instructor teaches the origin of an artist or genre and includes motor skills, memorization, and parent involvement. One parent reports that a child’s favorite activities include anything with the parachute or bubbles, and another parent notes observing a child’s confidence and abilities grow over a few months of attending Gymboree Play & Music.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
Gymboree Play & Music Classes are based on research and are created by experts in early childhood development. The program uses proprietary equipment that is designed to create challenges that inspire learning, and classes follow a child-led approach that builds upon each child’s own abilities. Specially designed classes incorporate age-appropriate activities that focus on physical, cognitive, and social skills as children play, with specific class options for infants (0–8 months), babies (6–18 months), toddlers (10–28 months), and preschoolers (22 months–5 years). The organization describes itself as the original pioneers of play.
The mission of Gymboree Play & Music states that the relationships and experiences children have in the first three years of life have a profound impact on their future, and that its programs can aid parents and caregivers in nurturing this component of development at this critical stage. The program’s history notes that it began in 1976 with the idea that stretching a child’s rapidly developing mind and body begins to prepare that child for life.
Parents describe specific experiences in the classes, including music classes where the instructor teaches the origin of an artist or genre and includes motor skills, memorization, and parent involvement. One parent reports that a child’s favorite activities include anything with the parachute or bubbles, and another parent notes observing a child’s confidence and abilities grow over a few months of attending Gymboree Play & Music.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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