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GREAT SESSIONS, MY LITTLE BOY LOVES GOING SWIMMING. DANNI IS VERY FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE. THE ONLY MINUS IS THE LIMITED CHANGING FACILITIES, CHANGING AREA COULD DO WITH SEPERATE CHANGING FOR MAN AND... See more
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We started lessons when we lived in Cheltenham and loved it. Our instructor was great and made me feel very at ease especially with putting my son under water from such a young age. We then moved... See more
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We love our classes, probably more than our son. We started when he was 6 weeks old and loves the water!! It’s helped him enjoy his baths but his safety and swimming skills are fast developing!! You c... See more
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About Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
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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 the UK, Water Babies welcomes babies from birth to five years old to learn a skill for life.
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Water Babies Office, EX5 1FY, Exeter, Devon & Somerset, United Kingdom
- 01392 790 100
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Stick to babies
Lovely experience 0-3 years
Age 3 children over a year younger were put into my daughters class holding her back despite her being from 12 weeks with waterbabies.
I regret wasting so much time & money giving grace thinking money paid for the best.
Age 4 after minimal progress for 6 months we tried a local pool, our eyes were opened they operated on ability not age! she was finally learning to swim unlike the endless singing & round rounds stuff babies did, she was still doing this at age 4!!
10 January 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely words about our baby and preschool programme. I am sorry to hear that you did not feel the same way at age 4. Our office team will do their upmost, to go above and beyond to ensure that our little one's are in a class based on their age and ability within the water, especially as they'll work towards specific aims and outcomes, and you can view their tracked progress on your very own parent portal. Our teachers will also feedback if classes are not quite the right suitability. At age 4, and when they are ready, our customers can go into our older programme, Swimvincible. This programme is based on ability. This is where achievements will be celebrated through certificates and badges when met. At this age, although we are very much teaching our little one's to learn to swim and working towards their stroke development and core aquatic skills, we are still very much there to show how fun swimming is. At this age, and as a core foundation that we have built upon, we will very much enjoy a skill linked to a sing-song. :) We love the independence in which their confidence and skillset shows. I am sorry that you did not have this experience with us, but I am happy to hear that your little one is getting on great in mainstream lessons. :)
GREAT SESSIONS
GREAT SESSIONS, MY LITTLE BOY LOVES GOING SWIMMING. DANNI IS VERY FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE. THE ONLY MINUS IS THE LIMITED CHANGING FACILITIES, CHANGING AREA COULD DO WITH SEPERATE CHANGING FOR MAN AND FEMALE, AND CHANGING TABLE WOULD BE HANDY. OTHERWISE GREAT!
11 October 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind review! It's so nice to hear that your little ones is enjoying his lessons with our wonderful Danni :). We will take your feedback on board regarding the changing areas. We have intimate class sizes at this location to allow everyone space after their swims. See you in the pool soon! Love, Water Babies x
My baby is very happy at the swimming…
My baby is very happy at the swimming and Emily teacher is very good.
11 October 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you so much for your lovely review! It's so wonderful to hear that your little one is happy in the pool. Our lovely Emily sure is a gem! Love, Water Babies x
Everyone is so lovely!
We started lessons when we lived in Cheltenham and loved it. Our instructor was great and made me feel very at ease especially with putting my son under water from such a young age.
We then moved to Taunton. The transfer was very easy. Everyone was very lovely when sorting it out, and we’ve been very lucky with having a very lovely instructor.
Would highly recommend!!!
27 September 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Hi Gabriel, thank you for your lovely review! We are so pleased that your transfer to us was smooth and you are enjoying your lessons with us. We love having you in the pool :). Love, Water Babies x
Number one water babies
We love going to water babies every week Steph is great teacher
Learning new skills and always happy to help would recommend to anyone to join
27 September 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for such a lovely review. Steph is fabulous isn't she?! Enjoy your new and upcoming skills, and we cannot wait to see and hear the progression :)
We are really enjoying our water babies…
We are really enjoying our water babies classes; our instructor Jo is brilliant and makes us feel completely at ease, and keeps the classes moving and fun. Our baby seems to really enjoy being in the water, and the classes make it a more structured experience so she never gets bored!
9 August 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We do adore our Jo :) It's wonderful to hear that you are at ease during your lessons and kept busy! Love, Water Babies x
Amie is a fantastic teacher so easy to…
Amie is a fantastic teacher so easy to understand and follow x
5 July 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for leaving us a review! Aime is a fab teacher, we are so glad to hear that you love her as much as we do. Water Babies x
The sessions are really tailored well
The sessions are really tailored well, water safety is a key lesson a lot of babies/children would miss out on so we love that about water babies. The sessions are fun interactive and build confidence which is important.
12 July 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review! We are so glad to hear that you love the safety aspect of our lessons, this is something we are hugely proud of. Safety in and around any water environment is a key aspect and we are so pleased you love it!
We absolutely love our lessons with…
We absolutely love our lessons with Water Babies. We have an excellent teacher who really knows her stuff. My eldest is coming to the end of his time at WB and he is so confident in the water now and able to swim on his own
5 July 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for writing such a lovely review! We are so glad to hear that your eldest is confident in the pool and is getting on brilliantly with his lessons.
Amazing group!!
