Getting started with Water Babies

Learn a skill for life with Water Babies!

With over 20 years of experience, Water Babies is committed to nurturing the development of your child in their swimming journey. With our unique and comprehensive program, our dedicated, passionate, and expert teachers will work with your family to ensure your child understands and has the skills to be safe and confident in and around the water.

Our philosophy

Play is learning and learning is play! Through play activities in their early years, this helps to support children’s development as they grow, in a fun and engaging way; Creativity, self-confidence, the rewards of curiosity, interacting well with others, and so much more, as water confidence builds confidence. We apply this philosophy in our program through the use of developmentally appropriate songs, games, and repetition to introduce them to water, safety, basic swimming skills, and building their confidence. Whether you are in the water with your child, or your child is swimming on their own, we partner with you in the swimming journey of your child, welcoming questions and feedback about the experience along the way, to ensure were all playing and learning together!

Quality teachers

Consistent with our commitment to excellence, our team is knowledgeable, responsible, dependable, and consistent. Instructors must complete over 80 hours of intensive shadowing, co-teaching, classroom, and in-pool training. Most importantly though, our teachers are passionate, warm and approachable, tailoring each lesson to your child’s ability.

Unique comprehensive program

Parents and caregivers are key in a child’s swimming journey, and we empower them to work with us to help teach your child how to swim, supporting parent-child bonding and attachment. Our program is based on years of research which continues to evolve. We use developmentally appropriate songs, games, and teaching techniques to teach children to swim.

Years of experience

Water Babies has taught thousands of children to swim and be safer in and around the water. Established in 1997, the Water Babies name and reputation have a strong, positive presence in the community because of the quality and longevity of our program.