Ace baby lessons - for babies aged 3 months to 3 years
Start their swim journey with you by their side
Our baby swim lessons are designed to gently introduce your child to the water alongside a parent or caregiver. Through songs, games, and guided movement, babies build confidence, develop early swimming skills, and strengthen a bond with their chosen adult.
Using simple word association, we help babies learn to hold their breath when their face touches the water, reawakening a natural reflex that fades after birth. As they grow, we nurture their independence in the water with our baby swim lessons.
Ace baby levels
Tiddling Tadpoles
(3–9 months)
These gentle, parent-and-baby classes introduce your little one to the water in a safe and fun environment. You'll learn basic water safety while helping your baby build confidence through songs, movement, and play. We also use simple word cues to help babies relearn and develop their natural breath-holding reflex.
Fantastic Frogs
(9-15 months)
We build on your baby’s growing confidence and mobility as they naturally develop new skills in daily life. Through word association, we introduce fun, yet essential water skills like the turn and reach response when submerged, kicking, and arm movements. Floating aids and age-appropriate activities support their progress from crawling to walking - all with your help in the water.
Clever Crabs
(15 months–2 years)
Toddlers begin combining swim skills like kicking, arms, and bubbles with your support, as they begin to understand and respond simple instruction. The survival instinct continues to be a priority in these lessons and of course lots of singing and learning through play.
Terrific Turtles
(2–3 years)
Toddlers become more independent. More independence, means more action. With your support, toddlers practice basic swimming skills and gain confidence using noodles to develop and sense their own buoyancy. Water safety continues to be prioritised, and activities encourage them to apply what they've learned in Ace lessons.
Pricing and enrolment
Baby swim lessons are $20 per 30-minute session, held once a week during the school term. With most terms running for around 10 weeks, the cost is approximately $200 per term. To ensure a personal and enjoyable experience for both baby and parent/caregiver, class sizes are kept small with a maximum of eight babies per group.
Weekday baby lessons for 3-6 months old are provided free. Ask our team about our baby class pricing.
Classes are scheduled at various times, Monday through to Sunday and are broken into levels determined by age.
Moving on from baby lessons - what’s next?
Once your baby can follow instructions and perform basic skills, they’ll be ready to move on to our pre-school lessons without a parent in the water.
Find the right class for your child
Compare your child’s skills with Ace’s class levels using our class estimate assessment. Please use this as a guide and get in touch with our team to confirm a class level and time.
P. 07 854 9668
E. info@acelearntoswim.co.nz
36 Casey Ave, Hamilton
Teaching Hamilton to swim
and survive since 1972
