Babies Swim Lessons Program

Sunsational Swim School is America’s largest mobile swim school, offering private, at-home swim lessons for all ages. (from ages 6 Months+)

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Mobile swim lessons

Is your baby safe around water?

Your baby’s first splash should be fun – not stressful. But with drowning being the leading cause of death for young children under the age of four, including babies, water safety isn’t optional – it’s essential. That’s where our top-rated, experienced instructors come in.

Our lessons help your baby progress from their first splashes in the water to advanced safety skills. Our swim instructors teach with gentle, proven techniques like songs, games, and repeated guided movements. Your baby will learn to float, kick, fall into the water, and find the pool edge. We call this skillset the Sunsational Safety Sequence. We even offer parent-and-baby lessons to ease you both into the water together.

Studies show that formal swim lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88%, making our infant swim lessons a really important part of family safety. This is especially true if you have a pool in your own backyard, as over 72% of pool drownings occur at home.

Give your baby a head start on safety and building confidence in the water!

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    Quick Results

    One-on-one instruction means every lesson is tailored for your baby to get the most out of each session

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    Built in Convenience

    Sunsational swim instructors travel to you & work around your schedule

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    Top-rated Instructors

    All Sunsational instructors are CPR/First Aid certified w/ minimum 2 years experience teaching baby lessons

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    Satisfaction Guaranteed

    Love your lessons or choose a new instructor or refund

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When can babies start swim lessons?

From backyard pools to sun-drenched beach days, water is everywhere, but is your baby ready? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends reducing the risk of accidental drowning by starting swim lessons as early as six months to start building essential water safety skills. A lifetime of water adventures is such a precious gift for your child. But the foundation of that gift needs to be child water safety skills. Start early, stay safe!

Baby swim lessons made easy for parents

Getting to swim classes can be tough – that’s why we bring baby swim lessons to you! We want your baby to be comfortable in the water, so we offer private parent and baby lessons or the option to create a small baby group (3 to 6 babies) with your friends.Our instructors make it easy for everyone to have fun while learning key water safety skills together. Babies will receive a certificate after completing their lessons. What’s more fun than your baby earning a certificate with their friends?

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Baby Tadpole Skills

Cue words to learn to hold breath underwater

Assisted back float

Assisted front float/submersion

Developing underwater comfort & water acclimation

Assisted Kicking

Introduction of Water Safety Skills (based on age)

Blowing bubbles

Assisted "monkey crawl" along pool wall

Baby Starfish Skills

Unassisted backfloat

Underwater swim (person to person & to wall)

"Monkey Crawl" holding the side of the pool wall

Reach for the side of the pool after submersion

Assisted roll to back float

Assisted climb out of pool

Baby Goldfish Skills

Unassisted kicking underwater

Underwater turn to grab wall (near edge)

Roll to back float (less assistance)

Unassisted 15+ second back float

Assisted fall into water and roll to back float

Unassisted climb out of pool

Baby Jellyfish Skills

Unassisted roll to back float

Drop in from pool edge, turn around and kick back to wall

Unassisted 30+ second back float

Unassisted roll to back float after fall in water

Parents are raving about our baby swim lessons

Check out our 4.9 rating out of 1852 reviews

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Member of National Drowning Prevention AllianceMember of United States Swim School AssociationMembers of Female FoundersMember Stop Drowning Now

5 reasons to start baby swim lessons now

Many parents wonder if their baby is too young to start learning to swim.They think babies will eventually learn the skills on their own, or that the skill isn’t necessary. Here’s why starting baby swim lessons now is a smart choice:

Water safety starts early

Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under four. Babies are naturally curious, which is why baby swimming lessons make so much sense. An awareness of the water, and water safety skills, could very well save your child’s life one day.

Decreased risk of drowning

It’s impossible to watch over your children every second. Most daycare facilities have pool or splash days during the summer or have field trips that include water fun. Children can drown in less than 1 inch of water, particularly if the person is under the age of 4. Swimming lessons help decrease the risk of drowning.

