Ducklings Programme

Discovery Ducklings (0-2 year olds)

Supported by parents in the water children work through awards 1-4 which focus on skills such as:

• Entering and exiting the water safely with adult support
• Floating in different positions with adult support and floatation aids
• Move smoothly through the water with adult support
• Being comfortable with water being poured over the face or being splashed with water
• Travelling on their front and back through the water with adult support and flotation aids

Ducklings (2-4 year olds)

Although parents continue to support children in the water, we work towards children becoming more independent in the water as we work through Awards 1-4 of the Ducklings Programme. Children will work on skills such as:

• Submerging the face in water with confidence and without force under adult supervision and in time submerging completely
• More advanced floats e.g. mushroom or star float
• Jump into water unaided but with adult supervision
• Travel through the water without adult supervision but with floatation aids
• Pushing and gliding away from the wall on their front or back

Bringing your child to Ducklings lessons, enables them to get a head start on their swimming journey and learn to skills ready to progress well in our core awards which are available from 4 years old and above. Children can be registered on our waiting list from birth – visit our registration page to register now