The Little Gym of Avon
Overview
Expert Summary
Detailed Insights
The Little Gym of Avon stands out for its exceptional, highly praised staff who are experts at fostering child confidence and growth, even through challenging moments. It offers a consistently clean, welcoming environment with diverse programs and flexible class times. Particularly noteworthy is their comprehensive, stress-free birthday party experience where staff handle every detail from setup to cleanup, making it a superior choice for busy parents.
Key Highlights
- ✓Staff are consistently described as kind, accommodating, helpful, understanding of children's needs, and excellent at fostering growth and confidence.
- ✓Specific teachers (Miss Rebekka, Ms. Tiana, Kyle) are singled out for their engaging and child-paced teaching styles, encouragement, and flexibility.
- ✓Birthday parties are fully managed by highly capable staff (even young staff), including advanced decoration setup, organizing gym activities (free play, parachute, tumble track, bubble machine), leading birthday rituals, serving food, making gift lists, and full cleanup, allowing parents to enjoy the event.
- ✓The facility is consistently reported as clean.
- ✓Offers a wide range of class times and various programs (classes, camps, Wonderkids club, special events).
- ✓Creates a welcoming atmosphere that makes families feel "right at home."
- ✓Children, even from 5 months old, show significant gains in confidence and enjoy their time.
Standout Features
- ⭐Dedicated and highly praised staff (including owner, teachers Miss Rebekka, Ms. Tiana, and Kyle) who are flexible and focus on individual child needs.
- ⭐Full-service birthday party hosting that includes setup, guided activities, serving food/cake, gift tracking, and complete cleanup.
- ⭐Consistently clean facility.
- ⭐Flexible class scheduling with a wide range of available times.
- ⭐Diverse program offerings including classes, camps, and a 'Wonderkids club'.
- ⭐Strong emphasis on building child confidence and allowing learning at their own pace.
- ⭐Accommodating approach to children, even through difficult times.
Perfect For
Ideal For
💡Pro Tips from Reviews
- →Consider for long-term engagement: Children have successfully attended from infancy (5 months) through toddlerhood (2.5 years).
- →Highly recommend for birthday parties for toddlers and young children (18 months - 7 years) if you want a stress-free experience with full staff management. Book in advance if you have a specific date.
- →Don't hesitate to enroll if you're contemplating classes; parents report high satisfaction, even those driving long distances (1-hour commute mentioned).
- →Leverage the staff's ability to help children learn at their own pace and build self-confidence.
- →If you're considering multiple birthday party venues, don't overlook The Little Gym even if it's not your first thought, as their service often exceeds expectations.
Price & Value
While no specific pricing is mentioned for classes or parties, the reviews indicate a very high perceived value. For classes, the quality of instruction and child development benefits are so strong that one parent drives an hour, suggesting excellent value. For birthday parties, the comprehensive service (staff handling everything from decorating to cleanup, serving brought-in food) is highlighted as a significant advantage and superior value compared to other venues that only provide the facility and expect parents to manage logistics.
♿Accessibility & Special Needs
- •Staff are described as "accommodating" and "understanding of your little one’s needs," suggesting a general willingness to support individual children, but no specific physical accessibility features or special needs programs are detailed.
🍎Food & Drink Policy
- •For birthday parties, outside food such as cake, ice cream, and pizza is allowed and served by the staff. No information is available regarding outside food/drink for regular classes or visits.
🚗Parking Info
- •No specific details about parking are mentioned in the reviews.
👥Crowd Levels
- •One review mentions a "wide range of times for the various classes," implying options to manage crowd levels, but no specific information on peak times or average attendance is given. A birthday party accommodated 10 kids and 20 adults comfortably.
🛡️Safety Features
- •Staff actively supervise children during activities and ensure they are "very safely" engaged, particularly noted during birthday party gym play (free play, parachute, tumble track, bubble machine).
⏰When to Avoid
- • There are no specific situations or times to avoid mentioned in these universally positive reviews.
Pricing/Package/Events
Pricing & Packages
Monthly Membership
$99.00/mo.Duration: Monthly
One class per week with flexible monthly commitment.
Includes:
- •1 Class Per Week
- •Complimentary Member Events
- •10% off Gym Programs (Camps and Parent Survival Nights)
- •10% off Birthday Parties
- •10% off Sibling Membership Discount
12-Month Membership
$88.00/mo.Duration: 12-Month
One class per week with a 12-month commitment.
Includes:
- •1 Class Per Week
- •Complimentary Member Events
- •10% off Gym Programs (Camps and Parent Survival Nights)
- •10% off Birthday Parties
- •10% off Sibling Membership Discount
Premium Monthly Membership
$173.00/mo.Duration: Monthly
Two classes per week with flexible monthly commitment.
