Playgroups and classes
Scarborough & Whitby and the surrounding areas are a fantastic place for bringing up children and there is plenty going on for children.
Below is a list of all the local playgroups and drop in clinics throughout the week and also details of all the children’s activities classes available across our area. Please contact the organisers directly if you would like to find out further information or to confirm class times or costs.
If you know of any other classes or groups which are not already listed, then please contact us here. Basic listings are free. ’Featured’ listings are £10 per month. For our full advertising rates then please click here.
Join Boo at our fun, interactive and stimulating sessions and encourage your baby’s development. Each class carefully designed and planned creating a jam packed, interactive, sensory learning adventure.
With a different theme each week there’s so much to explore!
This type of play is not only super fun, it’s also incredibly important for a babies development. A friendly group suitable from 6weeks old to pre-walkers.
Tuesdays- Sherburn Village Hall, YO17 8PH 9:50am – 10:30am
Thursdays- Crossgates Community Hall, YO12 4TL 9:30am – 10:10am & 10:20am – 11am
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
£6.65 per baby
Experience the ultimate fun-filled adventure at Bouncing Mad Scarborough!
Join us for our stay & play sessions every week (during term time only):
Our venue is packed with excitement including:
We’ve hidden surprises at every turn, ensuring smiles and laughter for all.
Admission is just £3 per child, with an additional family child for only £2.
Don’t miss out on the joy—reserve your spot now!
Join us for a day of unforgettable fun and laughter!
For inquiries and reservations
Independent swimming lessons available for all ages and all abilities….
Childrens Groups and Private Lessons:
Adult Groups and Private Lessons:
Why choose Carol Saunders Swim School?
*Terms apply
For more details about swimming lessons at The Flower of May, Scarborough
Ashburn Road, Off Valley Road, Scarborough, YO11 2JW
Telephone: 0172 337 7500
Monday: 09:00 – 09:50, 11:00 – 11:50, 14:00 – 14:50
Tuesday: 12:00 – 12:50
Wednesday: 09:00 – 09:50, 11:00 – 11:50
Friday: 10:00 – 10:50, 12:00 – 12:50
Saturday: 14:00 – 14:50, 16:00 – 16:50
Sunday: 10:00 – 10:50, 12:00 – 12:50, 14:00 – 14:50
Sensory Swim Sessions are designed for families to build water confidence in a calm environment with unique ambience created by coloured lighting effects and sounds/music. This activity ideal for those looking to enjoy a sensory experience based around visual, hearing and touch sense. Children under 5 years old swim for free.
Learning to swim is a key life skill for any child. Swimming lessons teach them independence, gives them the ability to get themselves out of potentially life-threatening situations, and allows them to get active while enjoying themselves.
Everyone Active’s swimming lessons start for children as young as 4 months old and are available for all ages. Choose from private one-to-one lessons, adult lessons, adult and child lessons or junior lessons. Students work towards badges and certificates, collecting them at each stage.
Why choose Everyone Active lessons?
For more details about swimming lessons in Scarborough, please contact one of your local centres below:
Telephone: 0172 337 7500
Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/scarborough-sports-village/
Telephone: 0194 760 4640
Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/whitby-leisure-centre/
Yes?! Then come to Harminis!
A fabulous music, movement and sensory class for preschoolers, babies and toddlers in North Yorkshire, you’ll meet new people, have a magical time and become part of a group that you both want to come back to week after week.
Harminis classes are the perfect way to spend quality time with your child, using music and movement as a fantastic learning vehicle.
Written and delivered by qualified Early Years Music practitioner Kate Tyson who has over 17yrs experience, each class focuses on your child’s early years development without them or you even knowing!
Harminis classes are structured, yet relaxed and are perfectly balanced for your child to learn and also explore their creativity.
Check out our 5 star reviews on google if you need convincing to try Harminis for you and your child!
Tuesdays at 10am and 1.15pm at Seamer Memorial Hall, Scarborough YO12 4QD
Booking is essential as spaces get filled quickly.
Other classes in Helmsley and Malton – see Ryedale Mumbler here
Kate Tyson – do contact via Facebook
Email
BOOK HERE ONLINE
07824 738813
Hunmanby Community Centre.
Play group sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
It’s £2 per child plus £1 additional child. Sessions must be pre-booked and paid in advance.
Contact 07533 741937
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
Join Kathy for a session of musical fun perfect for babies and children up to 4 years of age.
You can choose between Baby Fun Music for babies up to 14 months OR Family Fun Music for both toddlers and babies up to 4 years old.
