Childeren age 2-3

For younger students, age 2-3, we can do private lessons or Parent/Child classes (the cost is the same) where I guide you through what you can work with your child. Learning to swim can be a longer process for younger children. Once they are alright with putting their face in the water, then they can really learn to swim! Most ofte that can be the limiting factor until they get to 4 years or a few years later. Once they put their head in the water, they are able to float because their head is down (putting their head in the water is critical for swimming partly because their heads are proportionally larger than their bodies than older kids and adults).

Some 2 year olds are ready for lessons, ready to learn to swim. That's often younger siblings that have been in the pool and that have seen brothers and sisters swimming. 

For many other people, a parent child approach works well both financially and even with you building a relationship in the water because they have to trust you to hold them up in the water. That is, unless you use puddle jumpers type flotation devices. There are many drawbacks to using these!

Dangers and Drawbacks of using Puddle Jumpers/Flotation Devices

Children think they are safe in the water but they are not! Without the flotation device they can sink if they don't know how to swim! It's Dangerous

They learn to feel and experience that staying up vertically is floating. Standing up vertically is SINKING! Leaning forward horizontally is floating! They have to Relearn how to float.

They have to Relearn how to kick. They learn to kick with big kicks which can be counterproductive when actually swimming. 

Sometimes if floaties are used a lot between lessons, children kind of have to relearn how to lean forward, float and kick!

Some swim teachers won't allow you to take lessons with them if you use the "floaties." I don't go that far, but do discourage using them as much as possible. If you have multiple young children in the water, I understand it's difficult to keep track of them all sometimes. Or for instance at a party where you aren't certain of being able to pay full attention to your child. Lakes where you can't see the bottom, yes, that's a good time for them. In general, try to rely on flotation devices as little as possible so they are safer in the long run and can learn to swim much better!