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Gyms with childcare near you

119 gyms with a kids’ club, child watch or babysitting in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York City. Ages, hours, time limits and cost come from each gym’s own website, linked on every page with the date we checked it.

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Which gym chains have childcare?

Clubs whose own pages list childcare, out of the clubs we checked in each metro (Oct 27, 2026).

ChainWhat it’s calledBay AreaLos AngelesNew York CityNotes
YMCAChild Watch, Kids’ Club, YKids or Child Activity Center14 of 16 checked20 of 20 checked17 of 20 checkedUsually free or included for family members; varies by branch and by local Y
Life TimeKids Academy1 of 1 checked–2 of 2 checkedNeeds a junior on the membership; 3 months – 11 years
EquinoxKids Club1 of 3 checked6 of 6 checked5 of 7 checkedSelect clubs only; paid credits; 4 months – 7 years
LA FitnessKids Klub–28 of 39 checked4 of 5 checkedSelect clubs; extra charge
Bay ClubChildcare6 of 9 checked––Bay Area only; complimentary for kids on the membership
Chelsea Piers FitnessBabysitting––3 of 3 checkedNYC; paid sessions; from 3 months
24 Hour FitnessNone listed0 of 5 checked––None of the clubs we checked list a Kids’ Club
Planet FitnessNone–––Its FAQ says it does not provide child care

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Which gyms have childcare?

Most YMCAs, every Life Time club with a Kids Academy, some Equinox clubs (Kids Club), some LA Fitness clubs (Kids Klub), Bay Club in the Bay Area and Chelsea Piers Fitness in New York. As of Oct 27, 2026 we list 119 gyms whose own websites show childcare in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York City. Planet Fitness says it does not provide child care.

Do gyms have daycare?

Not usually daycare in the licensed, all-day sense. Gym childcare (called a kids’ club, child watch or babysitting) is short-term supervision while you’re in the building, usually capped at 90 minutes to 2.5 hours a day. You can’t leave the gym while your child is there.

Is gym childcare free?

Often, if your child is on the membership. YMCA programs are free or included for family members at most branches we list (YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and YMCA of Greater New York both say so). Bay Club childcare is complimentary for kids on the membership. LA Fitness Kids Klub, Equinox Kids Club and Chelsea Piers babysitting cost extra, and Life Time requires a junior membership.

Does Planet Fitness have childcare?

No. Planet Fitness’s official FAQ says it does not provide child care services, and children can’t be left unattended while a parent works out.

Does LA Fitness have childcare?

At some clubs. LA Fitness calls it Kids Klub and charges extra. Of the 44 LA Fitness clubs we checked in Los Angeles County and New York City, 32 list Kids Klub hours on their club page.

Does Equinox have childcare?

Only at clubs on its Kids Club list: Palo Alto in the Bay Area, six clubs around Los Angeles and five in Manhattan among the cities we cover. Kids Club takes children 4 months to 7 years for up to 2 hours and is paid with credits in the EQX+ app.