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Jennie, our new Manager

Posted: 1st July 2022

Hello, Jennie here, I just wanted to share some exciting news with you.

Jennie As of June 1^st2022, I am taking over the job as Manager for Gymboree Play & Music Solihull. I’m sure a lot of you know me anyway but here is a little bit of background on me.

I have worked for Gymboree Play & Music for 8 and a half years. When I was a nanny I came to Gymboree Play & Music and loved the classes. So much so that when my job came to a natural end I applied for a position. I was thrilled when I got the job! Since then I have worked full time and taken on more responsibility in the business. To say I love working at Gymboree Play & Music Solihull is an understatement. I’m so excited to be taking on this new role and can’t wait to get started!

This new and very exciting journey for me comes with some other news. We are going to be under new ownership which does mean we will be saying goodbye to Sally and Lesley. Without them Gymboree Play & Music Solihull would not be the place we all love so much, and I’m sure you will join me in wishing them all the best for whatever exciting adventures they are about to take on.

I am so grateful that 8 years ago they gave me the chance to come and work with them and I have loved every second of being part of their amazing team. My promise to them is that I will look after it and nurture it as they have done for the past 14 years.

As a lot of you are already aware I will be taking a little bit of time out later this year to go on maternity leave. However I intend to be around as I’ll be attending our amazing baby classes so you will still see me around the site. They won’t get rid of me that easily!

We are incredibly lucky we have our fabulous team, Claire, Brooklyn and Michelle, who we wouldn’t be without. They will continue to look after you, and of course Gymbo will be keeping his eye on things too.

Due to new ownership you may notice the bank details on your direct debit change. Please note that you do not need to do anything, the name on your statement will change to Lorogee Ltd, but your membership will continue as usual.

Any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Jennie McGee
Manager
Gymboree Play & Music Solihull

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, Hampstead

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, Sevenoaks

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, Tunbridge Wells