Last updated: August 2024

Jill’s Swim School

Teaching life skills
Masterton Palmerston North

Jill’s Swim School

Teaching life skills

Baby classes (5 months - 2 years)

Lack of water confidence can develop in children by 2 years of age. A natural, early childhood reflex is for babies to hold their breath while being submerged.

We will teach parents the correct procedure for this ‘dipping’ technique. Your baby will become a confident ‘water baby’.


Classes are 20 minutes in duration.

Class Group

Objective of Class

Level 1: The Tadpole

Parents/caregivers are shown how to interact with their baby to best develop babies awareness and skills in the water. Babies are also introduced to armbands.

Level 2: The Seahorse
Level 3: The Frog

Babies become more competent at dipping to retrieve balls, dive sticks, from sitting dives and floating between coach and parent/guardian.