Our daughter has been part of Waterbabies since she was 6 months old in St Michaels House swimming pool since Jan 2023. We started with Jean as our teacher and then we have been with Sandra over the p... See more
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After 2 years we are still enjoying it as much as day 1. Seeing older children too who have completed also motivates to keep it up. Teachers are really good at picking up when to give extra encouragem... See more
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My little girl is 2 and swimming is one of the highlights of her week. She loves “teacher Elaine”, who is always smiling and making sure the children are having fun while teaching them important water... See more
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We absolutely love Water Babies! It was really easy to sign up, we had a few queries which we received speedy informed responses. As our daughter has an underlying condition but we signed up as soon... See more
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About Water Babies
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Our vision is a world where the physical and emotional development of every child is fully supported and nurtured from birth.
Our premium baby swimming classes are taught by the highest trained baby swimming teachers in the world.
Water Babies takes little ones on a journey of aquatic discovery, teaching core aquatic skills, water safety, and swimming strokes, igniting their imagination as they learn.
With lessons available across Ireland, Water Babies welcomes babies from birth to five years old to learn a skill for life.
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- waterbabies.ie
4.8
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Suzanne and Lorraine at Junction 6 are…
Suzanne and Lorraine at Junction 6 are amazing Albert loves them
1 February 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We're so happy to hear that Albert loves his experiences with our team! Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback with us.
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Great swimming classes
Very good courses to get little one confident in water. The teachers are very well prepared and the lessons are gradual and a lot of fun for the little ones.
8 February 2026
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We are delighted to hear of your wonderful experience at your Water Babies classes. Thank you for sharing!
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Sandra is an amazing teacher and I know…
Sandra is an amazing teacher and I know she will bring Avril on so that she is swimming independently v soon
1 February 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We're glad you had a wonderful experience! It's super to hear teacher Sandra is helping Avril progress with her swimming. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely feedback.
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Hands-on teaching with caring
Hands-on teaching with caring, positive, well-trained instructors. Lovely group experience. Babies quickly get comfortable in the water with WB’s methods. Definitely recommend!
1 February 2026
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We're very happy to hear that your little one is comfortable in our classes! Thank you for recommending us!
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Excellent experience taking my baby for…
Excellent experience taking my baby for swimming classes, couldn’t be happier and we have plenty of space to change him before and after the swimming.
1 February 2026
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It is wonderful to hear of your experience attending our classes with your little one! Thank you for sharing your positive feedback!
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We are delighted to hear that you loved your Water Babies classes! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
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Absolutely amazing resource
Absolutely amazing resource, they help and understand all types of children, so happy we joined.
31 January 2026
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Reply from Water Babies
We’re delighted to hear about the positive experience you’ve had with our teachers supporting your little one. Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us!
Carol is an excellent teacher
Carol is an excellent teacher. My daughter has come on a lot even in a few short weeks. Thank you, Carol!
1 February 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We're so happy to hear that your little one is doing so well in their Water Babies classes! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
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Amazing experience with Water Babies
Amazing experience with Water Babies. The instructors are excellent with children, caring, patient and professional. Highly recommended!
1 February 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We're happy to hear that you had an amazing experience! We appreciate your kind words regarding our instructors' caring, patient, and professional approach with children. Thank you for recommending us!
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Stressful experience.
We really wanted to like Waterbabies but it just wasn't for us. It is a rushed, stressful experience. The time in the water is busy with the instructor constantly shouting out the next exercise leaving no time for enjoying the lesson or comforting baby if they were in any way fussy or needing reassurance after the (many) dunkings under the water. Getting changed both before and after is rushed and stressful and you feel like you are on a money making conveyor belt. Sorry, we truly did want to like it but it wasn't a happy experience. We were told we needed to sign up for a second term just as the first started but are not going to continue. Have emailed Waterbabies in advance to ask for a refund and cancellation of the upcoming term.
1 February 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you feel this way. Our goal is always to provide an enjoyable class experience, delivering water safety skills in a gentle and supportive manner within a fun environment.
In relation to underwater swimming, we're all about building little one's water confidence so they can spend a lifetime enjoying the water safely. A key way we do this in our lesson is through teaching little ones how to swim underwater. While we believe this is a crucial part of learning to swim, we are entirely baby led and will never swim a baby underwater if they are sleeping, hiccuping, crying, seem generally resistant or if you are not comfortable to do so.
To ensure our current families receive priority for the upcoming term, we operate a rebooking system. This provides a two-week priority booking window between Weeks 5–7 of your current term, allowing you to secure your place before any remaining spaces are offered to our general waitlist. We hope we've helped to clarify this for you.
As per your email request, we have removed you from classes.
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Reply from Water Babies
We're glad you feel our teachers are great at helping children learn to swim on their own. Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us.
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Excellent bonding time with your child!
The staff are so good and the atmosphere is amazing!
18 January 2026
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We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the atmosphere and appreciated our staff's service. Thank you for your positive feedback!
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Very kind and understanding…
Very kind and understanding professionals.
13 January 2026
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We appreciate your feedback and we are so glad that you had a positive experience at Water Babies!
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love the classes!
Sandra is a great teacher. Feel safe in pool & in her care. Talbot Carlow pool nice & warm with good changing facilities. My little girl just loves the classes & is learning so much.
11 January 2026
Reply from Water Babies
We are delighted to hear that your little one loves the classes and is learning so much. It's great to know you feel safe in the pool. Thank you for your positive feedback!
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Excellent teacher and such a gentle way…
Excellent teacher and such a gentle way to teach babies how to swim.
11 January 2026
Unprompted review
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We're so happy to hear your positive feedback. Thank you for sharing this feedback with us!
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Well-organised and well-resourced…
Well-organised and well-resourced swimming and water safety course for babies. Very enjoyable swimming lessons and lots of learning that helped our daughter outside the pool too. The teachers and support staff are so helpful and make the experience as smooth as possible. We are doing our second course with Water Babies now and our daughter is making great progress.
13 December 2025
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Reply from Water Babies
We're happy to hear that you enjoyed your first term with us and look forward to welcoming you and your little one to another term of swimming . It's great to know that our lessons and team supported your daughter's swimming journey. Thank you for your positive feedback!
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Fantastic
Fantastic, Sandra is a great teacher they all are ! Super flexible as well now if you need to change class times, love it here !
3 January 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies
We’re so happy to hear about your positive experience with Water Babies! Thank you for your fantastic feedback about our teachers and the re-booking process.
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Started my Daughter with Water babies…
Started my Daughter with Water babies when she was 3 or 4 months old. She loves the class so much. It's great to see her improvement each week. Elaine is so great with the kids.
12 April 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies
We're happy to hear that your daughter loves Water Babies! It's wonderful to know she's improving each week and that she enjoys the class. We appreciate your positive feedback.
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After 2 years we are still enjoying it…
After 2 years we are still enjoying it as much as day 1. Seeing older children too who have completed also motivates to keep it up. Teachers are really good at picking up when to give extra encouragement and when to let the children just do things are their own pace. Sometimes it feels like the 30 minutes goes so fast but is perfect amount of time for babies and multiple activities means toddlers don't get bored.
7 January 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies
We’re so happy to hear how much you’re enjoying Water Babies after two years of swimming with us! Thank you for your kind words and positive feedback about our teachers — they’ll be delighted to hear it.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
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5 stars
My child has been going to waterbabies since he was 10 months old he absolutely loves the classes every week, and the staff is very helpful and always there to chat if you need to talk about anything.
7 January 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies
We're happy to hear that you and your little one love our classes! It's great to know that our staff have been helpful and supportive. We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us.
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