Let’s splash,
kick, swim!

Swimming lessons for babies, toddlers, and children up to 10 years

We welcome all children from 0–10 years and love helping them develop their water confidence: from that special first splash, to their first kick right through to their first swim and beyond.

Welcome to Baby Squids

You can start swimming any time; at any
age from birth up to 10 years old, and at any point in the term. Our main aim is to make our
baby swimming lessons and children’s swimming lessons an inclusive, enchanting experience that gives your child vital life skills whilst they are having lots of fun!

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Fun & progressive lessons

We believe in building water confidence from the very first splash. Our focus remains on you and your little ones from the moment we first meet. Don’t take our word for it, check out our 5 star Google reviews below to see why families love swimming with us!

Swimming classes for every child

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Baby classes

Supporting the whole family, our baby swimming lessons offer incredible bonding time. Classes are tailored to suit your baby’s unique developmental needs.

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Toddler classes

Focused on safety & independence, our toddler swimming lessons are high energy fun. We use games & activities to keep your child engaged and always learning.

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Pre-school classes

As children transition to independent swimming, our specialist teachers provide inclusive lessons to ensure children develop at the pace that is right for them.

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Big Squids

Our Big Squids programme is delivered by expertly trained teachers. These inclusive lessons provide a calm, supportive environment for children up to 10 years.

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Our child-led approach creates a calm and happy environment which children thrive in.

What everyone is saying

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Rhys Williams
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Baby squids has been amazing for myself and Grason who started at 3 months and is now 9 months. He loves the lessons, activities and songs, his water confidence has grew and grew. Nic has been amazing for the last 6 months, so helpful, professional and so friendly. Thank you so much!
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Harper
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For anyone looking to start their little one with swimming lessons, Nic is a fantastic start. Classes are fun, the kids have so much fun. Harper learned a lot & would recommend these classes to friends. Thanks Babysquids x
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Ruth Mullender
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We absolutely love our time at Baby Squids with Alex at Winchester Hospital! Alex is so kind, relaxed and makes it fun. This is by far the best class/session I do with my little girl! We have been doing it since she was 12 weeks old. Is it great watching her develop skills, and confidence so quickly, all whilst having so much fun! The only thing I would tell people to keep in mind that if you can't make a session due to illness/holiday or similar, it is not possible to switch sessions/join in another one to catch up on another day. This is quite expensive if you are going to miss sessions.
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Sophie-Lynda
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We loved our classes with lucy, she is so lovely and friendly. Unfortunately we had to stop our lessons due to ill health but we hope to come back later next year. Great communication as well from Nadina who kindly helped where she could, even offering us some catch up classes for the ones we missed but unfortunately we just weren't able to take her up on her kind offer. We hope to join back soon.
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Hayley Wright
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We have absolutely LOVED our lessons every Monday with Heather! I have loved watching Olivia become stronger and more confident in the water, and have also loved the bonding time the swimming lessons enabled us to have! Thank you Baby Squids, we’re very sad to have to leave!
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Carol Redston
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I shared time with my granddaughter at Babyquids each week and loved it and she did. I had trouble getting her out of the water after each lesson. Her confidence grew each week. They made it fun. I can’t recommend them enough. X
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Michelle Fawn
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My daughter and I have loved having sessions with Baby Squids! The lessons are always really fun and creative whilst teaching some key skills to build confidence in the water and the foundations for swimming. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds and now loves the water, looking forward to the sessions each week. It was also really nice having more space and a much smaller class whilst we got used to the whole process of getting changed, into the pool and out again with a little one! Special thank you to Naomi and Alex as well as the whole team behind the scenes for starting us off with such a positive experience of swimming as a family.
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Emma Hazell
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We have taken our son to Baby Squid classes with Alex since he was 3mnths old, he has just turned two. We have loved the friendly atmosphere and structured sessions giving us all confidence in the water together. The hydropool has been perfect for us all and the Baby Squid team have always been great at communicating bookings, changes to bookings and session details. Thank you everyone, we'd be continuing with you if we weren't moving.
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Katherine Wagg
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Lucy was a fantastic teacher. She was incredibly patient, always full of energy and always willing to engage with parents. She really encouraged progression for our son, utilising his love of swimming underwater to help him progress. I highly recommend!
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