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Swim Academy 4-10 years

spectators allowed

Spectators Allowed

free parking

Free Parking

exclusive pool use

Exclusive Pool Use

pool depth

0.85m-1.7m Pool Depth

pool temperature 31

Avg Pool Temp 31°C

Classes Timetable

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Saturday

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Swim Academy Level 3

4 - 10 years

14:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

15:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 2

4 - 10 years

15:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 4

4 - 10 years

16:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Sunday

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Swim Academy Level 1

4 - 10 years

15:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 2

4 - 10 years

16:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 4

4 - 10 years

16:30 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Swim Academy Level 3

4 - 10 years

17:00 PM

£17.50 per lesson

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Please note all new bookings require payment for 10 classes upfront. If you would like to discuss other payment options, please contact your local office.

Location & Directions

Talbot Dr, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5ED

Morebus numbers 17,15,6,6A,U2 and 36 stop close to Talbot Primary School. Visit their website for more information.

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Essential Pool Information

What to wear

All Swim Academy Children must wear swim hats in the pool (first one provided free on first lesson). You can find these plus our range of goggles and other Swim Accessories here

What to bring

Please bring a towel for your little one.

Changing Rooms

One changing room for females and another for males with direct access to pool. 

Additional Pool Information

Spectators are very welcome at Talbot Primary School. Please sit on the benches provided on poolside. Parents / guardians are responsible for their children when they are not in their lesson so please keep them close.

All on one level with accessible changing room (via poolside). There is ladder entry into pool. 

Please remember that whilst it is fine to have your phones with you and to take photos in Splash Time (if you are careful not to include other children/parents from the class unless you have their permission), please do not use your phones in the changing rooms.

No food is permitted on the poolside or in the changing rooms, please save your child’s snack until after you have left the pool.

Max Class Ratios:

    • 4 children:1 teacher/8 children:2 teachers (Level 1 and 2)
    • 8 children: 1 teacher (Level 3, 4)
    • 8 children: 1 teacher (Level 5, 6)
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Contact Details

T: 01202 674676

Registered Address

Bayside Business Centre Sovereign Business Park 48 Willis Way Poole

FAQs

  • Parents can bring their newborn as soon as they feel ready - our youngest Puddle Duck was just over a week old! We advise to allow the umbilical cord to have healed over to avoid infection, but you don't need to wait until your baby has had their jabs.

    We find that babies - as they have spent 9 months in their own watery world - have a natural affinity in our carefully selected, warm pools.

    Our programme is progressive, so you can join at any time. Your child can come to Puddle Ducks at any age between 0-10 years. We have Baby & Pre-school classes for 0-4 and our Swim Academy for primary school aged children up to 10.

    Each of the programmes focuses on nurturing confidence - our teachers know that children develop and learn at different rates, so will adjust each activity to get the best out of each child and encourage positive progression.

  • If your child is in Floaties, Splashers, Kickers, Little Dippers, Dippers or Dabblers in our Baby & Pre-school programme then yes, you will be in the water with them throughout the lesson, these sessions provide a fabulous bonding experience between you and your child and is all about building their water confidence.

    If your child is in any of our Swim Academy classes (i.e. they are in primary school) they will be in the water on their own, with two teachers in the water and a ratio of 1 teacher:4 children. If the pool allows spectators, you will be able to watch from poolside.

    • If you know that you won't be able to attend before the class takes place, you can let us know via your My Puddle Ducks account on both your Overview page and also your My Children page by clicking on ‘Let us know you can’t attend a lesson’ and following the instructions. This will generate a Courtesy Class for you to then use against any lesson where there is space in the next 6 months (provided you are currently in paid-for lessons). Read more in our Courtesy Classes FAQs.
    • If your child has a chest, ear, throat or eye infection they shouldn’t swim until it has completely cleared.
    • Please don’t bring your child to the pool during, or for two weeks after, suffering from diarrhoea.
    • Going swimming is unlikely to worsen a mild cold and will not increase the likelihood of an ear infection unless your baby has a perforated eardrum.
    • Please do not bring your child to a swimming class with anything that could be infectious, such as chickenpox, which is considered infectious until all the blisters have dried up.
    • It’s worth remembering that children are often exhausted after an illness and need some time to recuperate before returning to their swimming lessons.
    • We can’t offer a refund for missed classes, your payment secures your place in your class and the class takes place as usual if you are unable to attend but this is why we offer Courtesy Classes, because we understand life doesn’t always go to plan with a little one!

Meet the Dorset Team

We are a thriving team of 17 who teach classes in multiple locations across across Poole, Wimborne, Wallisdown, Blandford Forum, Parley and Bashley.

Meet the team
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Jane Bozic

Franchise Manager

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Natalie Kaper

Office Manager


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