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Parent & Child Lessons

Attended by parent / carer in the water

 

Our parent and child lessons are designed to work with the parent/carer to enable them to confidently assist their child to swim. The teacher is in the water at all times and will explain how to hold and encourage your child in the water. Parent and child swimming classes at Aqua Fish are a great way to bond with your child and promote confidence within them whilst using songs and games.


Lessons are taught in small groups of no more than 6 adult and child pairs from around 3 months old.

As well as swimming with a parent, children are taught to swim on their own with floatation aids such as Delphin discs, noodles and floats.

Lessons are 30 minutes long

Lessons are based on a games led approach with the use of toys and floats to introduce and develop core aquatic skills

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STARFISH (3 MONTHS - 13 MONTHS)


This class is aimed at children between 3 and 13 months old. The teacher will demonstrate all suitable support holds and will help the parent/carer to build their child’s water confidence through songs and play. These lessons focus on early water confidence and developing basic motor skills in a fun and friendly environment.


Tuesday Mornings - 9:30 am

Thursday Mornings - 11:30 am

Friday Mornings - 11:30 am


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TURTLES (18 MONTHS - 36 MONTHS)


This class is aimed at children between 18 and 36 months old. The teacher will demonstrate all suitable support holds and will help the parent/carer to build their child’s water confidence through songs and play. These lessons build on the fundamental swimming skills of paddling, kicking and breathing as well as reaching and holding skills whilst helping your child to be safe in the water. Independent movement in the water will also be introduced with the use of buoyancy aids.


Tuesday Mornings - 10:00 am

Thursday Mornings - 10:30 am

Friday Mornings - 10:30 am

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SEAHORSES (10 MONTHS - 22 MONTHS)


This class is aimed at children between 10 and 22 months old. The teacher will demonstrate all suitable support holds and will help the parent/carer to build their child’s water confidence through songs and play. These lessons focus on increasing water confidence and water awareness through play. Swimmers develop better motor skills and co-ordination as well as language and social skills.


Tuesday Mornings- 11:30 am

Thursday Mornings - 11:00 am

Friday Mornings - 11:00 am


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DOLPHINS (2 1/2 - 5 YEARS)


This class is aimed at children between 2½ and 5 years old with a parent/carer in the water. We further develop the fundamental swimming skills of paddling, kicking and breathing as well as vital water safety skills. These classes slowly encourage longer swimming time with the teacher in order to help the swimmers to prepare for classes which are unattended in the water by a parent/carer. Songs and games are used to help motivate swimmers and buoyancy aids will be used to help encourage greater independent swimming.


Tuesday Mornings - 11:00 am

Thursday Mornings - 9:30 am

Friday Mornings - 10:00 am