Our Classes
Lily’s pad swim school provides lesson from 2 months to 14 years
Whether you’re a Teeny Tadpole and ready to start your swim journey or a Leaping Frog and looking to improve your technique. Our splashtastic swim program will make sure all your needs are met with fun adventures and enthusiastic teachers to help you glide through the water with confidence
Our Swimming Programmes
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Teeny Tadpoles
As your baby starts their swimming journey and you're welcoming them to the wonderful world of the water, it can be scary. We make sure that you feel safe and comfortable every step of the way here at Lily’s Pad. We will teach you how to hold your baby safely in the water, which will benefit them as they grow and develop and learn new experiences, through gentle exercises and fun songs.
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Mini Gliders
As your little ones grow and they have built enough strength and coordination, we introduce more advanced activities in the water, full of action and adventure. They build strong relationships with their fellow Mini Gliders which they will copy and learn from, as well as their parents and swim teachers, really helping the progression which will be clear for all to see.
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Fab Froglets
Our Fab Froglets are encouraged to communicate and bring their fab little personalities into play as they respond to keywords, used throughout the programmes and show us how much they have learnt so far. We will work on personal survival skills more at this stage and make sure each activity is adapted to each individual and motivate them to try their best in every lesson.
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Happy Hoppers
Our Happy Hoppers are working on the basic fundamentals of swimming. We explain the three main skills for your children to develop into a super swimmer; Breathing, Arm Reach and Leg Kick.
With parents still in the water, your children can have the support that they need, physically and emotionally, so they can progress forward in their own time.
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Leaping Frogs
Leaping Frogs is the last stage before they continue into our Learn To Swim Program.
With no parents in the water and a smaller class size of just 6 Froggies, we really work on their independence and build on their strength and coordination. The lessons will include similar activities and exercises they will find in the next part of the program, to help them slowly get used to the new Learn To Swim criteria.
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Lilypad Stages 1-7
These classes are based on ability and skill and require an assessment to make sure we place your precious froggies into the correct stage. We want to make sure they can progress and develop with other children at a similar stage. We work towards the STA framework here at Lily’s Pad; a marvellous program with lots of certificates and badges for your children to gain and be proud of.
Benefits of baby swimming?
There are so many benefits to baby swimming lessons.
Not only are our lessons brilliant for your child's development, they're also the perfect place to bond with your little one.
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Swimming strengthens your little one's heart and lungs, as well as their arm, leg and neck muscles. All this helps with their coordination and balance. It even aids a healthy appetite and improves their sleeping pattern.
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Focused time in the water builds the bond between you and your baby, through skin-to-skin and eye contact. Swimming gives you that time to really connect, away from the demands of daily life.
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There's nothing more important than your child's safety. Teaching them vital safety skills from the get-go prevents them from developing a fear of the water later and gives them the knowledge to keep themselves safe, wherever they are.
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When your little one grasps a new skill, this sense of achievement gives them the confidence to try new things. So you'll soon see them flourish in and out of the water.
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The pool is the ideal place for your little one to develop their social interaction as they play with other babies in the class. It's also a brilliant way for you to meet other like-minded parents too!
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All the movements that your little one learns in the water strengthen those brain connections. Research has shown that the time your baby spends swimming can put them months ahead with mathematical reasoning and reading.
Contact us
If you want to join us on one of our swimming lessons, book today, and let us know the session you are interested in.