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37 Top Mommy-and-Me Classes in NYC for Kids

8/8/24 - By Drew Kristofik
Kidville
Kidville's enriching preschool programs, engaging classes, exciting camps, unforgettable birthday parties, and vibrant indoor play space make learning and play come alive for children ages 6 months to 6 years. Check out our monthly memberships and drop-in classes. LEARN MORE

Mommy-and-me classes rule, and not just because little ones learn something new. In New York City, taking a mommy-and-me swimming lesson or parent-and-me music class with your infant or toddler is a great way to meet other parents, and a social baby is a happy baby.

The hardest part of signing up for daddy-and-me or mommy-and-me classes in New York City might be choosing from the hundreds of options, so we've rounded up nearly 40 mommy-and-me classes in NYC that our community of expert parents recommends most.

You can find more mommy-and-me classes for kids in our directory of classes and listings. Check our New York City Classes for Kids Guide for more kids' activities and classes for kids of all ages and interests.

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Parent-and-Me Music Classes in NYC

Kidville Upper West Side

Upper West Side
Ages newborn to 6 years
Kidville's Upper West Side location offers a gradual separation preschool alternative program and summer camp, plus award-winning classes, an indoor play space, legendary birthday parties, and other signature programs—all under one roof. READ MORE

Jazz at Lincoln Center's WeBop Classes

Upper West Side
Ages 8 months and older
WeBop is one of the top early-childhood jazz education programs for children ages 8 months to 5 years, inviting families to stomp, strut, and swing to the joyous rhythms of jazz.  READ MORE

Kids at Work

Chelsea
Ages newborn to 2 1/2 years
Kids at Work is a 1,800-square-foot space (including a private, covered terrace) that specializes in programming, classes, and parties for children from infant through 5 years old. Activity options include messy art/sensory stations, music, dance, baby sign language, Mandarin, yoga, and more. READ MORE

Music Together

Multiple Locations
Ages newborn to 5 years
Since 1987, the internationally recognized Music Together program has introduced millions of young children—and the grown-ups who love them—to the joys of music-making and the powerful benefits of having music in their lives. Depending on the group you join, classes may be indoors, outdoors, and/or virtual.  READ MORE

Greenwich House Music School

Greenwich Village
Ages newborn and up
Greenwich House Music School offers a rich, arts-focused curriculum for students of all ages, from newborn through adulthood. Expert instructors guide children in music, art, dance, and other creative classes, providing a safe, fun environment for learning and growing. Intro to piano starts as young as age 2. READ MORE

AudraRox

Multiple Brooklyn Locations
Ages newborn to 4 years
AudraRox offers music and musical theater classes throughout Brooklyn. Its Music for Aardvarks classes are a parent-and-me experience, while kids as young as 3 can enjoy a drop-off musical theater class.  READ MORE

Little Maestros

Multiple Manhattan and Brooklyn Locations
Ages 3 months to 3 years
Little Maestros offers mommy-and-me music classes all over NYC, including both indoor and outdoor options in Manhattan. Its programming includes original, interactive activities, a language-development segment, musical story time, imaginative and pretend play, puppet shows, dance parties, and much more. READ MORE

Moozika

Carroll Gardens and Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Ages newborn to 4 years
These 'udderly original' weekly 40-minute classes in English and Spanish get the whole family mooving. Music classes are offered in indoor locations as well as Fort Greene Park during the warmer parts of the year. A FREE trial class can be scheduled as well.  READ MORE

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 6 months and up
Start your musical journey with the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, which offers a variety of ensembles, in-person group lessons, and private lessons. Little ones get their start in a baby-bopping Sing & Play class or enjoy classes in instrumental music or Suzuki violin, depending on their age. READ MORE

The Diller-Quaile School of Music

Upper East Side
Ages 3 months and up
Diller-Quaile’s Early Childhood Program—created for children ages 3 months through 5 years—fosters musical, intellectual, social-emotional, and physical development by introducing kids to the joys of music and visual art through instrument and voice lessons, classes, and ensembles. READ MORE

Church Street School

Tribeca
Ages 6 months and up
Church Street School believes that hands-on experiences in the arts are fundamental to a young child’s understanding and growth. Its Explore! Series provides a progression of music and art classes designed to excite and physically engage kids and their accompanying caregivers. READ MORE