Encourages social interaction

Swimming and playing in the pool with parents and other babies helps boost babies' social development.  Babies learn through shared experiences, laughter, and engaging in activities together. Your child shouldn't have to skip these character-forming moments due to a fear of the water or because you simply haven't found the time for swim lessons.

Builds their strength

For babies, swimming helps strengthen their muscles, improve coordination, and enhance their motor skills – all without any unnecessary stress on joints. Plus, the water’s resistance provides a full-body workout, even for the tiniest of swimmers. Swimming may even help learn to walk sooner thanks to better muscle control.

Lifelong skill that starts early

Swimming is a skill for life. Providing your baby with swimming lessons opens up a whole new arena of fun and fitness that they can participate in all their lives. If you don't know how to swim, consider taking a parent and baby swim class together or taking adult swim lessons on your own. Create core memories in the water, together!

Why choose Sunsational Swim School?

WE FIT YOUR SCHEDULE

When you have a baby swimming lesson with Sunsational you get to choose a lesson time that works for you. You can even book more than one study back to back, so all your kids can have lessons at the same time.

QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS

Sunsational has very strict rules for our instructors, and you can expect an airtight screening and qualification process (including working with children and background checks) that ensures every instructor is certified in CPR/First Aid and has a minimum of 2 years teaching experience.

WE COMETO YOU

Don’t worry about running your kids all over town to attend infant swimming lessons, because our instructors can come straight to your door. If you don’t have a pool, we can use your nearest community pool!

WE CARE ABOUT WATER SAFETY

After years of offering swimming lessons for babies, we understand that the most important part about learning to swim is safety skills. Our instructors prioritize these skills with our students to make sure they’re safe in the water.

How to prepare your baby for swim lessons

Not ready for a formal class yet? Start at home! Simple activities in the bathtub, like gently pouring water over your baby’s head, introducing words like “kick” and “splash”, or laying them on their back in shallow water, can help them feel comfortable in the water before their first lesson. When you’re ready for the pool, help your baby be successful with these tips:

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    Feed them at least 30 minutes before a lesson to prevent tummy discomfort

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    Pack essentials like swim diapers, towels, dry clothes, and fresh diapers

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    Arrive early so you have time to get ready

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    Ease into the water to keep the experience positive

Water safety is always the number one priority

Even the most comprehensive and successful water training program isn’t enough to drown-proof your child. Babies should always be within arm’s reach in the water, and children should never swim unsupervised. The goal of baby swimming lessons is to reduce the chance of accidental drowning, but it can’t guarantee to prevent it completely.

Even if your little one was the star of the class, you should still be vigilant in your supervision to ensure that the water provides positive experiences for years to come.

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100% Satisfaction Guarantee

We're so confident in the quality of our swim instructors that we stand behind them with our Sunsational Instructor Guarantee!

If your first lesson is anything less than sunsational, just let us know and we can either refund your unused lesson time or re-start your lesson package with a more suitable Instructor, your choice!

Get private swimming lessons at home!

Start America’s #1 rated swimming lessons at your home pool as easy as 1,2,3

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Shortly after registering, we introduce you to your handpicked instructor, who will contact you to schedule lessons.

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Dive in and help your students learn to be safe and confident in the water!

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Read Sunsational reviews from thousands of happy customers! Learn why families love our top-rated swim instructors and how we help students learn water safety and confidence in the water.

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Sophia M.

My baby is now water confident

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Ava J.

Sunsational Swim School has been an absolute game-changer for our family! We were a little nervous about how our 2-year-old would take to the water, but our instructor came right to our home pool and made the lessons so fun and comfortable. Within just a few sessions, our toddler went from clinging to us in the shallow end to happily splashing, kicking, and even starting to float with confidence. The personalized, one-on-one attention is exactly what we were looking for. As parents, it’s such a relief knowing our little one is learning critical water safety skills while actually enjoying the process. We couldn’t recommend Sunsational Swim School more highly

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Olivia W.

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Emma J.

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Benjamin D.

Best decision we made

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William G.

Safe and fun environment

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Noah B.

Perfect first swimming experience

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Liam S.

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