Toddler Swimming Lessons in South London
Swimming lessons for 1 to 3 year olds
Teach your toddler water confidence and safety whilst having fun.
At Cindy’s Swim School, we offer two types of toddler swimming lessons at pools across South London — including Brixton, Wandsworth, Tooting and Southfields — all easy to get to from nearby areas.
Parent & Toddler Swimming Lessons – 12 months to 3.5 years
These classes are ideal for toddlers who enjoy learning in the water with the reassurance of a familiar adult. A parent or carer joins their child in the pool and takes part in the lesson alongside one of our experienced swimming teachers.
If you want to go in the pool with your child, check out our parent and baby swimming lessons which accommodate children up to 3.5 years old.
Toddler Swimming Lessons – Ages 2 to 4
for more confident toddlers, we offer a 2:1 teacher to pupil ratio lesson, where two small ones learn together with one of our professional swimming teachers, and parents or carers stay at the pool side.
Our pools are perfect for helping toddlers feel safe and relaxed in the water. It’s amazing to see how quickly their confidence and swimming skills grow!
Which Stage is Right for Your Toddler?
Our course content progresses to make sure it complements each stage in your child’s development
Toddler Stage 1 – for children who can swim less than 5m unaided
Toddler Stage 2 – for children who can swim 5m unaided
Toddler Stage 3 – for children of 3.5 years or older who can swim 10m
Which Stage is Right for Your Toddler?
Our course content progresses to make sure it complements each stage in your child’s development:
Toddler Stage 1 – for children who can swim less than 5m unaided
Toddler Stage 2 – for children who can swim 5m unaided
Toddler Stage 3 – for children of 3.5 years or older who can swim 10m
Stage 1 – for children of 3.5 years or older who can swim less than 5m unaided
Stage 2 – for children of 3.5 years or older who can swim 5m unaided
What we teach
The focus is on getting your child independently confident in the water. Content will include 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.
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What you need to know
30 minute lesson
2:1 child to teacher ratio
To make swimming lessons as affordable and accessible as possible, we’re pleased to offer a monthly subscription which spreads the cost evenly over 11 months of the year.
Monthly subscription – £123
(£99 for Tooting Bec / Balham Pool only)
See T&Cs for full details.
What our customers say…
What to expect
Toddlers learn in small groups
Toddlers learn by doing
child protection
What to bring
water nappy and nappy shorts
Swimming goggles
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Swim bag
A Noodle (aka Woggle)
£10.00
These are provided in the Cindy’s Swim Lessons but it’s great to have you own if you want to swim outside lessons too!
Towel
£25.00
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stage 1-3 Starter swim kit!
£40.00
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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.
