We support your child’s swimming journey from 6 weeks old with fun, confidence-building lessons that grow with them.
From your baby’s very first splash to preparing for independent swimming, every lesson is carefully designed to build confidence, develop essential water safety skills and make learning fun.
Baby, Toddler & Preschool Swimming Lessons in Telford & Shrewsbury
For some, it’s gently kicking in the water at just a few weeks old.
For others, it’s taking those first nervous steps into the pool as a toddler or learning new skills before starting school. Wherever your family begins, we’ll guide you every step of the way.
Choose the Right Swimming Lesson for Your Child
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Why Choose Tiny Swimming?
Supporting children from 6 weeks old to school age through fun, confidence-building swimming lessons.
Choosing the right swimming lessons for your child is about more than simply learning to swim. It’s about building confidence, developing essential water safety skills and creating a lifelong love of the water.
At Tiny Swimming, we offer baby, toddler and preschool swimming lessons in Telford and Shrewsbury for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Our award-winning programme is carefully designed to support every stage of your child’s development, from their very first splash through to becoming a confident, independent swimmer.
Whether you’re looking for baby swimming lessons, parent and baby swimming classes, toddler swimming lessons or preschool swimming lessons, our experienced instructors create fun, engaging lessons that grow with your child. Every class combines play, confidence-building activities and progressive swimming skills, helping children feel safe, happy and excited to learn.
With small class sizes, warm pools and a supportive teaching approach, we’re proud to help hundreds of local families enjoy swimming together while giving children the skills they’ll benefit from for life.
If group sessions aren’t right for your family, we understand. We offer private swimming lessons throughout the week. Our 1:1 and 2:1 private swimming lessons provide a calm, focused environment designed to build a strong aquatic foundation. By removing the distractions of large groups, we ensure your child receives the dedicated attention they need to progress with confidence.
Baby Turtles
Baby Swimming Lessons for Babies Aged 6 Weeks–6 Months
An ideal introduction to baby sensory experiences in water, incorporating the soothing touch of water, baby massage, and gentle learning holds. We call this the Water’s Touch. These lessons will emphasise gentle acclimatisation for both you and your baby in the water. Together, we will practice comforting holds and discuss how the water can gently support and nurture your baby. We will ensure that you both feel secure and at ease.
These gentle parent and baby sessions focus on early water confidence through songs, movement and sensory play. You’ll learn simple techniques to support your baby’s natural development while creating precious memories together.
Perfect for:
✔ First water experiences
✔ Parent bonding
✔ Water confidence
✔ Sensory development
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Tiny Turtles
Baby Swimming Lessons for Babies Aged 6–12 Months
You will appreciate our baby sensory methodology, which emphasises the intimacy of our embraces, movements, and calm swimming experiences.
Through songs, movement, cuddles, and calm water play, you and your baby will continue to build confidence together. We gently introduce important water-safety skills, such as holding on to the side and turning safely back towards it, alongside gentle dips and swims. Every activity is introduced at your baby’s own pace, with you right beside them throughout.
As your baby becomes more curious, our lessons introduce new activities that encourage movement, exploration and independence while keeping everything fun and age-appropriate.
Your child will begin to:
• Explore the water confidently
• Develop balance and coordination
• Enjoy learning through play
• Become comfortable in different swimming positions
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Turtles 1
Toddler Swimming Lessons for 1–2 Year Olds
Your child is now prepared for active holds and movements such as figure of eights, back rides, and horsey noodle rides with you in the water. We also focus on essential principles of water confidence and safety, even at such a young age.
Toddlers love to move. So, these energetic sessions channel that curiosity into exciting swimming activities that develop confidence, listening skills and early independence.
Everything is delivered through fun, imaginative games designed especially for busy little learners.
During this stage, your child will begin to:
✔ Enter the water confidently
✔ Move independently with support
✔ Listen to simple instructions
✔ Build confidence through play
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Turtles 2
Toddler Swimming Lessons for 2–3 Year Olds
We integrate your child's developing confidence with engaging swim activities and active holds. We utilise songs and repetitive actions to reinforce essential swimming techniques, including streamlining, floating, breathing, kicking, and pulling with you in the water. The development of gentle strokes and proper breathing techniques is introduced through engaging methods, such as the song "I Know a Tiny Turtle."
Confidence continues to grow as they become more adventurous in the water. Lessons introduce new challenges that encourage balance, movement and early swimming skills while maintaining the fun and supportive atmosphere Tiny Swimming is known for.
Every achievement is celebrated, helping children develop confidence both in and out of the pool.
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Turtles 3
Preschool Swimming Lessons for 3–4 Year Olds
Encourage greater independence and water confidence with limited adult assistance. These lessons demonstrate readiness to progress to more advanced skills, including star floats, rocket glides, treading water, and treasure diving with your support in the water.
This is often where everything starts coming together.
Children become increasingly independent while developing stronger swimming movements, greater body awareness and improved confidence.
Many children are now preparing for school-aged lessons and are becoming capable, confident little swimmers.
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Turtles 4
Preschool Swimming Lessons for 4–5 Year Olds
Turtles 4 bridges the gap between our Baby & Preschool programme and independent Learn To Swim lessons. A trusted adult remains in the water but gradually steps back, helping the child build the confidence and independence needed to swim without them. It is also the perfect introduction for school-aged children who are new to Tiny Swimming but are not yet ready to enter the pool independently. Children can settle in with an adult’s support before progressing into our Learn to Swim classes when they feel ready.
Our Turtles 4 swimmers are confidently using all the skills they learn, including swimming technique, safety skills and water confidence with fewer swim aids, if any at all. Children develop strong water confidence and are ready to build the technical swimming skills that will stay with them for life. Moving into independent lessons feels like a natural next step because they’ve already built years of confidence and trust with our team.
If you believe your child is already ready for independent lessons, you can book onto our Learn To Swim Lessons here.
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