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SoCal kids' classes & lessons
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49 spots within 60 miles of 92692
Goldfish Swim School
Aliso Viejo · Swim
Warm 90° water swim lessons with a play-based curriculum and small classes; multiple OC locations.
🗓️ Ages 4mo–12
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →Abrakadoodle
Aliso Viejo · Art
Process-art classes and camps from toddler Doodlers to elementary; offered at OC sites and partner centers.
🗓️ Ages 20mo–12
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →South Coast Conservatory
Laguna Niguel · Dance
Large OC studio with ballet, hip-hop, jazz, tap, acro and aerial arts across a graded pre-academy to teen program.
🗓️ Ages 2–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Snapology
Irvine · STEM
LEGO- and robotics-based STEAM classes, camps and movie-making inside Urban Air Irvine.
🗓️ Ages 4–14
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →OC ATA Martial Arts
Irvine · Martial Arts
ATA Taekwondo 'Karate for Kids' near Irvine, Lake Forest and Tustin teaching focus and confidence.
🗓️ Ages 4–12
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Code Ninjas
Irvine · STEM
Kids learn coding, robotics and game-building via a self-paced 'belt' curriculum; Irvine and Costa Mesa (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 5–14
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →Dynamic Martial Arts
Irvine · Martial Arts
Irvine studio teaching Korean Taekwondo, Hapkido and jujitsu with youth programs and fitness.
🗓️ Ages 4–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Irvine School of Music
Irvine · Music
Private piano, guitar, violin and voice lessons plus programs and recitals for kids and families.
🗓️ Ages 4–adult
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →Tutu School Irvine
Irvine · Dance
Story-driven, imaginative ballet for babies, toddlers and preschoolers; boutique studio chain (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 6mo–8
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →The Little Gym
Tustin · Gymnastics
Progressive parent-child and child gymnastics and motor-skill classes; OC locations in Tustin, Irvine, Anaheim Hills, Huntington Beach (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 4mo–12
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →My Gym Children's Fitness Center
Tustin · Gymnastics
Structured Mommy-and-Me through independent gymnastics, games and fitness for little ones (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 6wk–10
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →Tustin Dance Center
Tustin · Dance
Established 1978; ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical and contemporary plus Mommy-and-Me.
🗓️ Ages 6mo–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →West Coast Taekwondo
Tustin · Martial Arts
Family-oriented Taekwondo serving Tustin, Irvine and surrounding cities for kids and teens.
🗓️ Ages 4–teens
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →School of Rock
Tustin · Music
Performance-based music education pairing private lessons with band rehearsals; Tustin and Santa Ana (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 6–18
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →Art Backyard School of Creativity
Tustin · Art
Weekly art, architecture and STEAM classes plus workshops for preschoolers through teens.
🗓️ Preschool–teens
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →Tupperberry Art Studio
Tustin · Art
After-school drawing and painting classes, camps and paint parties; first class free for new students.
🗓️ Ages 5–teens
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →South Coast Gymnastics
Irvine · Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics training center with recreational and competitive classes plus camps for ages 3–18.
🗓️ Ages 3–18
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Aqua-Tots Swim School
Orange · Swim
Year-round indoor swim lessons with a 4:1 ratio focused on water safety; several OC branches (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 4mo–12
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →UNT Taekwondo (Corona)
Corona · Martial Arts
Family Taekwondo academy led by a 6th-degree World Taekwondo instructor, with kids and family classes.
🗓️ Ages 4–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Creation Station Dance
Huntington Beach · Dance
Developmentally-minded ballet, tap and hip-hop for toddlers to teens; Huntington Beach and Tustin studios.
🗓️ Ages 16mo–16
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →British Swim School
Anaheim · Swim
Survival-first swim lessons in warm indoor pools at partner gyms; serves Anaheim and Irvine/South OC (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 3mo–adult
💵 $$ monthly
Visit site →Yamaha Music Academy
Fullerton · Music
Authorized Yamaha school offering piano, violin, guitar, drums and more; Fullerton and Fountain Valley sites.
🗓️ Ages 3–adult
💵 $$ per session
Visit site →GForce Gymnastics & Parkour
Murrieta · Gymnastics
Gymnastics and parkour classes serving Murrieta, Temecula, French Valley and Menifee for preschoolers through teens.
🗓️ Ages 2–teen
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →SCEGA Gymnastics
Temecula · Gymnastics
Premier Temecula-area gym (est. 1989) with recreational, tumbling and competitive programs; Temecula + French Valley.
🗓️ Ages 16mo–18
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Code Ninjas Temecula
Temecula · STEM
Game-based coding classes and camps where kids build video games through a belt-based curriculum (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 5–14
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Temecula Dance Company
Temecula · Dance
Est. 1992 and one of Riverside County's largest studios — ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop across three locations.
🗓️ Ages 9mo–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Upland Music Academy
Upland · Music
Music school offering piano, guitar, voice, strings and drums, serving Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario.