Bloomingdale School of Music

Upper West Side
Ages 1 month and up
Bloomingdale School of Music offers a variety of early childhood classes that introduce young children to basic musical concepts through fun and interactive classes. READ MORE

Mommy-and-Me Swimming Lessons in NYC

Penguin City Swim

Midtown East
Ages 6 months and up
Penguin City Swim is best known for its experienced, professional instructors and its small class sizes. The program caters to children 6 months and older, as well as adults, and covers all aspects of swimming—always focusing on safety in and around the water. READ MORE

Imagine Swimming

Multiple Manhattan and Brooklyn Locations
Ages 4 months and up
With locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn—including its Tribeca flagship at 40 Harrison Street—Imagine Swimming offers baby swimming lessons for ages 4 months and up. Students are introduced to the water through playful sessions that emphasize music. READ MORE

AquaBeba

Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Ages 4 months to 9 years
AquaBeba teaches children from infants on up the fundamentals of swimming in a safe and comfortable water environment. Its program—the brainchild of Olympic swimmer-turned-Brooklyn dad, Danilo Krvavac—emphasizes helping children feel comfortable, confident, and secure in the water. Group and private lessons are available. READ MORE

SwimJim NYC

Multiple Manhattan and Brooklyn Locations
Ages 2 months and up
SwimJim offers swimming lessons and water safety programs for ages 2 months through adult with low student-teacher ratios. Options include parent-child classes, learn-to-swim programs, and advanced skill development. READ MORE

British Swim School Manhattan

Midtown West
Ages 3 months to 3 years
With a focus on water safety and survival, instructors at the British Swim School help your child get acclimated to the water, learn to roll over to float on their back, and ask for help. Baby swimming lessons start at 3 months old; children progress from Tadpoles to Swimboree, not by age, but by skill-level. READ MORE

Take Me to the Water Swim School - NYC

Multiple Locations
Ages 6 months and up
The baby-and-me program offers baby swimming lessons in NYC for children ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years and has locations all over the city as well as in New Jersey and Long Island. In these mommy-and-me swimming lessons, babies learn swimming skills through songs and games. READ MORE

Bronx House

Morris Park, the Bronx
Ages 6 months and up
Bronx House is an active community center offering a broad scope of class and camp programs, including parent-child swimming lessons starting at 6 months, independent swimming lessons, music instruction on a variety of instruments, dance classes, and acting lessons. Parent-and-me classes cover everything from games and songs to art and music. Summer camp programs include STEM programs, nature programs, and more. READ MORE

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Upper West Side
Ages 6 months and up
The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is a one-stop shop for local families, providing classes for everyone from parents-to-be to school-age kids. Classes, camps, and after-school programs are all offered. Kids swimming lessons teach children and adults of all ages to master swimming and enjoy the wonders of the water. The center's many offerings range from mommy-and-me swimming lessons to weekend and after-school swimming lessons for kids. READ MORE

14th Street Y

Union Square
Ages 6 months and up
 The 14th Street Y offers a variety of programs, events, and membership to support every family. From early childhood programs to summer camps for kids, the 14th Street Y caters to kids of all ages. Looking for aquatics instruction? Babies can get in the pool with parents starting at 6 months, and instruction continues through age 12 based on the Red Cross curriculum. Older kids can join its competitive swim program, too. Yoga, music, playgroups, and other caregiver-child activities are offered regularly. READ MORE

Mommy-and-Me Gymnastics Classes in NYC

Industry Gymnastics

Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3 months and up
Industry Gymnastics offers a wide variety of gymnastics-based programs for children of all ages, including grown-up-and-me classes, recreational gymnastics classes, competitive gymnastics teams, preschool and after-school programs, and summer and holiday camps.  READ MORE

Jodi's Gym

Upper East Side
Ages 9 months and up
Classes offered at Jodi's—a New York institution since the 1980s!—include mommy-&-me classes (12 months-3 years), preschool gymnastics (3-5 years), and school-aged gymnastics (5-12 years), in addition to summer and holiday break camps. READ MORE

