The Little Gym of Torrance

First off my daugther loved going to her class but I choose to cancel my membership until she was a little older so she could be more focused. Two problems I had with this place is that that they seem to ignored my child more then they would with the other children. Randy was the instructor that taught my child class and it seem he always wanted to set an example with my kid to wait her turn. don’t have a problem with that but when you don’t corrected other children behavior and only choose to make an example of my child that leads me to believe that there is preferential treatment with all the other children. at 2 year old it’s pretty hard for children to understand what there doing isn’t correct and you would think that an establishment like this would treat all children fairly. Second, when I canceled they asked me to fill out paperwork and was told I would receive a credit for the prepaid classes. a month later I was billed for another full month of classes and when I questioned it they said they would look into it. when i followed up was told that the intro free class I recieved at enrollment were no longer free and that by the way I had to pay a higher rate then what I was being charged so I would not be receiving any type of refund. so I asked them to point out in writing where they informed me of this policy. they explain that there was nothing in writing that informed parents of having to pay for all free intro classes. my problem is why offer something as free when in the end they are going to make you pay for all classes taken, this is false advertisement so parents be aware nothing is given for free. this is definitely shady business and if they plan to continue this they really need to put this in writting. my credit card company ended up giving me a refund for what they over charged me so I got lucky but please keep this in mind. ended up enrolling my daughter in free ballet class at the YMCA in torrance for less then I would pay for 4 one hour classes at this place that that included free gym membership for two adult and free workout and children classes so it was much better all the way around.

The instructors at the little gym are very nice, never raise their voice to the kids and look like they have fun. Randy is by far the best instructor there. The curriculum is based on fun, not strict gymnastics… which is fine.
But…
The rates have been raised too high to a point that the price outweighs the experience. For half the price my child can get the same workout somewhere else. The owner Joyce can be a bit gruff and distant at times.
Randy should open his own gym and we would be there in a heartbeat.

Great place. I sign up for a free class and my toddler loved it. Mr Randy and Ms Jamie were very welcoming and friendly. I also enrolled my infant who at the time was only 7 months and she also enjoys the class. Prices are reasonable and I love their free practice time and the free optional second class for my infant.

The Little Gym has been an amazing find for our daughter. We started in the «Little Beasts» class when our daughter was 18 months and she has progressed so much! She is now 2 years old. This gym gives her the platform to try new things in front of others, which I believe has helped her socialization. The classes have structure and although she had no idea what to do at first, she now gets to the gym, lines up against the wall, runs into the gym when prompted and immediately grabs her shakers (for the opening song) and sits in her spot for the opening circle. I like the idea that this gym is structuring her for the classroom. During the class, there is singing, dancing, running, jumping, climbing, somersaulting, galloping, etc. which challenges my 2 year old and also allows her to have a ton of fun doing it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE taking my daughter to these classes and every single morning (I’m not kidding) she asks, «mommy, gym?» When she gets home from the gym, after her long nap, she wakes up and tells her daddy all the things she did at the gym. She is usually somersaulting in her bed before she falls asleep!
I have to admit that I was a bit hesitant when I saw the prices, but after trying the free class, we were both hooked. There is no price in building a foundation for our little ones and The Little Gym offers amazing fun and learning opportunities. Furthermore, the staff is absolutely wonderful. Every single one of them. They pay special attention to each child and make them all feel important during the classes. My daughter is signed up for Thursday classes with I prefer over the Saturday classes, those can get pretty busy. We are having our second child soon and I look forward to starting her at The Little Gym as well!!! If you are hesitant, I suggest you try a class to see how your child responds and if it’s right for you. But I guarantee your baby will want more :)

I started taking my daughter here right after she turned 19 months old which is the cut-​off for the Beasties class. We tried one class and loved the whole experience so we signed her up for a membership. Considering that you get one scheduled day a week plus a bonus class a week is awesome and really makes the membership worthwhile. She loves her gymnastics classes and it’s so fun to see the little ones running around learning how to socialize.

