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Gymboree Play & Music Solihull

Gymboree Play & Music Solihull is run by the lovely Jennie and her lovely team.  They’re based inside the Notcutts Garden Centre near the big Tesco on Stratford road in Shirley.  They cover a large area around and including Solihull, up to Elmdon and Bickenhill, down to Tanworth and Lapworth, west to Dickens Heath, and Earlswood, and east to Chadwick End and Bradnocks Marsh, and everywhere in between!  Gymboree Play & Music Solihull offer sensory classes for babies, and our famous Play & Learn classes for little ones who are on the move.  They also offer a range of fabulously fun birthday parties, with zero clean up for you!

Membership

Gymboree Play & Music’s classes are offered as a membership, where members are booked in for a developmentally-appropriate teacher-led class every week.  Members can also enjoy unlimited access to Open Gym sessions throughout the week, spaces permitting.  Membership fees are paid monthly by direct debit.

Book in for a free trial now using the timetable below!  Or if you’re not sure which class will be best for you, just enquire now!

Membership Fees

£48 per month per child

£32 per month for members’ siblings

Gymboree Play & Music Solihull Gymboree Play & Music Solihull offers award winning baby massage, sensory, play & learn, music, and art classes for pre-schoolers and babies. £££

Contact Us

Notcutts Garden Centre
Stratford Road
Shirley
B90 4EN

07853 998 566
solihull@gymbo.co.uk

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  • Jennie

    Jennie

    Manager

    Hi, I am Jennie - the Centre Manager for Gymboree Play & Music Solihull. I have worked at Gymboree Play & Music Solihull for over 11 years now. Before working for Gymboree Play & Music I was a nanny who used to come to classes with little ones I looked after, I loved classes so much I applied for a job when I finished nannying and have been here ever since!

    I live in Solihull with my husband Kingsley and little girl Frankie - I am sure if you have been to see us you will have met her too! xx

  • Amelia

    Amelia

    Teacher

    Hi, I’m Amelia.
    After being a member at Gymboree Play & Music Solihull with my daughter since April 2021 and always thinking it would be a great career change for me, I applied and have been teaching since October 2022! It is such a fun place to work with such an amazing team and members. I love watching all the little ones grow and progress whilst having the best fun ever using their imagination! It is so wonderful to watch the relationships form on the playfloor, not just between the children, but also the grown ups as well xx

  • Adel

    Adel

    Teacher

    Hi I'm Adel.
    I had been a customer of Gymboree Play & Music Solihull with my daughter since March 2022. I loved the classes and how much it helped my daughter grow in confidence and socially that when a position came available I decided in my change in career to help other children develop and progress.
    I have been teaching since November 2022 and love being a part of such an amazing team xx

  • Emma

    Emma

    Teacher

    Hi I’m Emma. Gymboree Play & Music holds many special memories for me, as I brought both my son and daughter to classes when they were younger. When a staff member position became available, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work in such a professional and passionate environment, with incredible staff. I have a background in Child Education and Development and i love to sing and dance! I understand the importance of learning through play and look forward to helping your little ones develop and have fun xx

  • Amy

    Amy

    Teacher

    Hello, I’m Amy.
    My daughter and I have been attending Gymboree since February 2025. As you can probably tell, I have been inspired by the incredible classes and the skills my daughter has learned. It ignited a passion for children learning through play, music and movement, so I couldn’t pass on an opportunity to work with Jennie and her fantastic team. I have a keen interest in musical theatre, and I can’t wait to sing, dance and play with your little ones! xx

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

🎄 It’s time for Christmas Parties at Gymboree Play & Music Solihull! 🎄   Come along for 90 minutes of…

Black Friday Sale!!

Black Friday Sale!!

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Gymbofest 2025!!

Gymbofest 2025!!

COME AND JOIN US FOR GYMBOFEST THIS SUMMER!! We are super excited to bring you Gymbofest this summer at Gymboree…

Easter Parties

Easter Parties

Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull for our special Egg-citing Easter Parties on Saturday the 26th of April…

Mother’s Day Parties

Mother’s Day Parties

Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull on the 22nd of March for a Mother’s Day parties to celebrate…

Art Classes now in Solihull!

Art Classes now in Solihull!

Gymboree Play & Music Solihull are excited to be bringing art classes to their programme from January 2025!! These classes…

Sweetheart Parties!

Sweetheart Parties!

