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Location: Oakland, CA

Who and what (age, interests, skills or causes): 9-year-old, robotics and swimming

Availability (optional): weekday afternoons after 3pm, plus summer weeks

Budget or travel limit (optional): under $300 per session, within 5 miles

Oakland Robotics and Swim Programs for a 9-Year-Old: Six Options Found, Prices Missing for Swim

Executive Summary

Interpretation and filters (checked 2026-10-06): Location is Oakland, CA (distances measured from city center, not computed here). Child is age 9, interested in robotics and swimming. Availability is weekday afternoons after 3 pm plus summer weeks (read as summer 2027, the next summer). Budget is under $300 per session, and the radius is 5 miles. The age is a hard filter.

Robotics is easy to place: Oakland Coders Club runs a Robot Lab with a fall session starting 12 October. Swimming is harder: the City of Oakland and the YMCA both run lessons for this age, but neither page I could read posts a price or weekday class times. I found six programs I could verify well enough to list, fewer than the 8 to 15 target, and I did not pad the table. Distances were not measured; only the venue address is given, so confirm each is within 5 miles.

Ranked Programs

Rank Program Provider Type Ages/eligibility Schedule Location and distance Cost (and financial aid) Requirements Signup opens/deadline Why it fits Link
1 The Robot Lab Oakland Coders Club Class Ages 8 and up; prior coding experience encouraged 8-session program; late fall session 12 October to 11 December; days and times not posted 5736 Thornhill Dr., Oakland 94611 (Montclair); distance not measured $30 per 65-minute session (8 sessions = $240, my arithmetic); financial assistance on request Waiver and emergency contact form; laptops provided; background checks not posted Online booking linked; slot availability not confirmed Hands-on LEGO robotics for a 9-year-old, total under $300 page, checked 2026-10-06
2 Youth Learn-to-Swim (Red Cross levels) City of Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development, Aquatics Class Youth Learn-to-Swim, ages 6 to 13; placed by level at the first class Fall programming began 8 August; deFremery lists Saturday lessons; weekday times not posted deFremery Pool, 1269 18th St.; Larry E. Reid pool, 9161 Edes Ave. is the other listed pool; distances not measured Price not posted on pages read; youth scholarships available Scholarship form to submit; American Red Cross courses; background checks not posted Fall registration opened 10 August; current class availability unconfirmed City program with aid; level placement suits any skill page, checked 2026-10-06 (schedule from an OPRYD staff LinkedIn post, unverified at provider)
3 Youth Swim levels (Polliwog to Flying Fish) YMCA of the East Bay, Oakland branch Class Ages 6 to 12, several skill levels (Polliwog to Flying Fish, plus an adaptive Seahorse level) Monthly sessions Jan to Nov; twice weekly (Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu) or once weekly (Sat or Sun); times not posted Oakland (indoor) branch; address and distance not verified Price not posted on page; financial assistance for members and non-members Parent must stay on pool deck; no makeups; refunds 6+ days before start; background checks not posted Non-members open on the 15th at noon; members on the 1st Twice-weekly option listed for the Y's lessons generally; indoor page, checked 2026-10-06
4 Swim School (Ember, Neon, Glowlight Tetras, Pre Team) Oaklantis Swim Academy Class Ages 5 and up; Level 1 needs no assessment, higher levels by swim test Pre Team: one hour, twice a week; other levels not posted Venue not posted on page read; distance unknown Price not posted; financial aid, "nobody turned away" policy Account on member portal; background checks not posted Rolling (unconfirmed) Leads toward a swim team if the child takes to it page, checked 2026-10-06
5 Learning from Scratch (coding, not robotics) Oakland Coders Club Class Ages 7 to 12 8-session program, same fall sessions as Robot Lab Same Montclair address $25 per 55-minute session; aid on request Waiver, emergency form Online booking linked; a first class is free Cheap on-ramp or add-on to Rank 1 page, checked 2026-10-06
6 East Bay Robotics Club (FIRST LEGO League teams) Listed under FIRST Inspires Team Ages 9 to 16 Fall/Winter; weekday afternoons "Oakland, CA"; no venue posted $100 to $300 per season Not posted Not posted Competitive robotics team at the exact age ZipSquare listing, checked 2026-10-06; unverified at provider, directory says details may be out of date

Watch for Next Season

Do Next

  1. Book the Robot Lab late-fall session (starts 12 October) and ask about free first class and weekday times: (510) 905-7636 per its workshop page.
  2. Call the YMCA or watch for the 15 October noon non-member window for November lessons (policy), and submit the financial-assistance form early if needed.
  3. Email [email protected] (listed on the OPRYD post) for open fall seats at weekday times, prices and the scholarship form.
  4. Ask Oaklantis for price, pool location and a swim-test date.
  5. Confirm exact distance from home to each venue; I did not compute it.

Near Misses

Coverage

Not reached or unreadable: Junior Center website (403), City of Oakland PerfectMind registration (prices and class times not loaded), YMCA registration widget and prices, OPRYD fall brochure (only a staff LinkedIn post). Library calendars, Boys & Girls Clubs and private swim schools were not searched in depth. No program here has a posted background-check policy.

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