Water Babies
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Worth every penny - just brilliant
We've tried swimming lessons for Poppy (now 7yo) before at the David Lloyd gym we go to, but it was a shambles. Teachers often didn't show up and when they did they didn't pay much attention and made it a chore. This is the polar opposite of Water Babies. Rachel, the teacher, is hands-on, approachable, supportive and - crucially - makes swimming enjoyable and learning fun. Poppy looks forward to her sessions and laughs during them while simultaneously learning to swim sooner. The way Rachel turns learning techniques into games makes them less 'taught' and overly formally structured and instead makes them seem achievable and fun. It being a small group obviously helps this dynamic, but that's another reason why Water Babies is so good. I honestly can't recommend them enough.