Bring your little Valentine to a fun-filled Sweetheart Party! We’re running a Sweetheart Party on Saturday the 10th of February…

Spooktacular Gymboween Party

Spooktacular Gymboween Party

🎃Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull on Saturday 28th October at 10am, for our Spooktacular Gymboween Party! There…

Playday in Solihull

Playday in Solihull

It’s Playday on Wednesday 2nd August – the national day for play! Playday is a national initiative organised by Play…

Fathers’ Day Event

Fathers’ Day Event

Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull on Saturday the 17th of June 10am – 11.30am for our Fathers’…

Easter Parties

Easter Parties

Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull for one of our special Egg-citing Easter Parties! We are running two…

Mother’s Day Parties

Mother’s Day Parties

Come along to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull on 11th March for one of our Mother’s Day parties to celebrate…

Sweetheart Parties!

Sweetheart Parties!

Bring your little Valentine to a fun-filled Sweetheart Party! We’re running a couple of sessions in February where your little…

Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Opening Hours

Gymboree Play & Music Solihull will be running classes up to and including Thursday the 22nd of December, 2022 then…

Summer Timetable

Summer Timetable

Due to popular demand we’re staying open this summer!  However our normal memberships will be frozen for August as we…

We’re based in a purpose built site inside Notcutts Garden Centre on Stratford Road in Shirley.

Parking is in the main car park shared with Notcutts and Tesco and is free for 3 hours. If your visit to the site is going to be longer than 3 hours please speak to a a member of the team.

It is a short walk through the garden centre to our building so you may wish to bring a buggy. We have a buggy park outside the building and locks are available to borrow upon request.

 

(Solihull)

My little boy had the best time at his 3rd birthday party at Gymboree! Lots of playing and having fun, singing songs, popping bubbles and dancing with his friends. The party food room was decorated so nicely and Amy organised everything perfectly to make it easy for us to organise on the day. We all really enjoyed it and would highly recommend a Gymboree party!

(Solihull)

Tommy loves it at Gymboree! It’s the one place he can just do what he wants and knowing he lands on the padded mats. The Gymboree baby classes and crawler classes so far have really helped his development and with starting to walk! It has that one to one feel even though it’s a large room/group. The staff are so caring and encouraging towards little ones. We always have fun!

(Solihull)

Gymboree is our favourite class of the week! It’s full of fun and is like a toddler dance party! The staff are always so welcoming and friendly and very accommodating.

(Solihull)

Both of my daughters love Gymboree. They have both attended since they were babies and have loved each class. I think Gymboree has helped develop their social skills and has helped develop their physical abilities. Thank you everyone at gymboree for all of your hard work

(Solihull)

Gymboree really helped my daughter gain an interest in climbing and using her body. The sessions are always jam packed with songs, movement, sensory experiences with the parachute and opportunities to show her knowledge in circle times at the beginning of the session. It’s perfect for a toddlers butterfly mind and keeps them engaged throughout. What more could you want from a group?! We always stayed for the free play sessions afterwards as it allowed us more time to explore the equipment that we learnt about!

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Reviews

Both of my children (3.5 years and 11 months) go to Gymboree Play & Music and love it. My toddler goes to their drop-off Lego class which she raves about. It's very creative, working not only on Lego skills but also painting, drawing etc. My infant son loves his Gymboree Play & Music Crawlers class - particularly loves crawling all over their props, through the tunnels, etc. Great way to get the infant crawling over obstacles! Gymboree Play & Music is part of our weekly schedule for both kids and we look forward to participating every week. Invaluable!

Natalia

Gymboree Play & Music was a lovely and positive experience for my son Leo. We started when he was 9 months and he is now 3 years old, I wish we had started sooner.
He loves the songs (which is part of our daily singing at home), the freedom to explore and he was happy there. He looks forward to class every week and once class is over he will tell everyone about Gymbo and what he did.
For me, I liked that it taught him how to get down safely from a height, how to learn to use his body, and touching on different topics every 2 weeks. It gave me confidence in other environments to trust that he has the ability that he learned from Gymboree Play & Music and to trust him.

Sheena

I’ve been taking both my newborn and toddler to Gymboree Play & Music for a couple of months now and both boys are really loving the classes and open gym sessions. It’s a great way to meet other mums, entertain toddlers at witching hour(!) and get ideas for sensory play with babies. Sophie and Cat are fantastic and have so much energy and loads of different ideas for the classes, plus make sure the activities it’s help children meet their development milestones as well. Highly recommend this if you’re thinking about joining!! Thanks so much Sophie, Cat and the wider team :-)

Pippa
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