The Bay Club El Segundo opened the Clubhouse for kids in October, but children from all around the Los Angeles area got to check it out for free Thursday night, Dec. 12, during a Play at the Bay event.

The private members’ facility has a gym, pool, workout classes, basketball court and more.

The kids’ Clubhouse was originally called the Play Club and served as a day care for 50 toddlers at a time. Now, the $3.5-million renovated space serves 250 kids, infant through 12 years old, daily and has a 400-child capacity.

  • Racing light-up cars in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Atop the life-size dollhouse in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Sliding down to the dining room in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids race Hot Wheels in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids shop for groceries in the “Clubhouse Market” in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Learning how to put on a puppet show in the “Puppet Playtime Theater” in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Mother and daughter race light-up cars in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Children made homemade ice-cream-in-a-bag Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • “Little Vida,” the bite-size version of the Bay Club El Segundo’s Cafe Vida in the kids’ Clubhouse. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids can get “Cute as a Button” in this dress-up room, complete with costumes and shoes in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Infant day care room in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids can experiment with science in the “Exploration Station” in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Mini race track in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids can make music with tot-sized guitars, bongos and maracas in the “Tune Time” room in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Giant Scrabble board in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Kids can slide down into the dining room from the upstairs lounge, which has Foosball and air hockey tables, in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • “Outside” village in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • A DJ spun on the “Bay Club Theater” stage in the Clubhouse during the Play at the Bay event Thursday, Dec. 12 at Bay Club El Segundo. On regular days, kids can perform and participate in drama activities. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Vanity stations in “Glam Central” in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Life-size dollhouse in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • LEGO room in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Potty time schedule in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Chefs cook kids’ meals right in the center of the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Child-sized house with a kitchen and living room in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Sand “snow” jar making during the Play at the Bay event Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Mixology class for parents in the “Create” room during the Play at the Bay event in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Grocery carts from the “Clubhouse Market” in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • The kids’ Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • The Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo encourages kids to “play happy.” (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

  • Placing a baby doll in a grocery cart child seat in the Clubhouse at Bay Club El Segundo. (Photo by Tyler Shaun Evains, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

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It’s much more than just a daycare. Reminiscent of a children’s museum, the Clubhouse hosts arts, STEAM, music, drama and physical activity programs while parents head to work, run errands or exercise at the club.

An array of themed play rooms introduce kids to the adult world, with a market, music studio, theater, mini house, dress-up room, science lab and even a “Little Vida” — a smaller, plastic version of the Bay Club’s Cafe Vida restaurant.

Kids ages 13 and up move from the Clubhouse to the Junior Influencer Club, where they can take fitness classes, make music, create videos and finish up schoolwork.

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