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Gyms with childcare in New York City

31 gyms in New York City list childcare on their own websites. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. We checked every fact on the gym’s site and link the source on each page.

31 gyms with childcare6 clubs checked with no childcare listed10 cities and neighborhoods

Not every NYC YMCA runs Child Watch. In Manhattan only McBurney lists it; the West Side, Vanderbilt and Harlem Ys don’t.

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All 31 gyms with childcare in New York City

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Other directories sometimes show childcare for these. Here’s what the clubs’ own sites say.

Quick answers

Which New York City gyms have childcare?

As of Oct 27, 2026, 31 NYC gyms list childcare on their own websites: 17 YMCA of Greater New York branches (Child Watch), 5 Equinox clubs in Manhattan (Kids Club), 2 Life Time clubs (Kids Academy at One Wall Street and Dumbo), 3 Chelsea Piers Fitness clubs (Kids Clubhouse babysitting) and 4 LA Fitness clubs in the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island (Kids Klub).

Which NYC gyms have free childcare?

YMCA of Greater New York Child Watch is free for eligible members at 17 branches in all five boroughs. Some branches limit it to family memberships, and ages and hours differ by branch. Flatbush YMCA also takes non-members for $5 per child per hour.

Which Manhattan gyms have childcare?

McBurney YMCA, Equinox East 61st Street, Equinox East 74th Street, Equinox West 76th Street, Equinox West 92nd Street, Equinox Tribeca, Life Time One Wall Street, Chelsea Piers Fitness Chelsea. The West Side, Vanderbilt and Harlem YMCAs don’t list Childwatch, and Equinox East 85th and East 92nd Street aren’t on the Kids Club list.

Which NYC gym childcare takes the youngest babies?

Life Time Kids Academy (One Wall Street and Dumbo) and Chelsea Piers Fitness babysitting take babies from 3 months. Equinox Kids Club starts at 4 months. Most YMCA Child Watch programs start at 6 months; Castle Hill starts at 2 years and Flatbush at 4.

Is there gym childcare in the evening in NYC?

Yes, mostly at the Y. Castle Hill YMCA, Cross Island YMCA, Flatbush YMCA, Flushing YMCA, Long Island City YMCA, Ridgewood YMCA run Child Watch into the evening on some weekdays. Life Time One Wall Street and Dumbo run Kids Academy until 8 pm Monday to Thursday.

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