Gymboree Play and Music

Multiple Locations in Manhattan
Ages newborn to 5 years
Gymboree Play and Music classes offer play, art, and music programs, designed to keep little ones from birth to age 5 engaged at every stage of development. Check the website for schedules by location.  READ MORE

The Little Gym

Multiple Locations
Ages 4 months and up
The Little Gym hosts parties, plus summer and school break camps. It also offers mommy-and-me classes, gymnastics, and—at some locations—dance and karate classes for kids ages 4 months and up. READ MORE

Chelsea Piers - Youth Classes

Chelsea
Ages 8 months and up
Chelsea Piers offers dozens of sports classes for kids of all ages. Classes and camp programs include soccer, rock climbing, gymnastics, golf, multi-sport, and more. READ MORE

Columbus Gym - Classes

Upper West Side
Ages 12 months and up
For decades, Upper West Side families with children ages 18 months to 12 years have been taking advantage of Columbus Gym's qualified coaching and state-of-the-art 2,500-square-foot facility to develop lifelong skills and a strong base of fitness in a fun, nurturing, safe environment. READ MORE

Victory Gymnastics Center

Bulls Head, Staten Island
Ages 10 months and up
Victory Gymnastics offers classes for all ages, starting with tiny tots (10-18 months) and continuing through teenagers. The center boasts 5,800 square feet of gym space, with a full range of gymnastics apparatus. READ MORE

Parent-and-Me Fitness and Yoga Classes in NYC

Brooklyn Flow

Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages newborn and up
Brooklyn Flow offers an infant development and movement class for infants and their parents. Pre- and post-natal classes are also offered as well as kids yoga classes.  READ MORE

Love Child Yoga

Greenwich Village
Birth to 3 years
Love Child Yoga offers yoga classes for babies and toddlers and their accompanying adults. Yoga classes can also be live-streamed. READ MORE

Mommy-and-Me Art Classes in NYC

The Art Farm NYC - Classes

Upper East Side
Ages 14 months to 6 years
The Art Farm's Rock, Smocks, and Animals makes the most of the school's signature blend of music, art, and cuddly critters. Art for Busy Kids (ages 2-5 years, with an accompanying adult) explores painting with, say, bubble wrap, or small vehicles. READ MORE

Kids at Art

Upper East Side
Ages 2 and up
At Kids at Art, age-appropriate classes and projects for kids ages 2 and up focus on the basics of visual arts including painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, and more. Both in-person and virtual classes are offered. READ MORE

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Upper East Side
Ages 2 and up
The Met isn't just a museum—it offers great programming and classes for kids and families, too. From Hello Met (ages 2-4 with an adult companion) to the Teen Studio (ages 15-18). A limited number of scholarships are available thanks to generous donors. READ MORE

Brooklyn Museum - Classes

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Ages newborn and up
The Brooklyn Museum offers exciting art-centered classes for children ages 2-6 and their caregivers. Classes can be as simple as a one-time stroller tour to season-long Meet the Museum classes that dive deep into an artwork and then allow kids and parents to get creative themselves.  READ MORE

Creatively Wild Art Studio

Dumbo, Brooklyn
Ages 2 and up
Creatively Wild Art Studio provides an inspiring, artistic class experience to nurture and enrich creative minds. Classes are offered for all ages and abilities in a gorgeous, light-filled, airy studio. Budding artists work with authentic professional art materials, dabble in techniques like color mixing, texture, and brushwork, and learn fun paint applications as well as explore non-traditional media. The studio also hosts birthday parties, plus summer and school break camps. READ MORE

More Parent-and-Me Classes in NYC

Baby Fingers

Multiple Locations
Ages 4 months and up
Founded by a local mom, Baby Fingers goes beyond its name, offering ASL sign language classes in NYC for students from infants to adults at a variety of locations in the city. Music plays an important role in the Baby Fingers' curriculum and classes are available in-person as well as via Zoom.  READ MORE

The Wee Ones Club

Murray Hill
Ages newborns and up
The Wee Ones Club focuses on the socialization, education, and development of infants and toddlers. The core curriculum includes singing and instruments, gym equipment and movement, games, and activities to develop children physically, cognitively, and socially. Age-appropriate books encourage an excitement and love of reading. Parents or caregivers attend all classes. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

The Ballroom on 74th
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
CHURCH STREET SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART