That is quite advanced for a mommy and me class. DD's gym does mommy and me classes; they are about 40-45 minutes in length and they do involve a lot of 'gymnastics' but it isn't so much skills as it is strength and flexibility. This is what a typical mommy and me class at her gym looks like:
Open
- welcome song (usually hokey pokey or a silly song that gets the kids running, skipping, etc)
- stretching (about 5 min; this usually involves teaching toddlers/preschoolers gymnastics positions--pike, toe point, etc and working on flexibility--shoulder stretches, straddle stretch, etc)
Class time
- forward rolls (done on a wedge mat)
- backward rolls (done on a wedge mat)
- walk forward, backward, side step on short floor beam, straight jump from beam to floor
- pre-pullover (not sure if there is an actual name)--small toddler bar placed close to the wall and HC helps kids walk up the wall then pulls them over the top of the bar to support
- cast on the toddler bar, 3x with coach doing most of the skill
- tuck hold on rings, again with coach holding most of their weight
- handstand hold on wall, usually 15 secs; coach is less interested in the actual handstand or the hold--just wants them to get the idea of what they're supposed to do
- straight jumps on springboard, straight jump to floor
(Not all of this is done at every class. HC alternates between beam/bars and floor/vault
skills)
End
- tumbletrak: straight jumps to the end of trampoline, straight jump onto whale mat; tuck jumps in place (parents hold child's hands while they jump and lift their knees)
All of these skills (class and trampoline) are done with heavy assistance from HC/parents. At the end of their rotation (usually 3 stations) there is a roller coaster ride back to the beginning of the line. The kids ride the car down and then walk it back up before taking their place in line. Most of the class focuses on teaching toddlers/preschoolers listening skills, how to follow directions, and basic gymnastics skills (assisted by parents/HC) so that when they move up to the preschool class they're ready to go and know what the coach is asking them to do. HC doesn't expect them to be able to do all the skills; she does expect them to participate, listen, and not run around the gym like they're on a playground (as the team is usually working out at the same time). There is no requirement, other than age, to move into the preschool class because it is essentially the same thing, sans parental presence (but still lots of assistance from the coach). HC has NEVER done backbends with the tiny tots because their shoulders and backs just don't have the strength or flexibility to do them yet; nor does she do actual handstands with them (only against the wall and it's still not much of a handstand--looks more like an upside down table hold). Everything in the class is done with kiddie music playing and the kids rotate in a manner similar to music freeze tag--when the music stops, it's time to move to the next station.
No one here can give you any recommendation as far as if the class is too skills-based as it's your child and only you know what's too much for them to handle, but it sounds to me like there is a real push in your gym to get them ready for team--a much bigger push than in most gyms whose philosophy for the mommy and me is fun play time, with strength, flexibility and an introduction to basic gymnastics skills.