The lessons are good when she gets them but they are cancelled way too often and we have so many different teachers they lack consistency so my daughter doesn't want to go to her lesson and its hard t... See more
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Our swimming instructor is totally brilliant and has really built our baby's - and our - confidence in the water. It's mine and baby's favourite class, and we've made some nice friends too. Lorna th... See more
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We love our swimming lessons with Waterbabies! We've been to 3 different pools with different instructors and enjoyed them all. Baby learns to have fun in the water and gains life skills right from th... See more
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Our Water Babies swimming instructor is Lorna and we attend sessions at The Oratory Prep School. Lorna is brilliant. A great mix of direct and clear instruction, with good humour and perceptive nar... See more
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About Water Babies - Oxfordshire
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Our vision is a world where the physical and emotional development of every child is fully supported and nurtured from birth.
Our premium baby swimming classes are taught by the highest trained baby swimming teachers in the world.
Water Babies takes little ones on a journey of aquatic discovery, teaching core aquatic skills, water safety, and swimming strokes, igniting their imagination as they learn.
With lessons available across the UK, Water Babies welcomes babies from birth to five years old to learn a skill for life.
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Water Babies Office, HP18 0SW, Grendon Underwood, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- 01869 325 499
4.6
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Unbelievable progress Vs leisure centre…
Unbelievable progress Vs leisure centre lessons. So glad we made the move
May 12, 2025
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
We are delighted to receive your five star review. We're so happy to hear you're enjoying the lessons and we are delighted to hear how much progress your child is making. Thank you for your wonderful feedback and for sharing your positive experience.
Brilliant experience
The instructors are great, very friendly and knowledgeable. My daughter loves every session, the fun movements and rhymes helping to introduce and build her confidence with safe water practices.
May 5, 2025
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for the wonderful 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that your daughter is enjoying each session and gaining confidence in the water. Our teachers are passionate about creating a positive, safe, and supportive environment, so it means a lot to lovely feedback and we will be sure to pass this on. We look forward to seeing her continue to grow and have fun with us!
Teacher Catherine at Hazelmere is…
Teacher Catherine at Hazelmere is wonderful, so gentle and intuitive with her approach. My little girl thrives in her class.
April 7, 2025
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that your little girl is thriving in Teacher Catherine's class. Thank you for your 5 star review we are so pleased to hear how much you are enjoying her her teaching style. We'll be sure to pass along your lovely feedback—it will mean the world to her!
Laila
Laila, my granddaughter is thoroughly enjoying her swimming lessons, I can’t recommend Waterbabies enough, her confidence is growing every lesson
March 24, 2025
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for your wonderful 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that Laila is enjoying her swimming lessons and that her confidence is growing with each session. It’s amazing to see our little swimmers thrive! We truly appreciate your recommendation and look forward to continuing to support Laila’s progress. 🌟💦
Danielle is a wonderful teacher
Danielle is a wonderful teacher , she’s patient and kind .
Singing the rhymes is a great way to engage the children in an environment they are not used to to .
Teaching the safety aspect along side the swimming is brilliant.
Good value lesson in a nice environment.
March 17, 2025
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for your kind words and 5 star review! We're thrilled to hear that Danielle's teaching style has made such a positive impact. It's wonderful that our Water Babies songs and Swimvicible characters have provided a fun and engaging lesson for both you and your little one. We feel water safety is really important and aim to teach it in a fun way. We strive to create a welcoming and warm pool environment as it really does help. We look forward to continuing to provide great lessons. Thank you for your support!
More Than 5 Stars
We have been swimming with water babies since my daughter was 3 months old. She is now 2.5 years old and she is so incredibly water confident.
Rachel is the most wonderful teacher. Rachel is friendly, patient and confident and that really shows in the children she teaches & the water skills they have learnt.
Our lessons are fun & easy to follow up ourselves in the pool out of lessons and the songs are brilliantly educational and annoying as get stuck in your head for hours after!! :) Margot still sings songs from the very first baby sessions.
We really do enjoy our swimming lessons and recommend them to anyone we meet who has a child that wants to get into swimming.
