Baby Splash swimming lessons at Penarth Leisure Centre

Parent and baby swimming lessons are available at Penarth Leisure Centre for children aged from three months up to three years old.

You can give your child confidence in water and an extremely fun half hour each week at ‘Baby Splash’, every Saturday morning.

The courses run in blocks of six weeks and cost a total of just £40. The youngest age group of three months (or 12lbs/5.4kg in weight) up to 12 months will take to the pool at 11am, with a session for babies aged 12 to 18 months old at 11:30am, and a 12pm session for those aged 18 months up to three years old.

No previous swimming experience is required and the courses use proven and structured techniques to help babies make excellent progress in the pool.

Baby Splash was set up in September 2010 by Sarah Moignard and Natalie O'Shea, two mothers from Barry who between them have more than 12 years swimming instructor experience.

Sarah said: "Our classes are really fun and energetic for both the baby and parent, with a high emphasis on water safety and water confidence. Swimming is a fantastic way to spend quality time together in a different environment while learning something new. No matter what age children come to us, we will help them to develop the fundamental water based skills to ensure a smooth transition into mainstream swimming lessons.

Research has also shown that learning to swim can help children with communication, memory and developmental skills."

Places on the Baby Splash courses can be booked by calling either Sarah on 07870 909498 or Natalie on 07921 122742, or by emailing baby-splash@hotmail.co.uk. New courses start up every six weeks.