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Baby Swimming Lessons in Northern Jersey 

1. North Jersey Aquatic Club – Multiple Locations

The North Jersey Aquatic Club offers semi-private lessons, with a swimmer-to-instructor ratio of 3:1, as well as private swim lessons. The program uses song and play to help infants and toddlers develop a lifelong love of water. They work to develop water safety skills such as breath control, buoyancy, and finding a way back to the wall.

2. British Swim School – Multiple Locations

The British Swim School is located throughout New Jersey and offers Tadpole classes for babies 3-36 months. These water acclimation classes are parent-assisted and capped at six children. Tadpole classes stress no tears and no fears and feature a lot of singing and splashing.

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Spend time with your little one in the pool at a mommy-and-me class at the Five Star Swim School.

Central Jersey Baby Swimming Lessons 

3. Five Star Swim School – Multiple Locations

The Five Star Swim School has infant swimming lessons that are meant to be dedicated one-on-one time that you spend bonding with your child. In these Seahorse classes, basic swim instruction will be introduced in an engaging and fun way using songs. This swim school offers heated saltwater pools and student-to-instructor ratios of 3:1. 

4. Goldfish Swim School – Multiple Locations

The Goldfish Swim School believes it is never too early to introduce your child to water and offers baby swim lessons for children 4-35 months old. These 30-minute infant through toddler swimming lessons will provide children with life-saving skills, improve coordination and build muscles, and build life skills using play-based learning in a fun and safe environment.

Baby Swimming Lessons on the Jersey Shore 

5. NJswim – Multiple Locations

NJswim features a heated indoor pool and offers year-round lessons for children of all ages. Water baby classes are offered for children from 3 to 15 months that focus on water acclimation with 100% parental assistance. Water baby classes are continued for kids 16-30 months that focus on developing breath control, coordination, and weaning children from using parental assistance in the water.

6. Aqua Tots – Multiple Locations

Aqua Tots is unique in that it offers two different levels of classes for babies and toddlers. For ages 4-12 months, the goal of the classes is to just get comfortable in the water. The class designed for toddlers ages 13 to 36 months has the goal of allowing toddlers to explore and enjoy water together with their accompanying guardian while establishing safe boundaries. Both levels offer 30-minute classes and a ratio of 4 students to 1 instructor. 

Southern Jersey Baby Swimming Lessons

7. Katz JCC – Cherry Hill

The Bubble Babies class is for 8 weeks and up. Babies and toddlers must have an adult in the water with them to participate in the class. The class is designed to get your child comfortable in the water and provide a foundation for water safety and, eventually, independent swimming. 

8. Tidewater Swim School – West Depford

These Mommy-and-Me classes are offered at Riverwinds Community Center but are powered by Jersey Wahoos. There are different levels for babies and toddlers. The younger class is designed for children 6 months to 2 years, and instructors introduce gross motor skills and promote getting comfortable in the water. The toddler classes focus more on skills and water safety. 

9. Kids Swim First Schools – Multiple Locations

Mommy-and-Me classes at Kids Swim First Schools are 30 minutes long and designed for children from ages 3 months to 3 years. The weekly classes teach buoyancy, propulsion, and breath control. 

10. South Jersey Aquatic Club – Voorhees

The Water Babies class is for children 6 months to 3 years, and a parent must be present in the water. The class is meant to be a fun introduction to the water and water safety. The classes are aimed at teaching confidence in the water and strengthening the bond between parent and child. This class has a ratio of 10 students to 1 instructor, and no flotation devices are allowed. 

Unless noted, photos courtesy of the schools.