Water Babies - Bucks & Beds in Banbury

• Emma, Mum to 3 Year Old Son, Banbury

  I've been really pleased with our swimming lessons with Water Babies - they really look after each child's individual needs as well as the whole group. My son went through a really wobbly stage in the water - it went on for nearly a year! - and they gave me confidence that it was ok for him to be feeling like that and adapted the lessons for him, without disrupting the rest of the class. Now its as though something has just clicked, and he can't wait to get in the water. The only downside is when the classes are full, now that the children are bigger, it can feel a bit busy in the pool with 10 parents and 10 children.

  Emma 16 Apr 2014

  4.8

  

• Donna, Mum in Warwick

  My youngest, who is now 2 1/2, has been swimming with Water Babies since her first birthday. I like that they only use selected pools, where the water is a certain temperature - particularly important when they are younger. The classes are not huge, the instructor is in the water as well, so it feels as though we get a lot of individual attention. The lessons are very hands on, and you get very involved, so it is also a great bonding experience for me and my daughter. After 18 months of lessons, we can really see the benefit of the lessons in my daughter's confidence in and near the water. Although they are not the cheapest, I believe we are getting the best quality!

  Donna 16 Apr 2014

  5.0

  

• Claire, Mum of Two Daughters, 5 & 3 1/2, Milton Keynes

  Both my girls have been going to Water Babies classes since they were 10 weeks old. The wide choice of convenient times and pool locations has been really helpful when we've needed to make changes eg: after the birth of my second child, finding a class that would fit in with her naptime. I now feel confident if either of them are near water as so much of the lessons when they were younger were to do with water safety. They have pretended to fall in, and know to turn over and then grab onto the side, and know how to get into a pool safely which gives me great peace of mind. The girls can't wait to go every week and I just wish that they carried on lessons until the children were a bit older as my daughter (and I) will be sad to leave when she is 5 1/2. They've recently introduced ASA gradings which are great as there is a tangible result to their lessons eg: my elder daughter now has a 100m certificate.

  Claire 16 Apr 2014

  4.8

  

• Natalie in Milton Keynes

  We've just started Water Babies for my 5 month old son and we love it. The new release is great, the books with stickers is a cool way of 'remembering' what happened when. Teachers brillient, we just wish the 30 minutes didn't fly by so quickly!!

  Natalie 15 Jun 2015

  4.8

  Water Babies - Bucks & Beds – Hi Natalia, thank you for your lovely review. We love the sticker books too and is a great way to see progress with your little one. We hope you continue to enjoy your Water Babies journey!

• Michelle in Leighton Buzzard

  Love the concept of water babies, now doing it with my second child. My first is very water confident and loves being in the water. Sessions go very quickly but the repetition works well. The pool we are using is not 'perfect' (too narrow space) but it's ok. Something more local would be even better! Downside is definately the expense, esp. if your baby/child is ill or on holiday. Real shame there are no offers or deals or schemes!

  Michelle 11 Jun 2015

  4.0

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