🗓️ Ages 2–18
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Long Beach Ballet Academy
Long Beach · Dance
Long-running academy with performances from age four (including The Nutcracker) plus a summer dance camp.
🗓️ Ages 4+
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →British Swim School of Pomona Valley
Rancho Cucamonga · Swim
Survival-based swim program at indoor pools serving Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Claremont and the western IE (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 3mo–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Color Me Mine
Long Beach · Art
Walk-in paint-your-own-pottery studio popular for kids' classes and parties (+ more locations).
🗓️ All ages
💵 $ per session
Visit site →Abrakadoodle (North County Coastal)
Encinitas · Art
Kids' art-education brand running classes and camps in painting, sculpting and mixed media for North County Coastal SD.
🗓️ Ages 20mo–12
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Big Blue Swim School
Torrance · Swim
Indoor swim school at Del Amo Fashion Center with no contracts; four progressive levels (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 3mo–12
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →School of Rock
Pasadena · Music
Performance-based music school with private lessons plus group rehearsals; 'Little Wing' intro from age 3 (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 3+
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Music Together (LA classes)
Los Angeles · Music
Long-running early-childhood music-and-movement program (since 1987) with mixed-age family classes at many LA sites (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 0–8
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Snapology of San Diego
Solana Beach · STEM
Hands-on STEAM, robotics and coding using LEGO bricks and tech; classes, camps and parties.
🗓️ Ages 3–14
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena · Art
Established nonprofit arts center with kids' and teen classes including ceramics, drawing and painting.
🗓️ Ages 3–teen
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
Pasadena · Swim
Nonprofit aquatics center by the Rose Bowl and a water-safety leader since 1990; group, private and semi-private lessons by age and skill.
🗓️ Ages 6mo–17
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Code Ninjas
Los Angeles · STEM
Coding, robotics and AI center for kids 5–14 with game-based, hands-on lessons (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 5–14
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Los Angeles · Dance
Renowned nonprofit academy founded by Debbie Allen; ballet, hip hop, modern and musical theatre, with an 'Early Bird' program for ages 3–7.
🗓️ Ages 3+
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do
Los Angeles · Martial Arts
One of SoCal's longest-standing academies, founded by Grandmaster Jun Chong in 1973; classes from age 3.5 to adult.
🗓️ Ages 3.5+
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Code Ninjas (Rancho Bernardo)
San Diego · STEM
Belt-based coding curriculum (Scratch, JavaScript, Python) plus robotics and AI camps (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 5–14
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →World Class Martial Arts
San Diego · Martial Arts
Established 1997, offering Taekwondo and 'Karate for Kids' focused on fitness, confidence and character.
🗓️ Ages 4–teen
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →The Little Gym of La Cañada
La Cañada Flintridge · Gymnastics
Non-competitive progressive gymnastics; parent/child classes from 4 months through grade-school (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 4mo–12
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →LIMA Taekwondo & Martial Arts
Culver City · Martial Arts
Premier taekwondo academy with ~50 years of experience; Culver City and Torrance (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 4+
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Broadway Gymnastics School
Los Angeles · Gymnastics
29,000 sq ft Playa Vista facility since 1979 — preschool, recreational, Mom & Me, tumbling, trampoline and cheer.
🗓️ Ages 1.5–adult
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →School of Rock San Diego
San Diego · Music
Performance-based music school combining private lessons with band rehearsals; Scripps Ranch plus Liberty Station (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 7–18
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →My Gym Children's Fitness Center
Toluca Lake · Gymnastics
Children's fitness/gymnastics chain with many LA-area sites (Beverly Hills, Marina del Rey, Woodland Hills) (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 6wk–10
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Westside Ballet of Santa Monica
Santa Monica · Dance
Pre-professional ballet school of 50+ years; classes from Pre-Ballet (age 3) up, with performance opportunities.
🗓️ Ages 3–18
💵 $$ enrollment
Visit site →Tutu School
Sherman Oaks · Dance
Whimsical boutique ballet for toddlers and young children blending storytelling with ballet (+ more locations).
🗓️ Ages 18mo–8
💵 $$ enrollment
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Good to know:many of these are studios or chains with several locations (noted in each listing) — we point to one nearby spot, so check the provider's site for the closest branch, current class times, age groups and pricing before enrolling.
Frequently asked questions
What age can kids start classes?
It depends on the discipline. Swim and parent-and-me gymnastics often start in infancy (a few months old), while most dance, martial arts, music and art classes begin around age 3–4. Each listing shows the age range it serves.
How do I find the closest location?
Enter your zip code and the directory sorts providers by distance from you. Many are chains with several SoCal branches — we point to one nearby location, so check the provider's site for the closest one to you.
How much do kids' classes cost?
It varies widely — some charge monthly tuition, others per session or per class, and many offer a free trial class. Confirm current pricing, schedules and age groups directly with the studio.
Do these run year-round or just in summer?
Unlike camps, most classes and lessons here run year-round with rolling enrollment or by semester. Summer often adds intensives and camps on top of the regular schedule.