Water Babies Reviews

We've been taking our little one to Water Babies in Colchester for the past couple of months now and we absolutely love it! His instructor is amazing - really friendly, active, and encouraging (to babies and their parents!), and makes sure the babies are learning lots of new things every week in an exciting and safe way. Our six month old has quickly grown to love being in the water and smiles and splashes through his lessons. We trialed a lesson elsewhere recently (due to fitting our schedule better) but decided to stick with Water Babies because the lessons are just so much better and because Cerise is such a fantastic instructor!

Our teacher is continuing looking at her ipad to know what is next on the class which delays the class a little Sometimes our teacher isnt clear on instructions when doing something new - when we had a cover teacher she was much clearer on the tasks and the class flowed The facilities are often unclean and lack of privacy - not worth how much we pay considering the pay increase Only with water babies as this the only place locally to me that does weekends Do like the fact you can book catch up classes is absent and now on the app even better Like how transparent the website is with classes - wish there was an app to send reminders of classes

My little boy loves swimming at water babies they are so lovely and not judgemental at all. it’s the best decision i ever made!!

Jackie is amazing teacher

Water babies had been great when my son was a baby. But as he's got older I've been less impressed. The teachers are all fabulous and are so lovely and great with the kids, but the class sizes are just too big and it really negatively impacts the lesson. Now that he's 3 I think we might be moving on.

We absolutely love swimming! It’s so much fun and Aubrey has really come on since starting at 11weeks!!

My baby loves the swimming lessons He got so comfortable in the water and some skill that r life important

Water babies is our favourite part of the week. It's so well run and every employee has been helpful, welcoming and understanding. Our son absolutely loves the water and these lessons have given us confidence in the pool with him.

Lessons are done in small groups without arm bands with teacher and parent in pool. Nice warm pool. Need more changing rooms so everyone can have one.

We've absolutely loved our Water Babies experience with Debi! Our little boy looks forward to every lesson—he’s always so excited to get in the water. It’s been amazing to watch his abilities and confidence grow week by week. Debi has such a warm and encouraging approach that really brings out the best in him, and we’ve felt completely at ease knowing he’s in such capable hands. Watching him develop new skills and become so comfortable in the water has been a real joy for us as parents. Thank you, Debi, for making these lessons so special!

We love our lessons! The instructor is really enthusiastic as gets all the toddlers enjoying the lesson! My daughter has made so much progress with her skills and confidence it has been so great to see!

We love water babies, both our daughters attend and from very young age. They have lots of fun whilst learning vital swimming skills. Pool is very warm and private pool just for lessons in kettering.

My son has been swimming with Debi at waterbabies since he was 10 months old, he is now 2 years old and he absolutely loves his Saturday lessons. He is very confident in the pool and Debi is brilliant, very patient and kind. She makes him feel comfortable and at ease. We really do recommend waterbabies!

Disappointed beyond belief at the service of this company. We entrusted water babies to provide a consistent service and teach our little boy one of the most valuable life lessons. The reality was far from the high cost of the lessons. We have had 8 lessons cancelled since 22nd December, eight! This has resulted in the consistency aspect being thrown out of the window. The only saving grace about this company was our instructor, Hannah, who our son absolutely adored. 8 cancelled lessons on and water babies finally decided to explore alternative classes for our boy, but would not provide us with the same instructor and as such, we have had to remove our boy from water babies and go elsewhere. Absolutely appalled. Edit following their response, to make it crystal clear, NO alternative arrangements were offered until after the 8th cancelled lesson. Further, very little communication was provided re cancellations, including 2 occasions where we arrived at the venue to no lesson with no prior notice.

Debi was really helpful when enquiring and booking lessons, really accommodating and considerate with each child’s level of learning in the pool also. Debi makes the lessons enjoyable alongside learning new skills for the babies.

We have been going to water babies for almost two years now my daughter loves it and even practices the songs at home! Cate and Debi have been amazing!! Would highly recommend lessons with them!

Both my girls have swum with WaterBabies so it’s safe to say we love the classes that both Debi and Cate deliver. They make the classes fun and engage with the children so well, catering to their individual needs too. Would definitely recommend!

My daughter loves her lessons. The lessons are well taught and teacher professionals.

Supportive, kind and caring, with a brilliant structure and prioritising water safety. So glad we found water babies and this team are fab. Support in sorting lessons out, and support in the water, really can't ask for more.

We love our Water Babies class. Debi is wonderful and fantastic with the children. Our daughter has come a long way and that is down to the support of Debi and the amazing job she does with Water Babies.