NY Kids Club

My daughter was distraught finding out the class was cancelled for the day when we got there. We were never informed of the class cancellation. They also told us that weekend camp classes can be postpone at any time base on registered kids if they have enough attendance which really «SUCKS» when your kids are really excited and looking forward to it. My daughter was crying hysterically walking out the door and very heart broken. This was supposedly our first time going there which I know that I will not be interested and planning to go back there again!!!

I’ve taken my daughter to a few classes here to test them out, a music class and a gym class. I want to love this place, the facility is wonderful as is the staff, but my main complaint is that most of their best classes for my daughters age group fall right around her nap time. Don’t most baby/​toddlers nap between 10am — 12pm? I can never seem to find a slot that works on the days I can take her. I wonder if the director even has kids. I still check their schedule periodically with hopes that some day, they might just have a class that works for us thats not at nap time or too late in the day.

My three kids adore this place. Two of my kids are older (almost 5), and my younger is a year and a half. NYKC has it covered for all the youngsters.
I’m not positive but I believe most (if not all) of the staff must have some kind of musical background. I say this because they all have pipes like they’ve been in a theater production before. One or two also play the guitar. This paired with how great they interact with kids makes it a winning combo — It’s a very talented group they employ!
Some of the classes they currently offer: music, art, gym, Spanish, dance, and science lab (I’ve heard great things about that last one).
Their PJ parties are very popular too. Held every Friday and some Saturdays. They are from 6−8pm or you have the option of dropping the kids off earlier if you’d like, 5−8pm. They run them ragged, get fed pizza while there & since they’re already dressed in their pjs, –going home & straight to bed is a breeze. These pj parties gives the hubby & I a chance to enjoy a relaxing dinner.

OK service, waiting on calls back takes a while.
I submitted some recommendations to the staff and am awaiting a call back.

I had very bad experience. teachers are great at the beginning, but recently they are having some new teachers and one of them is «not nice» to me and my 18 month old baby ! I’m thinking not going there anymore, baby/​kids knows how people treat them, they get hurt too !

FIrst off, this place isn’t cheap! But the facilities are amazing and clean, and my daughter basically has a tantrum every time she leaves. Not loving the tantrums, but she has SUCH a great time there, whether she’s taking an art class or gymnastics. The teachers and staff are enthusiastic and seem to know what they’re doing.
If you enroll for the next semester early, you get enough open play passes to go more than once/​week for the entire semester, which makes the cost easier to digest, (i.e. 20 play passes for an 18 week semester).
For kids 2+, I would say it’s the best option for enrichment classes in the neighborhood. For kids younger than 2, there are tons of free or cheaper activities that are fun and educational, i.e. Court Square library storytime, and talented local musicians that charge $ 10/​session for wonderful sing-​a-​along classes. As for their preschool, I’m sure it’s as wonderful as their classes, but there are more economical options in LIC for more hours per day.

The New NY Kids Club in LIC opened today! They’re doing a week of free trial classes, and then the regular summer classes start next week. They’re running a 2’s program and 3’s program in the morning starting in the fall, and they also offer birthday parties.
My daughter checked out the gymnastics class. There were lots of staff members per kid, and they focused on gymnastics skills like tuck, pike, and straddle; balance beams; and somersaults. Overall a solid class.
I also peeked around the facility with Caitie, the location manager, who comes from the NY Kids Club’s Upper West Side location. The facility is really spacious and sparkling new. There is a HUGE stroller parking area; two seating areas with cubbies; a big gym with a trampoline, balance beam, uneven bars, and lots of mats; plus four classrooms; and an enclosed patio off one of the classrooms.
I like to break down prices per hour, as the easier way to compare child care resources. NY Kids Club charges premium prices. The summer gymnastics class is $ 31 per class or $ 42 per hour, which is the $ 250 semester fee /​8-​week summer semester. That doesn’t include any free open plays that you may receive by registering early. The 3’s program is about $ 30 per hour for 3 hours per day, five days a week, calculated as $ 15,095 /​ (34 weeks Sept-​June, excluding four weeks not in session * 15 hours per week).
NY Kids Club competes head-​to-​head with LIC Kids, the more established play gym in the neighborhood. NY Kids Club has LIC Kids beat in size and that «new» feeling. That said, LIC Kids has some pluses too, which I will write about in a future review.
NY Kids Club is owned by an Upper West Side mom and has numerous locations throughout the city (and apparently also one in China?)
Welcome to the neighborhood, NY K! ds Club, we’re happy to have you!