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Weekend hours !!!!! Classes offered on the weekends too. Kid and adult area separate. Adult area with easy access to video feed of the kids area.

Unisex/family baby and child friendly bathrooms. It can just be a simple fold-down baby changing table with an attached mobile and cushion and separate diaper trashcan (the important part is it's accessible to both mom and dad). A plastic potty attachment for toddlers would be available. A sink inside that bathroom would be a plus - a mini toddler sink would really be a nice touch. Basically, an Ikea store bathroom.

A drawing nook, and a silent, imaginative play area would also be nice. Our local Ikea just built a circular bar you can sit around while kids play inside of it - electronic and wooden puzzles are attached to the inside of the walls, so you can watch your kid while you have a coffee break.

Oh wow, this is a great idea. Some of the things I would love to see would be:
- Parent/child classes offered on both weekdays and weekends (music, dance, craft projects)
- Drop-in times for supervised play and the adults could either leave completely or sit in a separate area to relax or work
- Drop-in times for child play accompanied by an adult
- Scheduled mom/child groups by age (infant mom group, toddler mom group, etc)
- Parent/child fitness classes (like yoga)

I've never heard of such a place but neeeed one!

These are crappy pictures, but the first opens up to a panoramic view with telescopes near the window, which is right next to the kid's corner. The kid's nook leads to a den with a table and stuffed animals and a secret passage (hole in the wall) which leads to another area. I really like the fact that it's kid-friendly, but not a playground. Parents aren't bombarded with so much noise and can sip a cup of coffee in peace while the kids play.

That little frog on the corner is built into the low kid's sized bench. It's so cute!

Very sturdy toys that I would not be afraid my kids could break! Including board books instead of paper books, etc.

We have a place like this close to us and it's awesome. The only thing missing is the wine bar.

@ms. pug: omgosh I want to design this. What a fun project. Are you working with a architect or just contractors?

We have a few around here now. Two are just a free-play, but have a side area for food/drinks. They also are open weekends for bday parties only. which we've been to and they were nice. One of them brought in Frozen costume characters one day. The third place I haven't been to yet is a drop-in daycare playroom. Meant for a SAHmom that needs to do a doctors appt and cant take the kids but yet doesnt need M-Fri daycare.

@ms. pug: not sure. They call it playcare