COVID Restrictions

Wednesday October 21, 2020 7:15pm

Middlesex London Health Unit just ordered indoor fitness classes to be limited to 10 including instructors, effective Saturday Oct 24. We feel strongly that this order was not thought through in the effects it will have on children's programming. We are digesting this and will come up with a plan to respond. If you are an enrolled member in a class that has more than 8 students in it, we will be in touch with you with options. Thanks for your continued support as we try to stay in business. 

It's not too late! We are now accepting enrolments for our Fall session which started September 12/20 through February 5/21. Tuition is pro-rated down for each week that goes by, so you can join anytime. We are currently in week #6 of 20. We have smaller class sizes and very rigorous cleaning and social distancing procedures to keep everyone safe while still ensuring the kids are having Serious Fun! We are being extremely vigilant because we don't want community spread! At this time, children are NOT required to wear masks in the gym because we are an activity that requires physical activity. Spots are going faster than we expected, with almost 450 sold so far. We are very thankful to the community for all your support. We want everyone to feel safe, so we will be here whenever you are ready.

We are also offering Birthday Parties that have new COVID rules. Call us at 519-642-0660 or email tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com to find out more.

Please view a video outlining our return to class procedures Class Re-Opening Video

 Please click here for a copy of the fall class schedule with all the information that you will need. 

Click to see the entire week of classes in a block plan format

Finally, to start your enrolment process, please click here. 

Please reach out to us with any questions. Email is best tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com. You can also text us at 519-280-0949, or call 519-642-0660.

Thanks for supporting The Little Gym and helping us get back on our feet!

 The Little Gym of London > promotional video

Saturday July 25, 2020 10:15am

Just announced>>Summer Class Schedule resumes Saturday July 18!! New news from Middlesex London Health Unit > all people over the age of 12 are required to wear a mask in all indoor public spaces, effective July 18, 2020.

View Class Re-Opening Video

Please scroll down to see more information posted earlier regarding our re-opening.

Summer Day Camps

Additionally, we wanted to update you about our Summer Day Camps that are going strong. The children have been great at social distancing and we want to thank all parents who have been bringing their children and following the new rules.

Camps are sold by the week. Click camp availability to find out which weeks have space and for a bunch of more information 

Sunday June 21, 2020 11:00am

Greetings everyone! We are now planning to open up for day camps starting June 29. We have secured a 2nd location which will allow us to spread out more and accomodate more groups of 8 campers and be able to keep them separated. We have totally revamped our activities and camp plans to allow for social distancing and disinfecting between groups. June 22-26 is our week for team training on all the new procedures. Our first event will be a Parent Survival Night from 6-9pm on June 26, which will be run very similar to a 3 hour camp. 

Please click camp reopening video to watch our new procedures to keep everyone safe.  

Many of our camp spots remain filled from bookings made prior to the mandatory shutdown. Some spots have opened up from parents who are not comfortable returning yet. We are doing our best to fill spaces being given up with families who are eager to return for camps. Thanks for bearing with us as we deal with hundreds of emails and calls each day to sort this all out. Every email and message will be returned; it might just not be on the same day it was sent.

If you are interested in camps for your child, we are running full week groups (max 8 kids per group) for ages 5-9 from 9am - 4pm, with 8:30am drop and 4:30pm pickup available for no extra charge. We also offer separate mini sessions (full weeks from 1pm-4pm) for children of the age where they would be entering kindergarden for the first time in September. For more details, or to find out which weeks we still have space, please email tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com, or text (no voice) to 519-280-0949. 

We are ready to start classes, however the green light has not been given yet from the Ontario government. As soon as we are able, classes will resume. If you enroll for the 10 week summer session, but we can't run the entire 10 weeks, your payment will be prorated down to the number of weeks we run, and you will be provided with options on how you can use up the extra amount you paid.

Our fall session schedule is in the planning stages, and will be released for Priority Registration sometime in July. Watch your emails and our Facebook page on that.

We want to say that we are overwhelmed with the words of support from all our members who have paid in advance for classes that we were not able to provide during the shutdown. Some have even donated them to families in need or to children of front-line workers. It is our goal to make everyone who is owed classes whole while at the same time keeping our business operational. Thanks again for your patience and support.

Mr Ed, Ms Mari, Ms Erin and the entire TLG crew

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Sunday June 7, 2020 1:00pm

We have heard rumours of the city of London cancelling their summer day camps. What they do has no bearing on our decision to offer our summer camp program. As of now, we are preparing to run our summer camps (and classes where possible) with appropriate social distancing and disinfecting protocols in a way to keep everyone safe and still have a warm, fun, nurturing environment for the children. As soon as we can safely and legally open, we will open.  We have not cancelled any summer programs yet, although we realize they may need to be altered from what was originally scheduled. Stay tuned for more information.