Amazing group, the teachers really take time to get to know your child and make the swimming experience the best they can to build their confidence in the water. We’ve had a few different swim teachers due to illness and moving to a different pool, but each teacher is as good as the last. Would 100% recommend to any other parents/ carers who want to get their child/ children into swimming and creating an awareness on water safety!!
5 July 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
What a lovely review! We are so proud of our team of teachers too. We love having you as part of the Water Babies family x
Highly recommend
friendly and approachable teachers. They give cleasr instructions and demonstrations and make the classes fun, tailoring them to the needs of the group.
7 June 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review! We are so glad to hear that you are loving your lessons and teachers, we are so lucky to have you as part of the Water Babies Family x
This is solely because of Kat
This is solely because of Kat
It would be a 5 but I feel that Emily’s progress has been slow due to pool closures.
Trying to use credits are difficult with too few options available locally for there age group
21 June 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your review. Kat is amazing isn't she!
We do apologise for the recent pool closure at your venue. We are thrilled that we are back, and the new pool liner and maintenance that was urgently required, has now been fixed. We hope you're thrilled with the fresh new look there. When a pool requires maintenance it can interfere with a little one's continuous progress, especially when unexpected, so we do apologise for the 5-week pause.
If you ever struggle to use your courtesy passes in other pools, you're very welcome to give us a call, as sometimes, we may see more from our side.
Another Exeter pool is also coming back onboard with other options in the autumn.
Thank you again for submitting a review, they mean a lot to us.
Wonderful Water Babies
I couldn’t recommend Water Babies more highly! Both of my children are water-confident, safe, and absolutely love swimming, which is incredibly reassuring living in Devon with so much access to water. It’s an even bigger bonus when we’re on holiday! We’ve been so lucky to have Jessie as our teacher. She’s absolutely brilliant, always bringing energy, enthusiasm, and plenty of laughs to every lesson. The children adore her, and her positive approach has helped make swimming such a fun and rewarding experience for them. Thank you, Jessie and Water Babies, for helping our children develop such an important life skill while having so much fun along the way!
21 June 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review- we have to agree, Jessie is wonderful! It's amazing to hear that your little ones are confident in the water as well as having fun along the way x
Highly recommend
We’ve been doing water babies with our daughter now for over 2.5yrs and watching her confidence in the water grow has been amazing!
Not only that, she has learnt water safety skills which are so important. The teachers are lovely and the lessons have a slight structure to them, so the children know what to expect. They’re half hour long, so they don’t lose focus during the lesson or get cold. I now have a 3 month old who I will also be signing up soon.
14 June 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review! We are so glad your little one is loving her lessons- we cannot wait to meet your new arrival in the pool soon too x
Brilliant instructor
Emily is great ! The children adore her ! Waterbabies is very exspensive compared to another local swim lesson provider, however I feel that Emily does provide that level of teaching that I don’t feel we would get from another class. If however, we were to loose Emily I feel the other aspects of waterbabies such as pricing, poor facilities at the brainwave centre (having to park in a near by muddy layby and cross a very busy road whilst trying to carry a baby/ small child ( sometimes in the rain) , hairdryers, shower facilities, changing facilities may lead to us looking for another provider. I don’t feel the price per lesson reflects the standard of facilities at brainwave but does currently reflect the level of Emily’s instruction.
15 June 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you so much for your lovely review - we have to agree, Emily is amazing. We do pride ourselves at having the most trained and qualified teachers in the business. Our teachers really do go above and beyond for every lesson that takes place. We're very lucky to say that all of our teachers hold a level 3 diploma qualification and all give a magical 30 minutes to the incredible families that we get to teach. We're so pleased that you can see that. The Brainwave Centre is a hydrotherapy pool at 34'c and on weekdays, we do have to allow their own families to use the on-site car park, so sorry for this inconvenience, but we're glad there is space to park just outside. If it would make you feel comfortable, you're welcome to use a pram and leave it in the entrance foyer. If we can help in anyway, we're here to assist. Thank you for a special mention to Emily, it is so appreciated. Love Water Babies x
Excellent teaching and friendly…
Excellent teaching and friendly environment. Our child has gone from 4 months old and is now nearly 3. He has an amazing water confidence, growing understanding of safety and total love for swimming!
24 May 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review- we are so glad to hear that your little one is water confident and loves their lessons with us!
We have loved our time at water babies…
We have loved our time at water babies learning new swimming skills that have really helped development! Every lesson with cat has been so much fun and she really cares about all her water babies !
17 May 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review- we are so glad to hear you love your lessons with Kat! x
Brilliant Instructor
Amy at the Bridgwater Brainwaves pool is amazing, my daughter loves swimming lessons because of Amy!
26 April 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
We are so glad to hear you and your little one are loving your lessons. Thank you for your lovely review. x
Absolutely brilliant
Absolutely brilliant. Lessons are structured, trainers are always lovely and welcoming. My boy is always happy to go and wants to come back.
29 March 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review! We are so glad to hear your little boy is loving the lessons and cannot wait to come back each week.
Brilliant classes
My 14 months old started when she was 6months and she loves her swimming lessens with Emma! 🤍
29 March 2026
Reply from Water Babies - Devon & Somerset
Thank you for your lovely review- we are so glad you are enjoying your lessons! We love having you as part of the Water Babies family xx
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