Fun Music sessions last around 50 minutes during which time there will be nursery rhymes, new and traditional songs, dancing and movement to music, often with props and scarves, and there’s always a chance to play on different percussion instruments.
As a special treat, Kathy always plays her flute, piccolo or saxophone in the sessions, either for jamming along to or for listening time. The children love hearing and seeing these wind instruments, and so the Fun Music sessions just fly by!
All sessions are weekly during term time with the exception of the Wednesday session at Little Lambs.
Just click on your chosen class and date below to book your place!
NB. If you book 6 classes at once, you will only be charged for 5 – this discount is applied automatically
Book HERE
Photograph Credit: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
SENSES offers a small, supportive parent and toddler group for children with additional learning needs, speech and language difficulties, challenging behaviour, medical conditions or disabilities, and their families.
Qualified and experienced volunteers are on hand to work with each family, as well as encourage parent-to-parent support relationships.
Sessions run on Fridays during term time from 10 am – 12 pm at Oasis Family Centre on Castle Road, Scarborough
Tuesdays during term time from 10am – 12pm at Westway Open Arms, Eastfield
Sessions are FREE and there is no need to book.
Discover an amazing underwater world.
Parent & Toddler Ticket – £16
There is so much to see at SEA LIFE Scarborough! Dive in and you’ll discover:
Annual passes available for £40.
Scalby Mills, Scarborough, YO12 6RP
Parent and child swimming classes for babies from 12 weeks up to 4 years
Braeburn School at Eastfield
Tuesday 9.30 – 8 weeks to 18 months
Tuesday 10am – 18 months to 4 years
Wednesday 9.30- 8 weeks old – 18 months
Wednesday 10am – 18 months old – 4 years (FULLY BOOKED)
Saturday 12pm – 8 weeks to 18 months
Saturday 12pm – 18 months to 4 years
The Flower of May Holiday Park
Thursday – 11am- 18 months to 4 years
Thursday – 11.30 – 8 weeks to 18 months
Friday – 10.30 – 18 months to 4 years (FULLY BOOKED)
Friday – 11am – 8 weeks to 18 months (FULLY BOOKED)
GROUP AGES – Babies from 8 weeks old/12lb in weight to 18 months.
18 months – 4 Years old
PRICE – £95 for a 10 week course. To be paid in full at the start or option to pay in 2 parts.
CONTACT – Claire on 07837 472428 for more information
1 to 1s, 1 to 2s and aqua fit at the Endless Pool at our home address 38 Gladstone Rd, Scarborough YO12 7BL
1 to 1 is £25 for 30 minutes
1 to 2 is £40 for 30 minutes
1 to 1 for 1 hour is £40
Call Claire on 07837472428
Water Babies is the world’s leading Baby and Toddler swim school, swimming over 50,000 babies per week.
We’ll teach you to teach your little one to swim, from lesson one we’ll get your little one used to the sensation of water, developing their natural instincts and transforming these into core aquatic skills. Throughout our programme we use lots of song, games, toys and sensory activities suitable to each child’s stage of development, ensuring both you and your little one are having lots of fun whilst having precious time together and developing new skills. Swimming offers precious one to one time for you and your little one, whilst also offering the opportunity to meet lots of other parents and children in a relaxed and friendly environment.
By the end of our programme your little one will be swimming freely using different strokes and be able to keep themselves safe in and around water.
We work closely with Swim England, the governing body and we’ve woven their learn to swim framework through our programme. So you’ll be simply amazed at the progress your little one makes. And not only will they be able to swim independently and have learnt a skill for life – they will have grown in confidence too.
Tuesday & Sunday: 10:00 – 12:00 Palm Leisure Club, Carnaby, Bridlington, YO16 4UJ
PLUS SESSIONS for 4 years plus at Palm Leisure Club, Carnaby, Bridlington, YO16 4UJ
Mondays: 16:00 – 18:00
Wednesdays: 16:00 – 18:00
Thursdays: 16:00 – 18:00
Sundays 9:00 – 12:00
We would love you to join us on Tuesdays 5.30 – 6.30pm, term time only. For girls age 5-7 years.
West Ayton Methodist Church
Contact Janet Bell on 01723 850648
Tuesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm
A sensory storytime for babies aged 0 – walking at Derwent Valley BRIDGE Library and Resource Centre
£10 per baby for the course of 5 weeks.
Booking is essential as places are limited.
3 Pickering Road, West Ayton, Scarborough YO13 9JE
07966 718156
Tuesday 9.15am – 10.15am
Friday 2pm – 3pm
Weekly Clinic to use our weighing scales, chat to a friendly member of staff and enjoy refreshments.