Please note that our online ZOOM classes are running for currently enrolled members, and you can join them with a simple email to us at tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com, or text only to 519-280-0949. We encourage everyone to participate in exchange for classes you missed due to the COVID closure. Everyone who has been doing this so far - THANK-YOU! We know it's not the same as the gym, but it helps us out very much.

 If you would like to donate any of your classes missed due to the COVID-19 closure to front-line workers, or to famlies in need, kindly reach out to us at tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com, or text only to 519-280-0949.

We appreciate everyone's realization that these past 3 months have been extremely difficult as we make decisions to keep our business viable for the long term. Thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding with your class credits as we navigate these strange times. The entire team can't wait for the gym to be full of fun and laughter again! 

Mr Ed, Ms Mari, Ms Erin and the entire TLG crew

Sunday May 31, 2020 1:15pm

Thanks again for all your support and encouraging messages. We hope to be opening soon. We are working on a plan to keep everyone safe by modifying our programming to allow for social distancing and effective cleaning/disinfection in our facility. We are planning a phased approach to progressively open up to different age groups and events over time. We don't know when we will be allowed to start this process, but we feel it will be soon, and are eager and preparing to go! Watch your emails and our Facebook page for updates. Thanks again for all your patience!

https://www.facebook.com/TLGLondonON/

Friday, May 8, 2020 11:45am

We continue to appreciate all of our members who have been overwhelmingly supportive of our small business through this shutdown. We are coming to the realization that our type of business will remain closed for longer than we had anticipated. However, we are determined to see this through because we feel what we do for parents, families, and children's futures is not only irreplaceable, but something that we absolutely love to do.  We have also risked a lot and worked very hard over the past 15 years to build this thriving business, and we have a lot of confidence that what we provide will have value to the community in the future.

However, at least in the short term, our business will look different in order to keep everyone safe. We are working hard on operational plans to be ready for re-opening (whenever we are allowed to) in the areas of cleaning and disinfecting and social distancing that will ensure continuation of our programs in the safest possible manner for our members and our team. 

In the meantime, we have been developing online content for our currently enrolled students and have been teaching by ZOOM for the past few weeks. This has allowed parents to use makeups (paid classes that would have taken place during the shutdown) by having their children attend these classes from home. It is going extremely well, and we are getting better at delivering this each day. Very soon, we will be accepting paid registrations from new members to attend these virtual classes. All the details, including procedures and pricing will be coming soon. We will be depending on families in our community to support us in this way until we re-open, and certainly we will need these virtual class customers to continue even after we re-open.  We anticipate reduced attendance in the short term pending social distancing regulations that will likely be in place when we re-open, along with the possibility that not every family will chose to return to the gym at the same time. Either way, we want to make sure we are available in anyway our community families are most comfortable interacting with us. 

For any family who has paid for classes or events that have not taken place during the shutdown, we have so appreciated your patience. We will have many options for you to chose from in order to get the value back for these missed classes. We ask for your continued patience and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your understanding.

If you need to reach out to us, please contact us by email at tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com. If you have a word of encouragement for anyone on our team, please post to our Facebook page here >> https://www.facebook.com/TLGLondonON/

If you are a member and haven't participated in one of our online instructor-led classes, please email us to get more information. 

If you are not enrolled, but are interested, please email us as well. 

Once again, we are all healthy, we miss you all, give your kids a hug, and please stay safe.

Mr Ed, Ms Mari, Ms Erin and the whole team.

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Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:30pm

Please scroll down for previous messages from us if you haven't been to this site yet. This will save us from repeating information we have already posted.

We and our team are all still healthy and happy. However, like everyone, we are still in a holding pattern on the best way to proceed. Our primary goal, other than to stay healthy, is to make decisions that will allow our business to see this through and be able to operate when this is all over. Please know that we are staying on top of all missed classes and will come up with options for you once we know more. 

We are producing short videos that will help keep the children occupied and distracted during this time. We hope you are taking advantage of these on our Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/TLGLondonON/ 

We are confident that we will see this through together, and simply ask everyone to be kind to each other and offer to help your friends and neighbours wherever you can.

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Friday, March 20, 2020 11:15am

Please scroll down for previous messages from us if you haven't been to this site yet. This will save us from repeating information we have already posted.