Water Babies has been more than just a swimming class for my first journey into motherhood & I will forever be grateful that both Margot & I have been taught not only a life skill but also huge amounts of confidence.
We absolutely love Rachel and are so glad she is our teacher.
We also love Water Babies.
March 1, 2025
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Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for this incredible review! We are blown away with receiving more than 5 stars!! We're overjoyed to hear that both you and Margot have had such a positive experience with Water Babies. It’s wonderful to know how much she has gained from the classes, not only in terms of water confidence but also through the songs and fun moments you can continue to enjoy together outside of lessons. Rachel is such an amazing teacher and she will be so happy to read your review! We’re so glad to hear that her patience, friendliness, and confidence have had such a positive impact. We’re grateful to be part of your journey and so happy to have had the chance to teach Margot such an important life skill. Thank you for your recommendation, and we look forward to seeing you both continue to thrive in the pool! 💦
Inclusive and amazing.
I have been taking my daughter to waterbabies lessons since she was 10 weeks old. When she was 2, she was diagnosed with complex ASD. We moved her from the group class to 1:1 lessons (only due to our daughters delayed abilities. We loved the classes) Michelle has been and is absolutely AMAZING. She has built such a beautiful relationship with our now 4 year old daughter. She is patient, kind and even taken the time to learn more about ASD to help our daughter the best she can. Michelle has the lessons tailored to our daughter each week and we can not recommend waterbabies and even more Michelle enough. By far the most inclusive place to take a special needs child swimming. Our daughter continues to make progress each week and even more importantly she absolutely loves her swimming lessons.
February 28, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are absolutely thrilled to hear about your positive experience with our Water Babies lessons. It's heartwarming to know that Michelle has built such a strong and supportive relationship with your daughter, and that the lessons are tailored to her needs each week. Michelle
has loved creating lesson plans for her to enjoy and loves seeing her progress. The water is a leveler and should be a welcoming place for everyone to enjoy. We're so glad that our inclusive approach has helped her make progress while having fun in the water. Thank you again for your kind words, and we’re so excited to continue being part of your daughter’s swimming journey!
The most supportive swimming lessons
Michelle in Witney has been absolutely fabulous with our autistic son. She had completely tailored the lessons to him. He loves coming every week. After a month Michelle got to she his ‘cheeky’ side which only comes out when he trusts people. It’s lovely to see him flourishing with a new teacher and watching his confidence grow. Before Michelle he was scared to somersault now he asks to do it! Michelle has worked so hard with him and changes the plans if Oscar’s attention span or mood changes. She is such a kind, caring and supportive teacher that anyone would be lucky to have!
February 28, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
We are so happy to hear about the positive impact Michelle has had on your son. It's wonderful to see how she has been able to connect with him and build his confidence.
Happy swimming!
Water Babies
Michelle is a fantastic teacher
Michelle is a fantastic teacher, patient, gentle and understanding of each individual child and adjusts tasks slightly to best suit all children in the class. Both my children are thriving due to Michelle’s guidance.
Highly recommend!
Thank you, Michelle!
February 23, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
We are so happy to hear that your children are thriving under Michelle's guidance. It's wonderful to know that she is creating a positive and supportive learning environment for all her students.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience :)
Water Babies
Amazing! Highlight of our week!
Both my children have flourished swimming with Waterbabies Oxford, my eldest did mainstream lessons with Rachel, Rachel was very understanding, encouraging and fun! My youngest has lessons weekly with the lovely Lydia, he absolutely adores swimming, she has quickly built a strong relationship with my little boy and he talks about her and swimming lessons all week, it really is the highlight of his week! Lucie in the office has made every transition as smooth as possible when we have needed to change days and times. Very helpful! Thank you!
February 27, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Oxfordshire
We are so happy to hear that your children are thriving in our swimming lessons! It's wonderful to know that Rachel and Lydia have created such positive and encouraging learning experiences for them. We are also delighted to hear about the excellent support you have received from Lucie in the office.
All the best,
Water Babies
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