Includes:
- •2 Classes Per Week
- •Complimentary Member Events
- •10% off Gym Programs (Camps and Parent Survival Nights)
- •10% off Birthday Parties
- •10% off Sibling Membership Discount
Events & Schedule
Special Events(Last 2 months - Next 6 months)
Birthday Parties
Scheduled in advance (Private Birthday Parties)
10% off for members
The perfect mix of free-flowing fun and planned activities. Recognized as 'Best Gym Party by Parents Magazine'.
Camps and Parent Survival Nights
Available as 'Gym Programs'
10% off for members
Enrichment and playtime events.
Complimentary Member Events
Not specified
Included with membership
Members-only events filled with fun for parents and kids.
🛡️Safety Policy
- • Gym programs are designed to help kids laugh, leap, and learn, discovering confidence and joy.
📅Booking Policy
- • Enrollment system available via 'Try Us Out' link.
- • Membership required to join classes.
- • Gym is open to registered members and party guests only.
- • Tours or introductory classes can be scheduled by contacting the gym.
- • Waiver must be signed before visit.
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What People Say
What's Great
- Clean and well-maintained facilities (mentioned in 2 reviews)
- Friendly and helpful staff (mentioned in 8 reviews)
- Fun and entertaining activities (mentioned in 3 reviews)
- Great for birthday parties (mentioned in 4 reviews)
- Spacious play areas (mentioned in 2 reviews)
Recent Reviews
Laurel Reisdorff
2 months agoThe Little Gym in Avon is exceptional. They are so kind, accommodating, and know exactly how to help your child grow, even through difficult times. I'm constantly impressed by their staff and feel extremely comfortable sending my kids there. Highly recommend!
Jaime Pece
2 months agoLove the little gym in Avon! My little ones have gained so much confidence in themselves since attending their classes, camps and wonderkids club! The teachers are amazing and so great with the kiddos. The owner is so attentive and welcoming. Anytime we go to the little gym we feel right at home!!
Tony Calabro
2 months agoThe Little Gym of Avon is awesome! The staff are incredibly kind, helpful, and understanding of your little one’s needs. Miss Rebekka is a great teacher, she lets children learn at their own pace while encouraging and praising them every step of the way. Bring your kids they’ll have a blast!
Kendal Gable
2 months agoI cannot say enough good things about this facility!!! My daughter has been going here since was 5 months old and is almost 2 1/2 years old now. She LOVES Ms. Tiana. My son just started. Kyle is the most amazing person. Kind, hardworking, understanding, and so flexible! And let’s face it, as a mom of two toddlers, she’s an ANGEL in my eyes. The facility is always clean, they are always holding events, and they have a wide range of times for the various classes! If you’re contemplating putting your kids in a class. DO IT. I promise you won’t regret it. I drive an hour to get here with my kids and I would do it over and over again!!
Audra DiLuciano
a month agoAmazing place for a toddler's birthday party! We checked around extensively for birthday party venues for my 2-year old grandson's birthday and "settled" on The Little Gym. I say "settled" because it was not our first choice, but they had our date available and other venues did not. Well, post-event I cannot recommend this location highly enough. They handle EVERYTHING beginning to end so you just enjoy yourself. As requested by the facility, my daughter dropped off decorations in advance and when we arrived they had everything ready. Walking in, I took note that the only staff on-site were 3 young girls (guessing 16-19 years old) and I raised a concerned eyebrow to my daughter. Well, these 3 girls were PHENOMENAL and ran our event far better than I have seen some business events or weddings run. They are more mature, poised, and capable than much older adults with whom I have engaged in business and I would hire any one of them with zero hesitation. Most importantly, they were great with the kids and ensured each child had play time and was included in the activity. I had the thought while watching them work that their parents must be extremely proud. They were PERFECT hostesses, keeping the kids (very safely) engaged in the initial play time in the gym that had some free play time, as well as some other activities with a parachute, tumble track, and bubble machine. We had approximately 10 kids from 18 months to 7 years old and they all had a blast. The 20 or so adult guests also talked about how great everything was run. The girls let everyone know when it was time to leave the gym and they then turned off the light in the party room, lit the birthday cake, and got the Happy Birthday song going and then served each guest the cake, ice cream, and pizza we brought. They also made a list of gifts as they were being opened and cleaned everything. Most other places we checked expected you to do all the decorating and clean-up and you were solely paying for the facility. If you have a toddler or young child and go anywhere else for their birthday party, I believe you are making a big mistake. It may not have been our first choice, but I can promise it was the best choice we could have made. Thanks to everyone at The Little Gym for making our little guy's birthday so special!!