No news to update you with today, other than, please join us on Facebook for content we have been working on and have posted to keep our students entertained at home. As parents ourselves, we get how difficult it is to be home all day with small children, so we hope these will help.  Link to our page here > https://www.facebook.com/TLGLondonON/

Please check your emails for more specific updates from us as we manage through the myriad of tasks and decisions our business requires for us to weather this storm. If you are enrolled, and have not had an email from us, please send us a message so we can get your address corrected in our list. email tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com or text only to 519-280-0949 

We appreciate all the positive comments and offers to help. We can't say how much we appreciate the family vibe we are getting from most of you. Please heed advice from all health authorities. We are all healthy and very thankful for our blessings.   

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Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:45am

Please scroll down for previous messages from us if you haven't been to this site yet. This will save us from repeating information we have already posted.

The only message we can add today is that we are getting a number of calls and texts from enrolled members that seem to imply that you have not yet read our emails. Kindly check your email address (the one you gave us when you registered) prior to messaging or calling us. If your email address has changed, or you haven't received any emails from us, let us know and we will get it out to you.

Like everyone else, we are in a holding pattern, waiting to get more clarity on the length of this crisis and on any government assistance for small business.

We appreciate all the positive comments and offers to help. We can't say how much we appreciate the family vibe we are getting from most of you. Please heed advice from all health authorities. We are all healthy and wishing you to stay positive and safe.  

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:30pm

Please scroll down for previous messages from us if you haven't been to this site yet.

We appreciate everyone's amazing support so far, as we are a small business making efforts to make sure we come through this so we can be here for the kids when this is over. We are actively tracking all missed classes (there are none this week, as we would normally have no classes during March Break.) But for classes next week, we will be accruing makeups for you for the weeks of classes after March Break for families that keep their tuition current. 

There is no need to cancel your classes at this time. If you are currently enrolled, an email communication will be coming to you soon to explain what we are doing and what your options are, and how you can help us if you like. We appreciate your patience, and advise you to follow all recommendations from health authorities.

Thanks for all the awesome participation and comments on our "TLG At Home" videos. They are super fun to make. We realize it is not professional video production, but that is half the fun!

We are all still healthy and happy and thankful for the blessings that we have. Say hi to your amazing kids and we will see you all soon!

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:30am

 The Government of Ontario has declared a state of emergency through March 31. We are now suspending all activities through that date. 

As a small business, we would like to appeal for calm. There is no need to cancel your enrolments. We will actively track all missed classes between now and March 31. (There are no scheduled classes this week.) There will be options for you to make them up. As long as your tuition is current, you will not lose your spot in your class. We will be in touch with you if you have a birthday party or Parent Survival Night scheduled this month with options from which you can choose. The Little Gym of London has been a success for 15 years, and we will see this through.

We are working on fun activities you and your child can participate in on-line. Watch for this on our Facebook page. Please connect with us below. We want to make sure the children have an opportunity to stay connected with us and feel a sense of community while staying safe.

The Little Gym Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/TLGLondonON/

The Little Gym Instagram page > https://www.instagram.com/thelittlegymlondon/

We appeal to your sense of the situation for everyone, be kind to each other, and follow instructions of health authorities. Links can be found if you scroll down further from here.

If you feel you need to contact us>

1. email > tlglondoncan@thelittlegym.com. This is the preferred method

2. text only (519) 280-0949 (no voice)

3. the "have questions? text us" bubble on our website

4. phone (519) 642-0660. PLEASE MAKE THIS YOUR LAST RESORT. Phones are just too busy. Use other methods above and we will call you if it is necessary.

We can't guarantee an immediate response, but we will respond as quickly as we can.

Please know that we are all safe and our team of instructors remain healthy and upbeat. We can't wait to see you all soon!

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Monday, March 16, 2020

The Little Gym of London has made the difficult decision to suspend March Break Camps for the week of March 16-20. We understand the difficulty this will present to families who need the childcare. We also understand the difficulty it will present to our team members who are employed with us. We love these two groups of people more than you can know.

This decision is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and follows the guidelines recommended by Middlesex London Public Health, the City of London, Gymnastics Ontario and The Little Gym International.

Classes don't normally resume until March 21 at the close of the March break. We are working through the decisions around classes and will have more on this soon. 

We will be in contact with each camp family regarding options for you surrounding the cancellation decision.

We encourage all our members to be calm and know that cancelling your class enrolments at this time is not necessary. We will have options for you as things develop and want to reassure you that we will be on top of any missed classes due to this event.

We will be in contact with any birthday party host parents with options for you to choose from if your party is scheduled to take place while we are closed.

We strongly encourage you to follow the directions of local, provincial and national authorities so this can be over soon. The best sources of information are health officials. Here are links to sites that may be helpful to you: