Frequently Asked Gymnastics Questions

We craft our lesson plans around the September – June season. If your child starts in September and ends in June, they are going to receive a varied, challenging, and fun lesson throughout the season. With that in mind, our coaches are trained to facilitate a lesson that works students together as a group on skills they can all handle at that point in time. Then, coaches work one-on-one with students on the skills they are specifically developing. So your child can start any time between September and June and have a wonderful classroom experience, feeling included, challenged, and successful.

Participating in an entire season is going to give your child the most well-rounded experience, building more strength, developing more flexibility, and learning more skills. However, joining the season part way through is still going to be very beneficial. If you find your child interested in our classes in March, go ahead and sign them up. Their coach will get them started on the basic skills, so that they have a head start on the next season.

We do run our regular season similar to the school year, from September (sometimes late August) until mid June. You are not commited to attending the full season though. The enrollment is yours if you want it for the full season but you can drop on a monthly basis. Tuition is billed monthly and you can also drop within the season. You must notify us by the 20th of the current month if you wish your child to be dropped starting the next month. For example if you wish to discontinue classes starting in December you must notify us in writing by November 20th. If you do not drop your child’s enrollmment will continue perpeturally as will your billing until the season ends in June.

If your schedule changes throughout the season you can transfer your child into any open class by requesting so through the front office. Since classes can remain full most of the season we do reccomend getting on waiting lists a couple of months ahead of time.

No. While our online system does require credit card information to be on file, you are not charged until an official enrollment takes place. If you join a waiting list you will be notified via email if a spot opens for your child. At that time you can claim the spot or pass on it. If you claim the enrollment billing will be processed at that time.

No, at The Children’s Gym, we’ve found that placing a child into an incorrect age bracket takes away from not only the success of that child’s experience, but also from that of the other students in the class.

For our preschool program we overlap the age groups to provide students the opportunity to advance at their own unique pace. Within our recreational program we have multiple levels for a child to advance through. Moving up a level does require a coach recommendation. Coaches monitor student skill level within the class setting and will notify the front office when a child is ready to move up. The office will then reach out to families.

Ages 4 to 4.5 | Mini Movers 1 vs. Mini Movers 2

We recommend Mini Movers 1 for students who…

• are new to The Children’s Gym
• have not participated in other structured group classes
• are not fully comfortable separating from their adult 

We recommend Mini Movers 2 for students who…

• were enrolled in a Mini Movers class for the majority of last season
• are accustomed to participating in a structured group environment
• can easily follow instructions and work independently

Ages 5 to 5.5 | Mini Movers 2 vs. Tiny Tumblers

We recommend Mini Movers 2 for students who…

• are new to The Children’s Gym
• have not participated in other structured group classes
• are not fully comfortable working independently
• Mini Movers 2 is a 45-minute class with a 5-1 student-coach ratio

We recommend Tiny Tumblers for students who…

• were enrolled in a Mini Movers class for the majority of last season
• are accustomed to participating in a structured group environment
• can easily follow instructions and work independently
• Tiny Tumblers is a 55-minute class with an 8-1 student-coach ratio

Your child can move up once they turn 7 and sometimes up to a month early. In anticipation of moving up, you can put your child on the waiting lists up to two month prior to their 7th birthday when your child is still 6. TCG will also add children currently enrolled and aging up on the waiting list for the older class at the same day and time they currently attend. Children enrolled and aging up will take priority on the waiting lists.

For the 2022-23 regular season parents/guardians entering the facility will be limited due to staffing and safety issues. A parent/guardian is required to be onsite for children in our preschool program (children ages 6 and younger). Parents/guardians onsite will stay in one of the gym’s waiting rooms during class. The waiting room will an enclosed room separate from the open gym space. A TV is available in all waiting rooms for class streaming. In addition parents can stream classes through their own personal devices. We ask that no more than 2 people accommodate a student in the facility to provide the most comfortable space. Please note that parents/guardians the are required to be onsite are asked to do so in assisting younger children with needs they may have like restrooms etc. Coming into the facility is not for the observation of classes however waiting rooms do provide live steaming.

Children enrolled in our recreational program will come into the facility without an adult/guardian. If you have a concern or may need an individual accomedation, please reach out to our front office.

Yes! We recommend bringing a few toys or books to entertain siblings not enrolled in classes. The waiting rooms are enclosed spaces which helps keep unenrolled students from entering the gym space. For parents who will have a sibling with them during the parent participation Roli Polie class a seat can be provided for the sibling near the class area so you can keep an eye on them. We would recommending bringing an activity for them to keep them busy while you are in class with your other child. If you need any type of individual accommodation, please reach out to us.  

Absolutely! Our current make-up policies can be found in the parent portal as well as in your online agreement forms. In order for an absences to eligible for a make-up it does need to be pre-excused so make sure you let us know! You can view the 2022/2023 regular season absence/make-up policies here.

All level 1 classes are available online for enrollment. You will see a “register” link next to the classes on the website or they will appear within the parent portal. When a class is full a “waitlist” link will appear. For classes that are both full and have a full waiting list will not have a link available. This means the waiting list is full. We recommend checking back from time to time to see if the waiting list has become available to join.

Waiting lists are capped at a certain number of students to keep classes and those waiting as manageable as possible. Joining a waiting list does not guarantee you will be offered an opening.