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Hi all, I wondered on your thoughts for a new toddler class I'm thinking of running locally (with Nimble Arts), but I'm really not sure if it's something I'm just dreaming up for my own daughter that wouldn't work for other families!


I'm really looking for more sociable weekend activities for my 2.5 year old, and so for us, a Sunday afternoon thing would be perfect. We've got some really brilliant EY drama specialists who work with us on the Nimble Arts holiday clubs we hold in East Dulwich, who I think could offer some fun, creative, movement based participatory drama sessions targeted to this age (maybe a 2.5 - under 4 session and a 4-5 year old class), with a bit of creative free play thrown in. Looking for this being fairly gentle, creative small classes for toddlers to probably attend with a parent/carer (but maybe not the 4-5 year olds). We'd be looking at this being a half term sign-up class rather than drop in, maybe something like 3 - 4 on a Sunday afternoon.


Any interest or thoughts? Hoping to get this running after the May half term (obviously subject to venue etc).


Thanks! x

As a family who doesn't have much "family time" during the week we are always on the look out for weekend activities for our 2.5 year old daughter. I have always thought that providers were missing a trick by not offering classes on weekends for working mums and dads but figured that there was a reason it did not exist i.e there is not the demand. so in short we would love to see something set-up that our daughter would enjoy.


My only reservation for what you are suggesting is that to sign-up for a half-term and commit to attending every weekend is a big commitment that might put us off as like most people we are not free every Sunday afternoon and we'd prefer a drop-in arrangement - not the ideal scenario for a provider though, I realise.

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Thanks Zedd - that's helpful! As a parent, I totally agree that drop in often is easier to manage, particularly if we've weekends away (which happens a lot in the summer) but it's a bit of a risk as a provider when booking staff and a venue (when I run weekday toddler/baby classes, which are drop in, I don't worry so much as they've built up gradually, but this is a bit of a step into the unknown!). But sign up classes do also give a consistent group who can grow in skills/confidence together over the term... Still working on it though!

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