Gymboree Play & Music

I came here with my twin girls for one of the morning Saturday classes and we had a lot of fun. The teacher Allison was super nice and very fair to all the kids in the class as she didn’t spend time with just one kid but made every kid feel welcome and happy. The class is about 45 minutes long and they do all sorts of play like activities with them including getting them to climb, jump around, bubbles time, etc, I think the class goes by very fast and the kids can use up their energy in a fun and exciting way. I honestly wish my scheduled allowed me to take the girls here every Saturday morning but unfortunately that’s just not feasible right now as I know they would have fun and look forward to it every week.
I like that they have so many different components here so that even when the teacher is busy with some of the kids, the rest of them have fun stuff to occupy them with. The prices are a little on the higher side but it’s worth it if your kids enjoy it. They also do birthday parties here which we haven’t done yet but that is something I’m definitely considering in the future. The only reason that I’m not giving them 5 stars is because now their open gym which is open to the public is ONLY during the week where they used to have it on some weekends which really stinks for the working parents that can’t always make it during the week but I guess they want to leave weekends for birthday parties.

This place has the most stuck up, disrespectful
Staff who questions children’s level of development and judge. My child was insulted and I would never recommend This place to anyone. They also discriminate against people who don’t speak fluent English

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Gymboree’s downtown North Avenue location, which has since closed. The garage parking option was fabulous (you never had to go outside in the winter!), but I didn’t find it to be so clean. And while my little one liked it (who was at crawling age at the time) I myself got bored pretty easily.
Before moving to da burbs I attended a bday party at the Gymboree Play & Music at Northbrook and was impressed. It was a much smaller location (no bigger than most the stores here in Northbrook Mall), but much cleaner. So once we moved and it was time to sign up for classes I decided to give Gymobree another try… if anything it was a great excuse to get some shopping done before and after class.
My nanny typically takes my 2 ½ year old to class, but I’ve joined in on the fun during a few occasions. Miss Rose is the teacher and she’s a ball full of energy. The kids are guaranteed to have fun in this class and Miss Rose did a nice job of keeping the parents (including myself) awake and energetic as well.
It’s only a 45 min class, but due to the Northbrook Court location it’s easy to make this into an entire morning activity which includes playtime at the lego store, running around the big tree house right outside the lego store and just walking around the mall is guaranteed to tire out your little ones for naptime. Then again my daughter sleeps like a champ after all the jumping she does in the gymboree class alone.
We just had our last class since we’re busy w/​camp this summer, but I’ll definitely look into doing it again in the fall with her or when baby #2 starts moving around!

I seem to be the only negative review. I started taking my son there when he was 6 months old. Until I had taken other types of classes with my son, I didn’t realize there were better things out there. The teachers didn’t seem to have much energy. I didn’t feel they truly enjoyed what they were doing. Also, in the amount of time we spent in the class, I didn’t feel we did much except sit around. I would save your money and try something else!

We checked out this gymboree because we had a groupon. It seems rather expensive for 4 lessons a month plus open gym time. But me and my baby definitely enjoyed the class. Rose is great teacher! I don’t know how she can keep track of and acknowledge every child by name! And she tries to interact with each of them individually whenever she can which is great! It’s a big open room and the floor is all padded, with obstacles for the kids to climb that’s padded as well. There’s a smaller room which I assume is for the older kids to do art activities in. It’s a good place to take your kids to let out some energy when it’s cold outside!

I’ve been to a couple locations of Gymboree Play & Music and this one is absolutely fantastic because Alison is an amazing instructor. She makes all adults and children feel welcome, handles all baby meltdown with grace combined with appropriate and light humor, and makes everyone feel special. During the lesson, you know you have her full attention and she’s dedicated to the children. Maria is equally friendly and helpful with all situations. My baby loves being there.
They do sanitize their toys after each lesson and there’s a big jar of sanitizer right at the entrance. If you’re going in and out of the mall just for this, skip the stroller as it gets a bit crowded when you’re trying to leave.

We had a blast taking our twins to Gymboree on Saturdays for the last 12 weeks. We’re relocating to Florida so unfortunately won’t be coming back. However, Miss Allison and Miss Maria were phenomenal. My girls loved the program and learned tons. It was really cool. Totally recommend.

We have several make up classes scheduled at Northbrook’s Gymboree Play and Music. The drive is quite a distance for us, but I am really happy with the facility. It is very clean and it seems like there are more people working at this facility per shift than the one that we normally go to.
Rose was an incredible teacher. She acknowledged each and everyone of the kids by name and had an incredible way of dealing with the kids and listening to what they had to say. She was also really energetic and really into teaching the class. They also provided the kids with their own personal Gymbo doll to dance with during the Gymbo Dance song which I thought was really cool.
My only complaint with the class has nothing to do with Gymboree itself. The kids in that particular class were pretty unruly and not well-​behaved. The parents also did not participate as much as I am used to. There were alot of kids that cut in front of others, grabbers, and just bullyish with their pushing and getting their way.

We just started taking our one year old son here for Music class on Saturday mornings. His teacher is Amanda and she is great at getting both the kids and the parents involved in the class. We signed up for eight weeks and that includes open gym in the afternoons from Tue-​Fri. I have yet to take him for that. The staff at this location is the best that I have seen so far.

My wife takes our son here most of the time, I have taken him several times and we all really love this facility. The staff are great, the place is large for several kids to run around, the equipment is in great shape and a special shout out to Jodi for being exceptional with all the kids.
Stop thinking about it and just go!