Early Years Swim Programme
Enhance your child’s learning, create happy memories and form good habits from birth with our Award-Winning Early Years Swim Programme.
Learning to swim is an essential life skill that will pave the way for your child’s safety, growth and confidence.
Classes start from birth and give babies and children the opportunity to experience the joys of movement in the pool, developing competence in water from the earliest age.
Over 160 weekly classes, available across 3 City Pools.
5 Class Levels – from birth to school-age.
Only £25 per month with no sign-up fee.
Following the Scottish Swimming Framework, our Early Years Swim Programme enables your child to work through exciting and progressive stages as follows:
Class Levels
Participants:
Parent is in the water with the child.
Aim:
To introduce the adult and baby to a swimming environment and develop the confidence and skills of the adult to ensure the safe and effective handling of the baby in the water.
Objectives:
- The adult will have the range of skills and knowledge necessary to handle their baby confidently and safely in the water
- The ‘quality time’ aspect will be a key element of the adult and baby aquatic experience
- Adult and baby will have experienced basic supports, body positions and a range of movements in the water
- Adult and baby will have developed water confidence and enjoyment in the aquatic environment.
Participants:
Parent is in the water with the child.
Aim:
To encourage independent movement and develop the water confidence and core aquatic skills of the toddler through structured play.
Objectives:
- The toddler will have been involved in interaction with other adults and children
- The toddler will have experienced independent movement with buoyancy aids
- The toddler will have developed some basic core aquatic skills through structured play focusing on enjoyment, fun and self-discovery
- The toddler will have developed greater water confidence.
Participants:
Parent is in the water with the child.
Aim:
To further develop the core aquatic skills through structured play and develop the independence necessary for the next level (without an adult in the water).
Objectives:
- The child will demonstrate independent movement and a range of core aquatic skills
- The child will have developed confident submersion and aquatic breathing
- The child will have been involved in interaction with other adults and children
- The child will be become more attentive to the teacher’s instruction and less reliant on adult support in the water.
Participants:
Pre-school A – Parent is in the water with the child
Pre-school B * – Child is in the water without a parent
Aim:
To become water confident and develop core aquatic skills (without adult assistance but with buoyancy aids as required).
Objectives:
- Introduce complete non-swimmers to the aquatic environment and establish an understanding of safety in and around water
- Develop and progress water confidence
- Establish an understanding of basic core aquatic skills
- Encourage independent movement
- Develop skills through enjoyment, fun and self-discovery.
* Entry to pre-school B is by teacher recommendation and successful completion of pre-school A only.
Venues
Our Early Years Swim Programme runs across 3 City Pools. Including:
Class Information
We run over 160 weekly classes across our 3 pools.
Classes operate as a 50-week programme, taking a 2-week break over the Christmas period.
Our programme is payable by monthly direct debit with no sign-up fee!
| Cost | |
| Early Years Swim Classes | £25.00 per month |
Ready to join the Early Years Swim Programme? Get started below!
For more information or to book please contact the Coached Programmes Administration Team on coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk or call 01224 047934
Whatever your age, learning to swim should be fun! For some fun games you can do with your child in the pool and some essential water safety tips – see our Swimming Games.
Important Information
Please see our learn to Swim information page for important information for Learn to Swim Members regarding dates, terms and conditions, direct debits etc.