My Child has been at The Little Gym of Torrance for years. I couldn’t imagine her anywhere else! The customer service is amazing and they truly care about the kids and have so much passion for what they do. Mr. Randy and Ms. Claire run the place and we have been lucky to have them as our instructors! They know so much about child development and gymnastics. Recommend to anybody with kids!

Hands down the best decision I’ve ever made!!! My son been going to this place since he was 11 months only. He is about to be 3 years old and still enjoys his classes. We love this place. Mr. Randy and Ms. Claire are the best. All the instructors in this place are great. I will always remember my son’s first teachers in his life.

$$$ 300+ for ONE class ONCE a WEEK
(I say 300+ because of the tap shoes, ballet (which are required for the class) and the leotards I purchased for the jazzy bug class a gymnastic ballet and tap class they offer)
LET ME START Off by saying that these extra curricular activities we involve out kids in is a PRIVILEGE!!! Not that many parents can afford a once a week 300+ class for the summer! Us parents are employing these instructors should always keep that in mind.
I felt the instructor was very dismissive and didn’t put in the effort to involve my child in the class. She would just called her name one or twice then ignore her the the rest of the class.
Had one altercation and I was very unhappy with how the situation was handled. The instructor was very contradicting in her explanation and very cold and defensive when I was discussing it with her. From there it was just down hill. Sadly to say we will not be coming back nor recommend this place to anyone!
My city’s community center offers the same class at a better price and the instructors are understanding of the children’s age and go above and beyond!
EXPLOR YOUR OPTIONS BEFORE COMING HERE

My son has been going to The Little Gym of Torrance for about 9 months. In that time I have been able to observe his growth and see him interact with the instructors as well as with other children. When he first started he had just turned 3. Throughout his time at The Little Gym I have seen his confidence grow tremendously and have seen him learn actual gymnastics. He can walk the beam, does forward rolls and holds himself up on the uneven bars. He has also learned and is learning how to interact and play with as well as respect other children.
Seeing him progress and learn as quickly as he has is a direct result of the love, care and attention of the staff at The Little Gym. At first I thought it was just his regular instructors, Mr. Randy and Ms. Claire, who were really attentive. But having him attend other classes and having other instructors and seeing the same results, it is my conclusion that everyone at The Little Gym must be taught and encouraged to go the extra step and really make you feel like it is a safe place for your child to attend and grow.
I recommend The Little Gym of Torrance.

This gym has big problems with communication. I called to cancel my membership in April 2015 and in June I notice on my credit card statement I was still be charged. I called several times to fix the problem and and finally I was told I would get 2 months credit. I never got that credit so again I called and a man by the name randy buskenss answered the phone and told me that I could come in because the owner was there and she would be the best person to take over from this point. To be honest I was around the corner so I stopped by. I walked into the little gym and spoke to jaime maninviller. She was very angry and worst of all a horrible listener. She told me that she would not credit me for the 2 months that my child did not attend because they don’t credit you back if you cancel b4 the sesonis over. I was only letting her know what her staff had told me. Anyways She continued on to belittle me as a person and treating me like a child. She spoke to me as if I was one of the kids. She spoke to me iin a slow tone and continued to ask me if I understood. Then she continued on to say that the little gym records all conversations and began to read some things from the computer. I was shacked because it is elegal to records conversations. After that this women was very irate and in my opinion frankly out of control. I dont know if this women had a bad day but in no way shape or form should any bussiness owner treat customers this way. Lastly while this is all going on her employee who is sitting next to her seems to be so embarrassed by her actions. He was flushed and continued to glance at me and wink lightly in hopes to make me feel better. I felt really bad for the employee sitting there.
I wouldn’t recommend this gym to anyone. Places that this should treat there customers with respect. In fact knowing how busy life gets for us mom’s they should try there best to make it nice and easy.
This place suck

The owner of the gym contacted me to get my issue resolved and integrity has been restored! I have yet to bring my son back as he hurt his ankle and is in a cast but i am excited to go back. As I mentioned in my first review the little gym is awesome and i am glad we were able to resolve my issue so that my son can take full advantage of their program!

