ETKO Early Years Classes
ETKO Gym Babies (6-18 months)
At ETKO Sports Academy, our environment is safe and fun. In these classes, mums, dads, grandparents and carers join in the fun, as they explore the early social and skill development of their little ones.
Our ETKO Gym Babies classes are suitable for infants from 6-18 months. Parents / grandparents / carers and babies attend the 45-minute sessions together, with a focus on stimulating and encouraging babies to use all their senses in a gentle, relaxed and fun way. We use music, parachute activities, ball play exploration and bubbles to ensure an encouraging and fun class.
ETKO Gym Babies sessions allow babies to learn how to trust their bodies and gain confidence in their abilities. Parents / grandparents / carers gain an insight into their little ones’ capabilities and learn how to enhance development without compromising independence.
ETKO Gym Babies is our recommended gateway to ETKO Sports Academy’s Early Years Fundamental Movement and Basic Sport Skills Programme©, which is introduced at ETKO Gym Tots stage.
ETKO Gym Tots (18 months–3 years)
Our ETKO Gym Tots classes are attended by children aged 18 months-3 years and their parents / grandparents / carers.
Each 45-minute class includes:
- Circle time (welcome, register and warm-up)
- Activity time/circuit (including use of gymnastic apparatus under supervision)
- Cool-down (song, attendance stamp and goodbye).
While the emphasis is firmly on fun, children will be encouraged to develop core skills relating strength, movement and balance, as part of our unique ETKO Sports Academy Early Years Fundamental Movement and Basic Sport Skills Programme©.
ETKO Gym Kids (3–5 years)
ETKO Gym Kids sessions are for pre-school children aged between 3-5 years old. Children attend classes independently – parents/carers are not present. The class format will, however, be familiar to youngsters who have attended our ETKO Gym Tots sessions.
Each 45-minute session is structured in the following way:
- Circle time (welcome, register and warm-up)
- Activity time/circuit (including use of gymnastic apparatus under supervision)
- Cool-down (song, attendance stamp and goodbye).