Puddle Ducks

We received this lovely little photo from Poppy's Mum over the weekend, as Poppy and Mummy are jumping out of the pool in the countdown to Poppy's sibling being born!
Mum Vicky sent us this message too; "Thank you Puddle Ducks for some awesome swimming lessons. Kirsty and Jo have been fabulous teachers. Poppy has learnt so much and we will be back as soon I can swim again after the birth of Poppy’s sibling xxxxx"

WOW! Lots of staff birthdays this week! Today we are celebrating Jo's Birthday! We hope you have a fantastic day. If Jo teaches your little one today remember to give her a birthday High Five! 😍

Well Done Stanley! You achieved an amazing 10m distance swim this weekend! SuperStar swimming 🏅🏊🏅🏊

Another batch of our Little Packs has gone out this evening to our Aquanatal Mums-To-Be. We put these together with the lovely Samantha Prewett Photography - Newborn Photographer, Poole for our and her customers. We want to say a huge thank you to all the fab providers who have sent us goodies to pop in these packs for our Mums-to-be ❤️
JoJo Maman Bébé Westbourne Fill Your Pants Dorset Tea... Pukka Herbs Jackson Reece MAM UK Kokoso Baby
If you or someone you know would be interested in joining our holistic Antenatal swim classes with Laura at DW Fitness in Poole at 6:30pm, get in touch with us or tag them in this post! Classes are just £7.50, PLUS you get 20% discount on your babies first booking with us!
https://my.puddleducks.com/OurClasses/Enq uiryForm/…
— Products shown: Floaties Class (suitable from birth - 6 months) and Aquanatal Classes (suitable for all stages of pregnancy).
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Happy Birthday to our fabulous franchisee Jane! We all hope you have the most wonderful day! 🎈🎉🎊🎁🍰🎂

BIG BREATH... BUBBLES! 🐥

Our friends at Diverse Abilities are running a sensory event on Sunday 28th April at Poole Park! This looks set to be a super fun event, the perfect event for young families to come along to. Unite with others to run, walk, be pushed or wheel yourself around a 1km route in aid of Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity.
In turn, you will be helping to raise money for this amazing charity supporting local children and adults living with physical and learning disabilities.
https://diverseabilities.org.uk/sensoryon e/

Happy Birthday to the wonderful Carole, our amazing Poolside assistant who is sadly leaving us at the end of the term, she will be sorely missed by us all! <3

YAY! Congratulations Otto! What an awesome 5m distance swim you did with Lisa last week! She is so super proud of you :) Well Done!

Happy Birthday to our Puddle Ducks who are celebrating their birthdays this week! We hope you have a truly splashing time! 🎈🎉🎊🎁🍰

We have a Poolside Assistant Vacancy at our #Bournemouth Venue at Hallmark Hotel Bournemouth Carlton​. If you or anyone you know you think would love to join our Dorset Team please do get in touch or tag them below! 👇
www.indeed.co.uk/…/jobs/Poolside-Assist ant-546ceb74ae2fc375…

Saying goodbye to our fabulous group of level 6 elite Swim Academy swimmers on Sunday was so hard, we have seen many of you grow into beautiful swimmers from your Baby & Toddler years! Savannah and the whole team are so proud of you all and can't wait to see what your futures hold, now you are confident, strong, technical swimmers!
We hope to see you all in your local swim clubs... and as Joshua said: "You'll have to look out for me in the Olympics one day!"
Just keep swimming...

