Murray Hill Wee Ones Club

My daughter and I loved Wee Ones Club! I started enrolling my daughter to Wee Ones Club when she was 7 or 8 months old and we both ended up having very good times and valuable experience while learning and playing there. I initially just wanted my daughter to have a good alternative of activities aside from playing in the parks or going to storytime sessions in the library. But we eventually got more than we paid for. We learned sign languages through songs, did a little bit of gymnastics and we also played a lot with puppets, bubbles, playdoh, crayons, etc. On top of that, we made good friends as well. I have to say, the activities in Wee Ones Club made very good impacts on my daughter. We stopped going to Wee Ones Club when my daughter was 18 months old because we had to move back to our home country in Indonesia. But we really missed going there, so much so that I am comparing every toddler's class here to Wee Ones Club I am currently looking for a toddler's class for my daughter in Indonesia and in every single trial class I would think "what would Ms. Kara do in this class?" So, yeah, we are fans of the Wee Ones Club :

Both my children went here when they were toddlers and I can't say enough good things about the place. Yes, it's not as "glitzy" or spacious as some of the corporate play gyms like Gymboree and Kids Clubs, but Wee Ones is different. Kara the founder is a highly-certified education professional as is her staff. They all carry degrees in early childhood education, plus they all truly care about their charges. Hard to find that in a pay-per hour corporate child-herding facility. Additionally the open play times are a great perk and you quickly develop a small town rapport with all the staff. Worth looking into.

We adore Wee Ones. Our 3 year old is thriving and loving every minute of it. He had a hard time adjusting to another neighborhood school, but Ms. Kara, who runs Wee Ones, has been amazing in helping him transition and gain the confidence he needed to adjust. He has been happy from day one and we cannot express just how grateful we are to have found this place. I have attended several classes during our son's transition, sat in the back of the classroom, and got to see first hand how the class is structured and the approach they use. I have seen Ms. Kara reach out to the child who needed the most attention at the moment, whether it was my son at drop off, or another one later during snack time. She moves to address the need of each child as it comes up. It's exactly what my son needed. If he has a bad day and we ask him about it later, he answers "Mommy, Ms. Kara took care of it." Makes me feel we have found the right place for him; and it will most certainly be the pre-school of choice for our younger son next year. Ms. Kara is easily reachable by email or phone at all times, sends pictures of the children in class so you get a sense of what their day is like, which is a great conversation starter with your child when they get home. You will not regret it. A side note on the comments about the interior - this might have been the case pre renovation, but they have recently renovated the whole space and it is absolutely beautiful, bright and inviting. The children had a blast in camp this summer playing with the sprinkler in the school's back yard. Go on a tour and decide for yourself.