I signed up my toddler dtr for the tap/​ballet/​gym class which was a waste of time. The class is too large in a small enclosed area. They start with tap x10mins, then ballet x10mins the most then run into the gym. Too many activities to learn for this age group. She didn’t learn much in there and was easily bored. It’s a very popular class and maybe they should break up the class in more than 2 sessions, since they have a lot of interest. Also, there are some girls in there that distract the others with their awful behaviors. The teachers do the best they can to manage a large crowd and also deal with bad kids. Some parents need to teach their kids manners and not bring in their bad kids in for class so they can have an hour off. So irresponsible.

We had been going to the gym on and off since my daughter was 4 months old, and they were in their old location caddy corner from their current location.
My daughter seemed to like the classes until she was about a year and a half, then got bored. My son started at 6 months and he was out performing some of the kids in his class (things that were meant to challenge him were pretty easy) but seemed to enjoy it.
What bothered me was the constant sales pressure. We signed up in late spring for my son’s first classes and paid quite a bit up front. We then had to sign up for summer session, which got to be a bit expensive. But almost immediately, they started sign ups for September, and we were reminded at every class to sign up for September (starting in May!). What really sealed the deal is that I not only was hit up two different times on a Wednesday session (by Mr. Randy and Miss Claire — she had a three minute commercial for signing up at the end of class) but Thursday mid morning I was getting a call from Miss Claire saying she didn’t get a chance to speak with me about signing up for September (it is mid May), and wanted to make sure I didn’t miss getting my son a spot. I told her I was busy at the moment (I actually have a job, and was in the middle of a big project, and frankly, don’t have hours a week to devote to my son’s 45 minutes a week class). I hung up with her and two minutes later, I get an email reminding me about signing up for SEPTEMBER. I pulled my son out of gym after the next session.
I try to be polite with people, but honestly, I am taking my son there to learn some skills, not to be paying through the nose for sessions four months in advance. If I am getting the hard sell, I am inclined to believe they still have spots for September.
By the way, I pulled him out in May when he was about 7 months. He hasn’t had any gym lessons anywhere else and is already starting to walk at 10 months.

I came here for a birthday party for my niece. The staff were all friendly and had a lot of energy. They had organized playtime as well as individual playtime while they set up more activities for the kids to do.
I love the windows so that you are able to enjoy watching the activities without having to go inside the gym part of the studio.
The area where they hold the meal portion of the party was a good size room with chairs and tables for the little ones and adult size chairs along the walls.
After the party was done, the staff started to clean up the area to get ready for the next party after ours. I spoke with one of the gals and found out that the next party was ½ hour after ours was done. We got the staff when they were fresh and I was impressed with their energy. I sure hope they kept up that same energy with the next party.
My only gripe is that perhaps have more time in between parties so that one isn’t running into the other. Otherwise, I thought they did a wonderful job!

My son has been a member of the little gym since September of last year. We originally had our class with Mr. Randy, who my son loved. We started a little bit late in the season so we had a lot of make up classes to do, so we would attend the Tuesday and Thursday Beasts classes. After he had finish most of his makes up I changed his class to the Tuesday class with Miss Claire that way he could attend the practice on Thursday. I wanted to make sure he was able to attend the gym twice a week. I noticed that my son didn’t really take to Miss Claire like he did to Mr. Randy, but I just figured that’s how are kids are some times with people.
Yesterday we attended our class as usual and my son has this thing where he likes to carry this little block with him everywhere. Well he had his block with him in the gym and was participating as usual. He put his block down for a second and Miss Claire took it. Next thing I know my son is hysterical because he wanted his block back. I told Miss Claire he needs his block so I took it back and gave it to him. Once he had his block he was fine and continued playing. Miss Claire then tells me I have to remove him from the gym because it is a safety hazard. This is where I have an issue with this place. My son isn’t even 2 yet he doesn’t understand why he can’t have his block, or why he has to be remove from playing with the other children. Her reasoning was that if he doesn’t have both hands free and is holding an object that he might get hurt. This is ridiculous considering during the activities there are times when the instructors actually give the children objects to play with like scarves, balls, hula-​hoops, and during the activities you are shadowing your child the whole time.
In the end I had to remove my son from the class against his will, it was horrible seeing how upset he got. I canceled his classes on the spot I was very dissatisfied with how the director of the little gym handled this situation. I will not be returning to the little gym, and I will be making my family and friends aware of the poor customer service I received from the director Miss Claire. It’s just a shame that my son had to be subjected to her cruelty. Children go through different fazes and you would think that someone who has a degree in child development would know this. I came to the little gym from reading reviews on Unilocal so I think that it is only right to let others know how we were treated at this facility. Poor customer service and no regard for my child’s feelings I am disgusted!!!

My daughter, 2 ½, loved to dance around, so I signed her up for the Jazzy Beasts dance/​gym class for the summer. Mr. Randy was super helpful when we first came in with questions, and he was always there when we came to class with a ton of energy. Our teacher was Ms. Claire, she was amazing, very attentive, energetic yet calm, and so fun. My daughter enjoyed her class!
The price is a bit much, and while I do think it is worth it (great teachers and classes plus super clean facility and great customer service), we’re waiting a bit before signing back up.

We just had my son’s 4^th birthday party there and it could not have been more fun! They were super organized and accommodating and every single kid (and adult) had a blast. They were comparable cost-​wise to other places and definitely made it easy for me!

Two stars because the kids like to play here– otherwise it would be a single star at best.
The staff are all pompous and often condescending. The ‘curriculum’ has a new twist with what amounts to homework for the kids (even the 3 – 4 year olds) and it almost seems like they are telling you how to parent. We went here for a fun gymnastics style class for my son, and they tried to make it into some serious, pressured life teaching. It’s seems as if this place has forgotten that they are kids– hey, let them be kids and have more compassion for their limited attention span.
But I guess the staff has to behave this way, since it is the most over-​priced class for toddlers in the area. Far too many choices in the South Bay to stick with this place.

My daughter has been attending LittleGym Torrance since 1years old. (she is now 2 ½) and still enjoying it every Saturday morning. The teachers (MsClaire & MrRandy) & other staff members are great!
The thing that stood out for me is the Curriculm that is taught at the LittleGym. They are very educational, consistent & engaging which is important to me.
I have tried Gymboree which I thought would be awesome, but turned out to be disappointing, as I felt they had no rhyme or reason to their classes. My Gym does not offer weekend classes for my daughter’s age group (I guess they are geared towards Stay-​at-​Home-​Moms), which is their lost!!!
The Little Gym on occasions they have fun events for the members (Halloween, Circus/​Carnival, Etc) which we have attended. They are very creative with their set-​up, however since all members are invited. Its a age-​mixture and may not be so fun for the very very young kids (18 months and younger), but nonetheless they do try to make sure everyone is having fun regardless.
I am looking forward to having her take Ballet here at 3 years old.

My son attended classes here from the age of 1 year old to 2 years old and loved it. They have a great facility that is clean, with fantastic staff and provide age-​appropriate activities with parent-​involvement.
This past weekend I attended a birthday party here and had a great time. They play games and have free play time. They also got out this big inflatable rectangle thing that the kids could bounce and dance on. Then they take you to a party room for cake & ice cream and send you on your merry way home.
I would recommend The Little Gym as a place to have a party or attend classes/​camp. They are great!