Parent & Child Swim Lessons (Ages 6 Months-3 Years)

The parent/child swim program introduces infants and toddlers to the joys of swimming for the first time under the care and love of their parents. Under the guidance of a Y-certified swim instructor, children as young as six months. For ages 6 months to 3 years.

• Learn breath control
• Submerge underwater for the first time
• Learn how to kick and float
• Interact with other children in an aquatic environment.

As a parent, you will learn about the importance of supervision, water safety, and how to encourage and guide your child to become more familiar with being in the water.

Things to know:

• The ratio for this class is 8:1
• Cancellation Policy: All swim lesson’s are non-refundable once the session has started.
• If participant is absent from a class there  is no rescheduling or make-up lesson.
• Come ready to swim with swim attire and a towel to dry off.
• Registration for the following month is opened 2 weeks prior to the start date.
• All lessons are 25 minutes in water instruction and instructors take the last 5 minutes of the 30 minutes to discuss with parent’s their child’s progress
• We reserve the right to reassign the swim instructor.
• Special request for instructor’s gender and or gender identity are not guaranteed.

What to expect on the 1st day:

• Arrive with sufficient time to be dressed and ready for class.
• Once you are ready for class head over to the pool which is located at the back of the facility
• If you are early to your class on the first day of their class instructors will call roll. Once instructors have called out roll call they will head over to the area of the pool where they will be teaching the class.
• If you did not hear your child’s name be called please ask a staff for assistance. If your name or your child’s name is not on the roster we ask that you go to the front desk and bring a copy of your receipt.
• After the 1st day of class it is the expectation that the parent/participant will walk over child to the where the class sis being held.

Parent & Child Lessons provide the opportunity for parents to share in the joy as their children learn to swim. Classes offered for children 6 months to 3 years and their parents.

Cancellation Policy: All swim lessons are non-refundable once the session has started.

• If participant is absent from a class there is no rescheduling or make-up lesson.
• We reserve the right to reassign the swim instructor.
• Special request for instructors are not guaranteed.

Parent & Child Lessons provide the opportunity for parents to share in the joy as their children learn to swim. Classes offered for children 6 months to 36 months and their parents. Only 1 parent per child.

Welcome to the Mission Viejo Family YMCA Parent Child Program

Things to know:

• Classes run rain or shine.
• Cancellation Policy: All swim lessons are non-refundable once the session has started.
• If the participant is absent from a class, there is no rescheduling or make-up lesson.
• Come ready to swim with swim attire and a towel to dry off.
• Registrations fill up quickly and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please plan accordingly for future sessions.
• Enrollment does not roll over each month. You must register your child for each monthly session.
• All lessons are 30 minutes in water instruction.

What to expect on the 1st day:

• Open swim before and after lessons is reserved for Facility Members only
• Facility members who choose to swim prior to class or after must accompany children in water unless they have passed the swim skills test and have a green band
• Arrive with sufficient time to be dressed and ready for class.
• Once you are ready for class, head over to the pool and check in for class. The Lifeguard will let you know where your class is located in the pool and who the instructor will be..

We look forward to seeing you on the first day of class!

If you have any questions before your class start, please reach out to Elizabeth Bishop via email at [email protected]