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Water Babies

There are few things in life more important than teaching little ones how to swim. Water Babies provides highly trained teachers and expertly developed swim programmes for babies and toddlers, supporting families of all shapes, sizes, and blends in their swimming journey.

The Water Babies team take each child on a journey of aquatic discovery, adventure and purposeful play. Every lesson advocates holistic learning through games and adventures tailored to every stage, prioritising child personal development, and nurturing every little mind, body and soul through swimming.

Water Babies believe in teaching children the life-saving skill of swimming as early as possible, teaching little ones from birth (their youngest water baby was just one day old!) to 5 years old, helping them to learn core aquatic skills, water safety, and swimming strokes as they progress to independent swimming.

Not only will children learn key water safety skills, but building water confidence from a young age also builds life confidence as they grow. Everything taught in the water is structured to align with little one’s key development milestones.

There are many benefits of baby and toddler swimming for little ones. Some of these include:

Physical Benefits
Being in the water helps your baby move independently before they can crawl or walk. It’s a safe place for them to explore their balance, meaning they’ll become a lot more coordinated out of the water too. Baby swimming also helps with little one's eating and sleeping patterns.

Bonding Time
The focused time in the water is a great opportunity for some special bonding time between you and your baby, through holding them close and skin-to-skin contact in the comforting warmth of the water. Your baby can smell you, feel your heartbeat, and hear your breathing, which all helps calm and relax them (and you). This stimulation all reminds them of the security and safety of the womb. Baby swimming lessons are the perfect place to connect with your baby, away from the bustle of daily life. And it’s a place for you to have fun too.

Keeping them safe
Drowning is sadly still one of the leading causes of death in children. There’s no better peace of mind than knowing that your little one can keep themselves safe both around and in the water. Introducing them to the water from birth will help prevent a fear developing later and make them feel confident should they ever be in an emergency situation.

Accessibility
Water is a leveller, a place where everyone can flourish and have fun in a non-competitive environment. Swimming has a whole range of benefits for babies and toddlers with disabilities and learning difficulties. As well as the physical rewards swimming brings (such as the buoyancy in the water helping to reduce pressure on the bones and joints), it also helps improve their confidence. By focusing on the achievements of your little ones and not their limitations, their confidence will grow and grow.

With lessons available across the country, Water Babies will be there every step of the way to support you in your baby and toddler swimming journey. So, when you’re ready, they’re ready.

Search for your nearest Water Babies class here.

Available in the following locations

Aberdeen

Abergele

Abingdon

Alloa

Altrincham

Angmering

Armagh

Arnprior

Ascot

Auchterarder

Axminster

Aylesbury

Banbury

Bangor

Barnet

Barnsley

Basingstoke

Bath

Beaconsfield

Bedford

Belfast

Belshill

Benfleet

Bexhill on Sea

Bicester

Billericay

Billingham

Bingley

Birmingham

Birnam by Dunkeld

Blackburn

Bolton

Bourne

Bournemouth

Bracknell

Bradford

Bradford on Avon

Brentwood

Brightlingsea

Brighton

Bristol

Bromley

Bromley Cross

Buckingham

Burgess Hill

Burton-on-Trent

Bury

Bury st edmunds

Bushey

Callington

Calne

Cambridge

Cardiff

Carryduff

Chapel Row

Charlton

Chelmsford

Cheltenham

Chichester

Chippenham

Cirencester

Clevedon

Clitheroe

Clophill

Clydebank

Colchester

Colwyn Bay

Corby

Coventry

Crawley

Cullompton

Cumbernauld

Dalkeith

Darlington

Dedford

Derby

Doncaster

Dunblane

Dundee

Dunfermline

Dungannon

Dunstable

Durham

Ealing

Easingwold

East Kilbride

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Ellon

Emborough

Enfield

Etloe

Exeter

Falkirk

Fareham

Farnborough

Flint

Flore

Friern Barnet

Frome

Glasgow

Glenrothes

Great Dunmow

Great Yarmouth

Greenford

Guisbrough

Guiseley

Hailsham

Harrogate

Harrow on the Hill

Hartford

Hartlepool

Hayes

Hemel Hempstead

Hendon

Henfield

High Peak

High Wycombe

Horndon on the Hill

Ipswich

Kenilworth

Kettering

Kilwinning

Kings Lynn

Lancaster

Lane End

Leamington Spa

Leeds

Leigh On Sea

Letchworth Garden City

Leyland

Lisburn

London

Lower darwen

Lowestoft

Luton

Lytham st annes

Maidenhead

Malton

Manchester

Mansfield

Markyate

Meriden

Middlesbrough

Milngavie

Milton Keynes

Musselburgh

Narberth

New Milton

Newbury

Newport

Newquay

Newton Aycliffe

Newtownards

Norfolk

North Chailey

North Curry

Northallerton

Northwood

Norwich

Nottingham

Nr Bridgwater

Nr Dawlish

Nr Luton

Old Amersham

Orton Goldhay

Oxford

Penzance

Perth

Plymouth

Pontefract

Portadown

Portsmouth

Poulton-le-fylde

Preston

Pulborough

Reading

Salisbury

Sheffield

Sherborne

Shoreham by Sea

Slough

Solby Wood

South Tottenham

Southampton

Spennymoor

St Albans

St Andrews

St Mellion

Stenhousemuir

Stevenage

Stockton on tees

Stone

Stroud

Swindon

Tamworth

Taunton

Telford

Thornton-Cleveleys

Torquay

Trowbridge

Truro

Tunbridge Wells

Wakefield

Walworth

Ware Road

Warrington

Waterloo Road

Wellesbourne

Wendover

Weston Longville

Weston Super Mare

Weymouth

White colne

Willesden

Winchester

Wing

Witney

Wokingham

Wrexham

Yeovil

York

boroughbridge

bridgend

bromborough

cardiff

castle donnington

caterham

chepstow

chester

chesterfield

coalville

coventry

crawley

croesyceiliog

croydon

dinnington

doncaster

hadley

harrogate

haverfordwest

leicester

lincoln

lisburn

liverpool

loughborough

merseyside

merthyr tydfil

misterton

nantwich

newcastle

newport

nr helmsley

nr. derby

oakham

oswestry

pointon

port talbot

reigate

runcorn

sheffield

shrewsbury

south croydon

st helens

stoke-on-trent

stourbridge

swansea

wadhurst

west bromwich

widnes

wigan

wirral

wolverhampton

york

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