Any concerns can be directed to other services.
DROP IN – no need to book
Padbury Avenue, Filey 01723 516111
Every Tuesday 1pm – 3pm – Wreyfield Drive Methodist Church
Every Wednesday 1pm – 3pm – Scarborough Christian Fellowship Building
Every Thursday 1pm – 3pm – Eastfield Scout Hut, Loders Green
07701 356900
Dance classes for girls and boys from beginners to advances, starting at 2 years old:
Benson Stage Academy, Commercial Street Scarborough
07749 377598
Tuesdays 9.30am – 11.30am, term time only. Come and enjoy playing in a safe, warm environment with plenty of toys and books and a bit of adult conversation too! Healthy snack provided and lots of opportunities for crafts and songs and stories too.
Brompton Village Hall, Cayley Lane YO13 9DL. Contact Ruth Heron 07540 402584 or message their Facebook page.
Tuesday 2pm – 4pm
£1 per child for a two hour session
Snack time mid way
Hot drinks available by the church for a donation.
Sensory/activities vary on a weekly basis.
Special sessions for Easter and other holidays
St Colombas Church, Dean Road
Tuesday 10.15 – 11.15am term time only
Indoor play for all, from babies to 4 year olds! £4 per child or £3 for siblings with one accompanying adult per child … grown ups come in for free!
Tuesday 10am – 11.30am
0 – 4 years
£2
Fylingthorpe Methodist Church, Middlewood Lane, Fylingthorpe, Whitby YO22 4TT
Tuesdays, Pop along and enjoy stories, singing and lovely company:
Area for baby’s and then lots of toys and play for older ones.
£2 per family term time only, the last Tuesday of the month is our free session.
Crèche is open Tuesday- Saturday 11.30-3pm.
The Summit, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HF
01723 362205
Activities for pre-school children at Eastfield More Than Books Library:
More than Books, Eastfield Library, High St, Scarborough YO11 3LL
01609 536606
Weekly parent and tots group meeting on Tuesdays during term time:
Queen St, Scarborough YO11 1HQ
‘Oh, baby!’ class runs every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 – 11:45am. It’s a perfect class for new mums wanting to get back into exercise and they can bring along little one with them too!
“New mum and fancy getting back into exercise in a gentle, safe and supportive way? We’ve got you and baby too! Oh baby! is our mum and baby class, perfect for easing back into fitness while keeping baby by your side.”
Empwr Fitness Studio, 37b Castle Road , Scarborough
Weekly free sessions for children under 5 during term time only:
450 Scalby Rd, Scarborough YO12 6EE
01609 534059
Tuesdays, 10-11.30am, term time only. £1 per child, 50p for additional children.
Castle Road/Oxford Street, Scarborough, YO12 7RB
01723 500255
The centre offers swimming lessons from 19 months old, 4 years+, 7 years+, and then adult lessons. These all take place across multiple days and times
Ashburn Road, Scarborough YO11 2JW
Phone Number: 01723 377500
St. Marks Toddler group meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 – 11.30am, term time only. We offer lots of opportunities to learn through play. We serve refreshments at 10.30am and finish with a song time. £2.
St Marks, Coldyhill Lane, Newby, YO12 6HT
Contact 01723 376834
Lessons in Freestyle, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Disco, Commercial, Street, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Song & Dance, Drama, Acro & Show Work. Private Tuition is also available. Ages start at 18months.
35 Durham St, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7PT
07967 375534
The Little Play Company Seamer is a Role Play Centre for Children, with ten play areas packed with props and costumes, allowing children to act out adult jobs and scenarios, whilst having tonnes of fun too.
Book online or give them a call on 01723 313243
59 Main St, Seamer, Scarborough YO12 4QD
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 – 11am.
Fun and fresh air! An outdoor playgroup for toddlers upwards. Located in Gristhorpe, Filey. Sessions begin with a story and lead on to activities including a huge sand pit, mud kitchen, crafts, messy tuff trays, music and water walls. Forest sessions too at Wykeham. See The Story Garden Facebook page for more information.
Every Tuesday 1pm – 3pm
Baby feeding and weaning information available.
Wreyfield Drive MEthodist Church, Barrowcliff
Come meet other Mums, dads and carers. Have a coffee or tea and chat
Michelle 07701 356900
Glenda 07701 356909
Kid’s sessions at The Secret Realm:
The Secret Realm, 5-8 Newchase Court, Scarborough YO11 3YS
01723 583788