Incredible swimming this week from our Swim Academy Superstars! Wow! Congratulations to all of you who went the distance! 🎉🏅🏊

Happy Mothers Day to all the marvellous Mums who are reading this right now!! You are AWESOME 🌷💐🌸🌼🌻😍

We have some NEW BABY AND PRESCHOOL SWIMMING CLASSES in #Bournemouth starting after the Easter Holidays ~ Monday mornings from 10am at Hallmark Hotel Bournemouth Carlton with Laura, the perfect way to start your week 💦
🐥10:00am - Little Dippers (2.5 - 4 years) 🐥10:30am - Kickers (15 months - 2.5 years) 🐥11:00am - Splashers (6 - 15 months)... 🐥11:30am - Floaties (birth - 6 months)
If you would like some more information on these classes, or to book your FREE trial class with us click the link below 👇 www.puddleducks.com/local-teams/dorset/fr ee-taster-sessions
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Hands up for FREE TASTER SESSIONS! 🙌
We have spaces for baby and preschool swimming classes in our Hoburne and Hoburne venues! These venues are perfect for our baby and pre school classes with plenty of great changing space and even activities and cafes on site to relax in after your lessons! The wonderful Lisa & Jo teach at these venues, and would love to meet you and your little ones to start their Puddle Ducks journey! 👇
www.puddleducks.com/local-teams/dorset/fr ee-taster-sessions

Ariana, what an incredible distance swim! Lisa is so super proud of you, and at just 3 years old you smashed it 🏅🏊

Don't forget to spend your #WorldBookDay tokens! Did you know you can spend them on the beautiful Usborne Books from Charlie's Story Time - Independent Usborne Organiser too! Charlie will accept your vouchers until the end of April, so don't miss out!

Some lovely feedback from our Star Teacher nominations for our lovely Lydia! Lydia teaches our Baby & Pre School and Swim Academy Classes and is loved by our Puddle Ducks and Parents alike!😍

Within just three lessons I’d noticed an improvement and increase in confidence in my four year old daughter. The lessons are perfectly timed and planned to keep the children interested, but not overwhelm them. Both the teachers I’ve met so far have been very friendly, firm and encouraging with the kids, and all the children respond positively to the activities. Well worth the money, to give your child a life skill, so professionally and quickly. And as an added bonus, I’m learning all the time too! Fully recommend Puddleducks

We joined puddleducks shortly after Millie turned 1. From the moment we went to our first session with Lisa at Hoburne Bashley I knew this was a new beginning and a new adventure for Millie and I to enjoy. Swimming is the highlight of Millies week and she is so confident in the water x

We have only just started taking our child to puddle ducks and it's definitely the best decision we have made. He loves the water and to think he is learning some fantastic life saving skills too is such a bonus. I was a bit nervous of taking him in the water on my own but now both me and my partner can't wait for our turn each week. Our teacher Kirsty is great too and makes everyone feel so welcome :). Thanks puddle ducks!

We absolutely love our puddle ducks lessons! They are our highlight of our week! Henry has learnt so much and his confidence grows every lesson. All the teachers are amazing (especially Anna) and make the lessons so much fun for both the children and parents. I can't thank them enough for teaching Henry such an important life skill in such a fun way! We Highly recommend puddle ducks �

Puddleducks has got to be the best activity I do with my daughter. Every lesson is fun and educational. We also couldn’t ask for a better teach than Anna, her relationship with the kids is amazing.

I just love seeing Lilah-Daisy’s confidence in the water grow and grow �

On recommendation from a friend, I have been taking Arlo to Puddleducks classes since he was 6 weeks old. He has absolutely loved it, not a tear shed the entire time. Our classes are currently with Anna who is great at what she does, she is so calm and enjoyable to be around, interacting personally with every little one. It has given us the confidence to continue practicing the skills outside of lessons. Thank you Puddleducks! � xx

My one year old daughter has been swimming with puddleducks since 9 weeks old. Although it took a little while for her to get into it she absolutely loves it now. It is such a lovely class and Anna is a great teacher. My daughter lights up when we arrive at the pool!

My little boy has taken Puddle Ducks' swimming lessons most of his life! We started with Aquanatal and continued into Floaties, Splashers and this month moved up to Kickers. Kirsty is a fantastic teacher . She has a lovely rapport with both the adults and children and explains things really well. Chris' confidence around water has grown and grown. There are a lot of new skills to learn but he is progressing and he really loves the water. Thank you

My 2 daughters aged 3 and 4 really look forward to their weekly Puddle Ducks class. It is definitely their favourite class and activity. We have been attending the classes for over a year now and both my girls adore their teacher, Kirsty.



