Cygnet (9mth - 2yrs)
Thursday 4:10pm - 4:40pm
Bettridge School,
Warden Hill Road ,
Cheltenham,
GL51 3AT view map
Address:
Warden Hill Road,
Up Hatherley,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
GL51 3AT
Teacher
Wednesday: Fiona Munt-Whittle
Thursday: Fiona Munt-Whittle
Sat …moreurday: Fiona Munt-Whittle
Parking:
Plenty of parking – please use designated bays. Follow the one-way system round the turning circle. Please do not cut across. You can also park on the yellow hash lines in front of the school
Entry Info:
Please arrive at your class 15 minutes before it is due to start. There will be a short health and safety talk prior to your first lesson. Enter through automatic double doors at front of school.
If arriving for the 3.40pm class please respect the school transport and do not arrive more than 15 mins prior to your start time.
Please remove all shoes and leave outside the pool hall before entering.
Proceed through the pool door which will take you poolside.
Showers & Changing facilities:
There are changing beds in both male and female changing rooms (4/5 babies per bed)
Showers will be available for use. Please shower before Swimming (Parent and Baby)
Lockers are not available at this venue, please leave clothes neatly and tidily on hooks (not benches or beds) so the next class will have space to get changed.
Please use the big White bin for nappies.
PLEASE do not give your child/baby food in the changing rooms. Breast feeding and water are fine. Thank you :)
The pool is 32°C
Spectators:
Spectator places are limited please contact the office before bringing a spectator.
• Please do not enter the pool unless your Teacher is present and has said it is safe to do so, he/she is your lifeguard as well.
Pool Safety info:
Diving and Ready Splash exercises are strictly from a sitting down position unless advised by your Teacher.
Fire exit & Evacuation procedure:
Vacate pool/changing rooms on the sound of the alarm and follow your Teacher to the Assembly point.
This is reached through the door located between the changing rooms. Through the Main school Hall and out via the Foyer.
Please bring towels and flipflops onto poolside at the start of the lesson.
Essentials / Health & Safety:
• All babies/toddlers NOT potty trained MUST be DOUBLE-BAGGED. (2 layers)
• Disposable swim nappies can be rinsed and re-used.
• Eaubaby Swimming recommend Tots Bots re-useable swim nappy to be worn alongside Neoprene swim pants
• Please do not feed your baby/toddler within 1- 1 ½ hours of coming swimming, 30minutes if breastfed. NO EATING OR DRINKING IN THE CHANGING ROOMS.
• Hair should be tied back or a hat worn, if hair is shoulder length or below (parents and children).
• Goggles for parents are required from week 4 of our duckling course.
• ALL children are expected to wear a hat from SEAL upwards.
• Please bring a flannel for runny noses!
• Do not wear jewellery that is valuable or that you mind losing, or that will scratch your baby.
• Ensure you fill in the medical disclosure form on the booking form if YOU or YOUR BABY have any medical conditions.
• Please DO NOT SWIM your baby if they have: conjunctivitis, anything contagious such as Hand, foot and mouth, German measles, impetigo, chicken pox spots until they have scabbed over, a green snotty blocked up nose (generally the sign of an infection) or has had diarrhoea within 48 hours.
• Water Warts should be covered with either a sunsuit or a wetsuit. Check with your Teacher
• Submersions are not done if baby has hiccoughs or is coughing
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Moving into Cygnet level compounds the skills learnt in Ducking, encouraging independence to ‘hold on’ by themselves, and ensuring parents are confident to release baby both from a ‘Ready Splash’ position and also during a short swim. Reaching out for a ball becomes much easier and is a valuable skill to achieve. The concept of turning is introduced in this level as an essential life-saving skill. Two consecutive submersions are encouraged as a progression on from Duckling and babies need to be happy and confident doing this before moving into Dolphins. We also start to teach parents how to do an extended swim, which can be a challenge when it comes to multitasking.
Price:
£62.00
This price covers the 4 sessions remaining in this term.
Thursday 4:10pm - 4:40pm4 sessions Thu 19 Jun 25 Thu 26 Jun 25 Thu 03 Jul 25 Thu 10 Jul 25
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