Gymboree Play & Music

We’ve been bringing our 3 ½ year old daughter here since she was 5 months old. As a family we all look forward to her classes.
We started off in the Play and Learn Classes. They encourage you to be very interactive with your child. Every week or so the theme changes. Children learn a lot during these classes while building confidence.
She’s now taking the School Skills class and Art and loves both. She looks forward to seeing Teacher Grace and Teacher Jonathan and speaks about them all week between her classes. Denise is wonderful and is very welcoming to all the children and parents who come in.
We definitely recommend bringing your children here. You won’t regret it.

A fun and happy environment for all kids and adults!!! I was very sick for about 5 months and my 9 month old wasn’t able to be around other children at that time. Once I was better I took him to Gymboree and couldn’t be more happier with the community. Denise, Anna and Jonathan are some of the stellar staff and always very welcoming. All the parents are very kind and very involved with their children. Think of this as a clean indoor park where the adults are actively playing with their kids. My son’s development has grown leaps and bounds in these past 6 months and I do think Gymboree is to thank for this.

My 2.5 year old goes to Art&Music class here and its been such an enriching experience. The best part are the staff… Jonathan, Grace and of course Denise! They are the best! The place is always clean and my son loves the gym part as well. Overall stellar experience and customer service.

Gymboree is so fun! My girlfriend takes her son twice a week and recommended I take my baby! I brought my 3 ½ month old daughter here about a month ago for our free trial and we loved it! The staff is vey friendly and enthusiastic! Not only did the staff make me feel welcomed, the participating moms did as well. The hour session consists of visual and auditory development, tummy time and singing. I love that we also had the chance to individually talk about our baby and learn about our child’s development. For level one, you can take your baby up to three times a week. We are starting our first official class this week! Can’t wait! I very much recommend you help your child’s social development and bring them in! You will not regret it! First time is free! Try them out! See you soon girls!

We love Gymboree! My 1.5 year old was overwhelmed by it at first — for about a month or so. But after getting used to the structure and format, he now looks forward to it every week. Samantha is a wonderful class leader. My little one has developed independence as well as some great climbing skills from going to these classes.
My only gripe is that weekend classes are PACKED and you have to carefully watch your kid so they don’t get trampled. (It happened to us!!!) From my experience, weekday classes have far fewer kids enrolled and aren’t nearly as busy as weekend classes (for obvious reasons). Otherwise, I highly recommend signing up.

Today I took my 3 month old son to his first music & play class (0 – 6 months) The staff was very welcoming, informative & enthusiastic. The class wasn’t too short or too long, it also had a good variety of activities to keep my little one entertained. He wasn’t making much eye contact with me but as his first mommy & me class/​being surrounded with infants his age he was just taking everything in. I definitely recommend this class to parents looking for a way to bond with baby in a social setting while teaching them new things. Unfortunately, I go back to work next week & there is one class out of the three available I can attend a week. I gave it four stars instead of five because I wish there were a few other options of time this class is offered for this age. Also, valet parking downstairs makes it a little difficult to quickly get the car seat & stroller out but it’s not a huge inconvenience. *parking is validated to cover your first two hours*

We recently signed my 7 month old son up for Gymboree classes and I couldn’t be more pleased. We have had a few classes so far and the staff has always been so upbeat and polite. They make it a point to learn your names which is such a nice touch. Classes are about 45 minutes and once a week. The set up is awesome and they break down and re set up their jungle gym (for lack of a better word) regularly so the kids don’t get bored. I thought that was awesome. Everything is kept meticulously clean and items are always sterilized. The classes consist of songs and dances, bubbles, the parachute blanket (that I swear we all loved as kids) and lots of time in the play gym to get the kids active and their senses going. The parents are also very involved so it makes for great bonding time. The instructors all seem to have worked there for several years and provide lots of experience, encouragement and tips to the parents!
Highly recommend this for all age groups.

I’ve been meaning to write a review for a while. Both my kids took their toddler class at this location and we loved it. My kids loved their teachers and I loved the two hours i was able to get coffee and run errand since it’s a drop off! The location is great! Right next to a juice bar and coffee bean. The facility is new and clean! We missed a few classes and they were so accommodating! It was so easy to do a makeup class, never had any trouble. Denise was awesome when we had any questions. Would highly recommend this team! My kids just graduated the class and mention it all the time.

I came in for a trail class for art. Its about 90 minutes. They do alot at that time they talk, read a story doing a little sing along at the beginning and end, they give the kids a snack, do two art projects and play with playdoh. My daughter is 2 and she like the class alot .
We also tryed music class and learning class. Well the music class is about 45 minutes or so. They talk about where that music came from. They let the kids play with the instruments and dance around. The parents can help out to. For some reason my daughter didn’t like it as much. The learning class is just silly. How can kids learn from once a week and running around. We did this once and thats all that took for me to say no more. For starters the teacher was a male and his helper was a young american girl. They told the kids to do something and then they would just stand around. The theme was about vehicles. So they had the kids acting like animals, cars and planes .
This is a small location. You have to get membership. Plus the class per month. So it can be pricey. They have two bathrooms. A small waiting area, where u put on shoes. You can park down the garage for two hours for free.

