Preschool Swimming Lessons in South London
Swimming lessons for 3 year olds and 4 year olds
Our preschool swimming lessons for 3 and 4 year olds help young children build water confidence, learn essential swimming skills and become increasingly independent in the pool.
Our swimming lessons take place at family-friendly pools across South London including locations in Brixton, Wandsworth, Tooting, Streatham, Herne Hill and Southfields — all easily accessible from surrounding areas.
We offer 2:1 preschool swimming lessons for ages 2–4 on weekdays between 9am and 3pm, and 4:1 classes for ages 3.5+ after school and at weekends.
Swimming Lessons for 3 and 4 Year Olds – What we teach
The focus is on getting your child independently confident in the water. Lesson content includes basic stroke technique, how to climb out of the pool, jumping into the water and a balance of fun, learning and discipline.
Teaching water safety is key and as a rule, arm bands or similar flotation devices are not used in our lessons. This is because they can easily create a false sense of buoyancy, which little people might not understand, meaning they think they can float in water when they actually can’t.
As this could be unsafe if they ever came across water by themselves, we prefer instead to use noodles and boards, which assist flotation only when they are needed.
Want to know more about what children learn at this age? Read our complete guide to swimming for preschoolers and helping 3 and 4-year-olds learn to swim.
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Preschool Lesson Pricing and Locations
2:1 Lessons
2 children per teacher
30-minute lessons
Weekday daytime classes 9am to 3pm £123 per month
4:1 Lessons
4 children per teacher
30-minute lessons
After school and weekends
£85 per month
See T&Cs for full details
Which Pools?
| Pool |
2:1 9am- 3pm
|
4:1 After School / Weekends
|
|---|---|---|
| Balham / Tooting Bec | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brixton – Van Gogh Primary | ✓ | ✓ |
| Southfields – Greenmead | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wandsworth – Earlsfield Road | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beckenham – Athelney Primary | — | ✓ |
| Herne Hill – Heron Academy | — | ✓ |
| Streatham – St Joseph’s College | — | ✓ |
| Wandsworth – Riversdale Primary | — | ✓ |
What our customers say…
FAQs
Can a 3-year-old learn to swim?
Is 3 years old too young to start swimming lessons?
Can a 4-year-old start swimming lessons if they can't swim?
Do parents get in the pool?
Should a 4-year-old be able to swim?
My preschooler is scared of swimming. Will swimming lessons help?
Our teachers work with children at their own pace, introducing skills gradually and using encouragement and fun activities to help them feel more at ease. There’s no expectation that a nervous preschooler will immediately put their face underwater or swim independently – building confidence is part of learning to swim.
If you’re unsure which class would be most suitable for a nervous swimmer, contact us and we’ll be happy to help you choose the right lesson.
What to expect
Preschoolers learn in small groups
Preschoolers learn by doing
Safe and firm teaching
child protection
What to bring for Preschool swimming Lessons
Swimming goggles
Caps for every stage
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Practice what you learn during Cindy’s swim lessons on your own trips to the swimming pool.
Our Junior Stage 1-3 Kit contains a pool noodle (woggle), a diving sinker, and junior kickboard all neatly stored in a swim bag in a colour of your choice.