My eldest daughter has progressed from Little Dippers to Swim Academy 2 and she thrives with confidence. My younger daughter is gaining confidence every week and we couldn't ask for a better teacher than Kirsty.



It is a fun class and a lovely bonding experience. We couldn't recommend Puddle Ducks highly enough. Their system and teachers are second to none.

Love our swim sessions each week with Kirsty!

This week we moved up a class and with the help and support off Kirsty my little boy did so well! I would not have had the confidence to do the various things taught on my own but by going to each session I am now more confident in taking my little boy swimming with my husband!

Thanks guys!!

It our favourite activity, I love how swimming with Oliver from 10 weeks has made me so confident with him in the water and that's thanks to puddleducks. Oliver has struggled for a few months with going underwater and going to the instructor but they have supporting us and still made it fun that I'm thankful we have carried on going. I love the instructors and I've loved the friends we have made from coming weekly to this class. I recommend puddleducks to everyone with a child. Amy

I started puddle ducks as an aqua natal lady and really enjoyed keeping fit and making new friends. Also if you do aqua natal you get 20% off floaties class once your baby arrives. I have found puddle ducks staff to be helpful and knowledgable. I throughly enjoyed aqua natal. I am now really enjoying (and my baby is) enjoying the floaties class. Highly recommend puddle ducks!

I have two children, both started puddleducks when they were 10 weeks old. My youngest is enjoying floaties classes and my oldest is in Dippers. I love how confident my children are in the water and I am very proud of their progress. Not only do they have great fun, they are being taught to swim properly without armbands and they are learning important safety skills.

I have been taking my 15 month old little girl swimming with puddle ducks for 6 months now. She loves every minute of each class and I am delighted at how confident she in the water. The skills she has acquired over such a short time are amazing and all as a result of the puddle ducks programme. Thank you!

I have been attending Puddle Ducks since my son was 6 weeks old. The instructor and Pool Side Assistant were very welcoming and helpful with not only our first session, but every session since. The office team are also amazing, how they are so helpful in all questions and advice on the next step. I hope to continue to attend Puddle Ducks until my son is an Olympic swimming �.

Keep up the great work Puddle Ducks Dorset.

I can not praise Puddle Ducks enough for their swimming techniques. Both my girls and myself really look forward to our weekly lessons and we only wish they were longer because we all have so much fun in the water. Larna and Daisy both have Anna as their teacher and she is just amazing. She' so friendly and always takes the time to have a little chat with me about the girls progress each week. I have also made some lovely mummy friends and the girls have also made some new friends which is just lovely. The confidence which my girls show in the water is fantastic to see and friends and family comment on how well they swim. I love that Puddle Ducks covers all areas of swimming including life saving techniques and I truly believe that the girls will be better swimmers than me when their older!!!

I am so pleased we chose Puddle Ducks for our Daughter's swimming lessons. She started at 10 weeks old and appears to be loving it. The classes are well structured and her teacher Kirsty is lovely. Both my husband and I enjoy the classes taking it in turns to take our Daughter. My husband was worried about being the only Dad in the pool, but he has not been made to feel that way. We cannot wait to sign up for next term. Swimming is such an important life skill and the earlier you start introducing your kids to water the better. I will definitely be recommending Puddle Ducks to my friends.

From aqua natal to when he was born, Theo has always absolutely loved his swimming lessons, from wriggling around when he was in my tummy to splashing around in the pool once born. Such a lovely class and great teachers. Making great friends and learning new skills. An amazing company and class for little ones, always recommend to anyone who asks

Daniel has been going to Puddleducks since he was 12 weeks old and thoroughly enjoys his lessons. It's been fantastic to see his confidence in the water grow week by week.

I love the 'catch up' system where you can book in missed lessons at other times so your child doesn't miss out and you don't waste money on lessons not attended.

Would definitely recommend!