Become a baby swimming teacher

written by Tracy Townend, co-founder Puddle Ducks Franchising Ltd

It takes someone very special to become a baby swimming teacher:

• Someone with a love of water and a love of children.
• Someone who cares enough about giving babies a gift of complete freedom and pleasure in the water.
• Someone who wants to give them something that is both a skill for life and a life-saving skill.
• It doesn’t take years of swimming training.
• It doesn’t take years of childcare experience or training.
• It takes passion and commitment, and a willingness to spend several hours in a swimming pool!

And the rewards are amazing. It is no surprise that baby swimming teachers are constantly smiling. Their lives are full of happy parents, small babies, giggles and smiles.

How amazing to watch a tiny baby and their mother blissfully floating around the pool; or to see a one year old take her first few strokes on her own to her mother; to see a two year old jump in and swim back to the side unaided; and to see a three year old’s huge grin after they have swum their first width.

Baby swimming teachers come in all shapes and sizes and are bound together with a complete love of their job and shared experiences. It’s a fabulous job that still gives you plenty of valuable time to spend with your family. Good swim schools provide excellent training, which usually consists of an intensive course followed by on-the-job training.

Why not take the plunge and join a growing number of dedicated, happy people?

Use our baby swimming class finder to find baby swimming classes across the UK