Meet Kelly
I’m a Water Babies Teacher in North York, but my adventure started as a parent with my baby, who was 9 months old.
I wanted to start swimming lessons with her because our family believes swimming is a life skill that is needed. We found Water Babies North York and were so excited to begin. While I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was so happy to have found these swimming lessons.
Within 4 months of lessons, she’d learned water safety and knew how to react if she ever fell into water unexpectedly. She also got really comfortable going underwater.
I knew this was a program I wanted to teach and share with other parents of babies and toddlers. Just five months after attending our first class together, I taught my very first class.
What’s your favourite part about teaching?
My favourite part about teaching is earning the little ones’ trust so that we can continue to develop their swimming skills while having fun together. I also love seeing my swimmers grow up. I’ve gotten to be with some of them from their very first class as an infant to them graduating out of Water Babies. It’s incredible to see their progression.
What’s your most memorable moment as a Water Babies teacher?
I don’t have just one memorable moment. There have been so many over the years that I can’t just pick one. It has been such a privilege to teach all these babies and toddlers and their carers, and I continue to thank them for trusting me with their children.
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How our lessons work
Supportive lessons
Taught in a friendly group atmosphere, one carer per child and one of our teachers in the pool in each lesson.
30 minutes long
Lessons take place each week, so it’s a wonderful way to bond with your baby away from the craziness of life.
Have fun!
Skills are taught through song, play and repetition, so there’s never a dull moment when you’re in the pool.
Tailored progress
Our teachers will tailor each lesson to your little one’s ability, so it’s only when they’re ready, we’re ready.
What we’ll teach you
Our program helps your little one develop essential swimming skills, confidence, and water safety from day one. We’ll teach you to teach your baby to swim.
- Water Familiarity – Helping your baby feel comfortable in the water.
- Natural Reflexes – Developing instincts into core aquatic skills.
- Independent Swimming – Learning different strokes and swimming freely.
- Water Safety – Essential skills to stay safe in and around water.
- Confidence Building – Encouraging self-assurance in and out of the pool.
We follow Swim England’s framework, ensuring structured, expert-led progress. You’ll be amazed at what your little one can achieve!
Trusted by parents. loved by little swimmers
★★★★★
A skill for life
“We love Water Babies! Vale is a lot more confident in the water now when we’re on vacation or swimming with friends (…) It’s also a really fun activity to do every week!”
– Olivia and Vale (Toronto)
★★★★★
Amazing lessons that build confidence!
My daughter and I have been loving Water Babies! We started when she was 6 months, and now at a year old, we’re still going strong … Also the safety skills that we work on multiple times a class, every week, will soon become second nature and that gives me great peace of mind.
– Colleen and Reese (Toronto)
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We love Water Babies
It’s a great way to get your little one comfortable in the water and help them learn how to swim (…) The way they use stories, songs, and the other babies in the class, makes it really easy for the parent and the baby to enjoy it.”
– Christopher and Benjamin (Toronto)
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Child Development and Safety
“I am an Early Years Teacher and appreciate the developmentally-appropriate lessons (verbal cues, movement, visual cues, and song), adult instructions … [Water Babies] focuses on water safety. This is important to us as parents, especially as we travel as a family of three and have friends with pools.”
– Amy and Oliver (Kingston)
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