Tips for a successful Kindermusik experience

Tips for a successful Kindermusik experience

• Healthy children and parents only
• The health and safety of you and your child are our top priority. If you even think you or your child may be sick, please contact us to reschedule your class. 
• Show up on time, but no more than 5 minutes early
• Our classrooms are not open until 5 minutes before class time. Avoid having your child become fussy from waiting around too long. However, our Hello Song begins promptly at 5 minutes after the class time begins and it is very important your child be present for this opening activity.
• Wash and sanitize your hands (and your child's as well!) before and after class
• Maintaining a happy and healthy classroom is our top priority and that begins with you and your child. Additionally, we sanitize all our instruments. Should your child put one in his mouth, please hold on to the instrument for the duration of the activity and do not share it with another child.
• Wear comfortable clothes and parents must wear socks
• We spend the majority of the class on the floor so dress accordingly. At our Northridge and Valencia locations, parents are required to wear socks which we have on sale for your convenience. For children, barefoot is best as it allows for more sensory stimulation as well as gives them additional traction on our mats.
• Refrain from wearing strongly scented products
• Kindermusik is a sensory experience, and strong scents can be distracting to children and adults in the classroom. Please do not use colognes, perfumes or heavily scented products before the class.
• There is no wrong way to interact in the Kindermusik classroom
• Some children will observe, others will want to touch and handle. Some will explore the classroom. All of these are normal and valid learning styles your child may adopt in the classroom. Feel free to redirect your child to the activity on hand but we also encourage you to give them the freedom to learn and explore in their own way, at their own pace.
• You are your child's favorite voice
• Singing is so important for your child's language and literacy development as well as reinforces the emotional bond between you and your child. And we're serious-- they LOVE your voice. We hope to create an atmosphere where you feel comfortable singing with your child.
• Listen to you Home CD
• And sing and dance along with it to!! We believe you are your child's primary teacher. Encourage their learning outside the classroom by taking the activities we introduced to you and making them your own at home!
• Contact us 24-hours in advance for absences
• Our class sizes are limited. Please make sure to contact us in advance of your absence so that we may schedule your make-up class as well as give other families the opportunity to take their make-up classes during your unused class time.