:LOVE this place! My son was shy and would always hold onto my legs when we 1^st arrived. Within 3 wks he was much more social and really loves his teachers Anna and Barbara. He always goes up to them and gives hugs to them every visit! Denise the operations manager is the best also. She somehow has the kids schedules memorized and has great recommendations when I wanted to put my son in an older baby class. Lauri is awesome too. She is the owner and truly knows how to give the best customer service. I had enrolled a wk before they started their special $ 50 waived enrollment fee so i had already paid it. She graciously gave me 2 free classes to cover the $ 50 fee. Is that customer service or what. !!!
Join! Everyone is great and most of all it has been pure joy seeing my child open up and be happy here.

I first went to Gymboree when my kiddie was about 7 – 8 months old. He wasn’t doing much at the time: sitting up, hating tummy time, just started rolling over. I tried not to freak out about how ‘delayed’ I thought he was in regards to his milestones, but the thought was in the back of my mind.
We didn’t attend classes regularly, mostly due to napping schedules, but when we did attend class, I felt like my son was making progress and being stimulated by his surroundings that he just doesn’t get at home. All the teachers we’ve had so far have been amazing, especially Jonathan. My kid just stares at him during bubble time.
As someone who has a kid on the younger end of the spectrum, open gym for us wasn’t a great experience. Some of the older kids run around and take play things away from younger kids, which I feel like should be monitored by someone other than the parents.

Tuesdays are my day with my grandson. Sammy and I are very lucky to have Gymboree in walking distance. What a great 45 minutes on so many levels. First, let me say it is immaculate.
Every month they change the gym around and work on different motor skills which makes the class new and fresh. My grandson had torticollis when born, he was slow to crawl and to walk.
Gymboree helped him catch up and now we are perfect. What I love about this class is not only is there the gym but then there is music which he loves. The bubbles, the parachute all a hit with Sammy. The staff are all terrific. Denise is incredibly friendly and welcoming. Jonathan is our usual teacher and he is wonderful with the kids. I am usually a tough critic and I am surprised there are negative reviews because I have nothing but good to say about Gymboree and their staff.

I have been going to Gymboree for quite awhile We usually go two or three times a week. I have always found the staff to be very pleasant and accommodating, especially Denise. She greets all with a pleasant and sincere hello. I find her to be so friendly and sweet. She is so welcoming to all. The studio is very clean and upbeat. The play area is designed to provide enjoyment for children of different ages. I see my little one enjoying himself immensely as well as learning social skills.
Everyone there cares and knows how to treat the patrons and puts the welfare and enjoyment of the children first. I give it a five star rating. Go and see for yourself. Enjoy!

Hi there,
My son is in the Sunday 10am Gymboree Class in Encino — we just wanted to let you know what a great teacher Jonathan is. He makes everyone feel super comfortable! He is such a nice, caring, charismatic guy — and makes the class so fun — you can 100% tell he loves kids! I just wanted to let Gymboree know how much we enjoy his class and the great facilities! Thanks!

My daughter and I did the free demo class and loved it! Definitely an interactive environment for parent and child. Lots of play stimulation primarily physical. We will definitely return. As well the facilities are clean and attractive. They do validate parking. The bathroom is a little busy and difficult to get into but at least it’s private. Thank you Gymboree for a great time. Consider extending the class to an hour rather than 45 minutes.

We loved going to Sherman Oaks because of the staff. The location was a little run down, but the staff always made up for it. The new Encino Location is spectacular! What a difference! I highly recommend this location and the classes.

Not a good option. The space is extremely small and the activities leave a great deal to be desired. Not an interactive environment and the «teachers» don’t know how to involve the children. This is a new franchise which recently opened.
Customer service is a joke. We went for a trial class, and I made the mistake of giving them my credit card upfront. My son did not like it, and we told them that we did not wish to continue with the membership. The manager/​owner was extremely rude and actually billed our card twice. Now she is lying to the credit card company and claiming that our son came in for many classes.
There are lots of other choices for classes in the Valley. Don’t go here.

It took me a while to find it!
Once I did find it took few minutes to ring me but not too bad, I bought my kids their favorite bubbles game

Bummer that they had to move from the old location, which was literally 3 min down the street from us (even though the new location is still close, crossing the 405 at certain hours can be, uh, challenging), but still the same great experience. You can look at the reviews for the other location to get a feel, since it’s the same management (well, relatively new owners… which is a good thing — they’re very responsive to suggestions).
We’ve had 3 children come through here and have been super happy. The teachers the children have had have all been very enthusiastic with great personalities. Most importantly, they *adapt* to the child. A particular lesson resonating? They’ll repeat it. Something failing? Move on quickly… so not necessarily sticking to the «script» (which, honestly, is pretty well thought out…)
Haven’t had the oppty to check out the open gym times, but at the old location, this was *awesome*, esp during hot Valley summer days. trust me…
oh, and mgmt (denise) is super flexible in terms of make-​ups, etc, which is really important when you’re handling multiple kiddos’ schedules. this is definitely a common theme with places (junior gym, blue starz dance) we’ve enjoyed with all of our children.

New location for the Sherman Oaks Gymboree. While I’ve never been to the old location, the new location curb appeal is definitely much more pleasant. We were very happy to see Gymboree move into this space over the summer and my daughter has been taking a music class here since opening.
Music class is fun, interactive and age appropriate. Kids love it!
My absolute favorite thing about Gymboree membership has been open play hours. My daughter gets to play here 2 – 3 times a week in addition to her music class, in a fun and safe environment. I wish there were more hours/​days of open play, but I do understand that they have a business to run:)
We’ve been a happy customer so far. Welcome to the neighborhood!