Baby Swimming Lessons at Water Babies
Let’s explore classes tailored to each age group, helping every child build water confidence.
What we provide
We offer lessons for all ages and abilities to help your child thrive in the water.
Baby Swimming
Age 0-1
At the start of our programme, your little one will build a brilliant foundation in swimming with Team Pearl, learning safety, improving confidence and promoting movement, with special bonding time in the water between you and baby.
Toddler Swimming
Age 1-2
Toddlers embark on an immersive swimming journey in Team Saffi, building confidence through play and fun activities. As they progress, they gain independence, refine techniques. And develop essential swimming skills.
Toddler & preschool swimming
Age 2-3
Children aged between 2 to 3 build strength and independence in swimming with Team Echo. They’ll develop safety awareness, communication skills, and confidence as they prepare for key developmental milestones.
Early years swimming
Age 3-4
Children aged 3-4 will refine their swimming techniques, build endurance and gain confidence in the water in Team Sculli. They develop stronger strokes and safety awareness, preparing them for swimming independently.
Child swimming
Age 4+
Children aged 4+ will swim strong and swim safe as they start to swim more independently with Finn. They’ll start to become more adventurous in the water as they collect their Water Babies Treasures to become Swimvincible.
How our lessons work
Supportive lessons
With a maximum of 10 little ones, a carer per child and one of our teachers in the pool in each lesson.
30 minutes long
Lessons take place each week, so it’s a wonderful way to bond with your baby away from the craziness of life.
Have fun!
Skills are taught through song, play and repetition, so there’s never a dull moment when you’re in the pool.
Tailored progress
Our teachers will tailor each lesson to your little one’s ability, so it’s only when they’re ready, we’re ready.
What makes Water Babies Unique?
We nurture every little mind, body and soul through their swimming journey. Supporting families with world-class teachers and innovative learning tailored to your baby’s needs, in a safe, trusted and fun environment.
Passionate and supportive teachers
Our teachers are trained to the highest possible standard with a program developed in partnership with England’s National Governing Body – Swim England. Water Babies teachers exclusively earn our Teaching Pre-School Swimming (Advanced) qualification. They’re also warm, passionate, approachable and will support you through every step of your swimming journey with us.
Our accreditation
- We are serious about training, with teachers doing more work than a typical university course!
- Moves teachers seamlessly from theory, to shadowing, to practice with dolls though to independently teaching
- All teachers undergo CPR training, police checks and safeguarding training to keep children safe
What to expect from Water Babies
With a scientifically supported curriculum, our passionate and warm teachers take you on a journey of aquatic discovery. We empower babies and toddlers to develop essential life skills both in and out of the pool from birth.
- Support for each child’s unique swimming journey.
- We offer a variety of convenient times and locations.
- Water Babies teachers exclusively complete over 120 hours of training before they can teach for us.
- Warm pools and group lessons to ensure a social learning experience for you and your baby.
- Learn essential lifesaving skills from their very first lesson, helping to prevent accidental drowning.
- We offer lessons tailored to each age group!
What to expect during your booking process
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Pick the perfect location
Search your postcode and choose a convenient location near you. Select your child’s age to find the most suitable class.
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Book or enquire
Browse available times and select the best option to fit your schedule with ease. You’ll be given an option to submit an enquiry to your local office. Or, to book online straight away.
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Secure payment
Complete your payment online or over the phone using our secure platform to finalise your booking.
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Get ready for your lesson
Once booked you’ll receive an email confirmation with all the information you need to get ready for your first lesson.
Hear why parents and little ones love us
★★★★★
A skill for life
“We love Water Babies! Vale is a lot more confident in the water now when we’re on vacation or swimming with friends (…) It’s also a really fun activity to do every week!”
– Olivia and Vale (Toronto)
★★★★★
Amazing lessons that build confidence!
My daughter and I have been loving Water Babies! We started when she was 6 months, and now at a year old, we’re still going strong … Also the safety skills that we work on multiple times a class, every week, will soon become second nature and that gives me great peace of mind.
– Colleen and Reese (Toronto)
★★★★★
We love Water Babies
It’s a great way to get your little one comfortable in the water and help them learn how to swim (…) The way they use stories, songs, and the other babies in the class, makes it really easy for the parent and the baby to enjoy it.”
– Christopher and Benjamin (Toronto)
★★★★★
Child Development and Safety
“I am an Early Years Teacher and appreciate the developmentally-appropriate lessons (verbal cues, movement, visual cues, and song), adult instructions … [Water Babies] focuses on water safety. This is important to us as parents, especially as we travel as a family of three and have friends with pools.”
– Amy and Oliver (Kingston)
Ready to make a splash?
Dive into unforgettable moments – book your Water Babies journey today!
Discover Oceans of Imagination
We’ve created a world to engage and inspire young swimmers – turning the pool into Oceans Of Imagination. Our inspiring Team of Swimvincibles will guide your child’s swimming experience on an individual adventure, tailored uniquely to their needs. As they progress through the programme they’ll be part of a Swimvincible Team and explore exciting islands to bring creativity and curiosity to every lesson.
FAQs
Explore our FAQs to find quick clear answers to all your queries about Water Babies. From booking to your first lesson, we’re covered everything to help you feel confident and prepared.
Our Water Babies world, Oceans of Imagination, is an immersive swimming experience where little ones learn a skill for life. You’ll be guided by our team of Swimvincibles, on your own, individual swimming adventure, tailored to your needs. Every water baby will join one of our swimming superheroes, The Swimvincibles, in their Team. They’ll work towards progressing key swimming skills and collecting Water Babies Treasures along the way, with their Swimvincible Team member leading the way. This includes everything from badges and stickers to certificates, highlighting your little one’s achievements as they travel through our programme.
The Swimvincibles are a team of swimming superstars, who head up our swim Teams at Water Babies. They’ll inspire and guide your little one through their swimming journey with us. Starting with Pearl for our new baby classes through to Saffi, Echo, Sculli, and finally Finn, as you head for independent swimming!
A Team represents where your little one is in their swimming journey with Water Babies, with our littlest water babies starting with Team Pearl, and our big water babies swimming in Team Finn.
You’re a ‘Swimvincible in training’ from your very first lesson. There are five Swimvincible Teams in total, and you’ll progress through a team in a year.
Mystery Island weeks are a chance to have extra fun and let imaginations run wild! We have few sprinkled through the year as special events in class, with a chance to wear fancy dress and get involved in a themed lessons such as our bi-annual ‘Splashathon’ charity week.
Water Babies badges are awarded at special celebratory Island badge weeks planned into our swimming calendar. There are three spread out evenly throughout each swimming year, which are collected on the way to achieving each Team Swimvincible badge.
You get four Water Babies badges per year! There are three Island badges (Cloudfish Cove, Lighthouse Lagoon and Floating Forest) spread out evenly throughout a swimming year, which are collected on the way to achieving each Team Swimvincible badge.
They will appear in your ‘My Water Babies’ account and your teacher will let you know when an Island week is approaching.
Each Water Babies Island badge relates to the skills you’ll have been learning and working towards in your lessons. The badge week will highlight and celebrate your little ones efforts, progression, and development as a class.
Ready to start swimming? Start today
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