Baby and Toddler swimming lessons in Cornwall
Teach your little one a skill for life with our inspiring and supportive baby, toddler and preschool swimming lessons in Cornwall.
From the first dip of the toe, Turtle Tots is a magical journey between parent and child, developing water confidence, safety, and swimming skills through our unique and multi award-winning, child-led swimming programme.
Turtle Tots Cornwall is run by Vicky Hampshire. Along with her team of world-class swimming teachers, they offer swimming lessons for babies, toddler, 3 and 4 year olds from their lovely warm pool facilities in St Ives, Newquay, Penryn, Mawgan Porth, and Newlyn.
Our supportive and child-led swimming lessons offer a wonderful bonding experience, packed with songs and games to ensure that you and your little one enjoy your time in the pool together and develop a life-long love of the water. Our programme is taught by our fully qualified and highly skilled teachers who are trained to the highest possible standards. They have an in-depth understanding of early years communication and are attuned to your child’s needs to ensure that every skill is taught at a pace that is right for them.
Check out our pool timetables below to find and book lessons online. Or, if you cannot find what you are looking for, GET IN TOUCH using the form or contact details below and we’ll help find the right day and time for you.
Our Pools
Meet the Cornwall Team
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Lara-Jane
Lara is an excellent teacher, teaching in the Penzance and St Ives area. Lara teaches babies, toddler and big swimmers. She has two son’s who keep her busy when she is out of the pool!
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Hannah
Hannah is an experienced teacher. She has experience of teaching adults as well as children in her other roles as a fitness instructor. She teaches babies, toddlers and big swimmers. Hannah has a son who has learnt to swim with Turtle Tots and has a little one on the way! Hannah is currently on Maternity leave with her second child.
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Victoria
Vicky is an experienced swimming teacher. She taught in primary schools for 10 years before training as a swim teacher. Vicky has two children who have both learnt to swim with Turtle Tots and who love the water!
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Ema
Ema is the newest member of the Turtle Tots team and teaches in Newquay. Ema has a daughter who also swims with Turtle Tots and loves being in the water!
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Lauren
Lauren is the newest member of the Turtle Tots Cornwall team. She works in the Newquay pools and has lots of experience working with children. Lauren enjoys coming to classes with her own daughter.
Reviews
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My daughter has been attending turtle tot lessons for a year and a half, since she was 7 months old and she loves them! Fantastic teachers, friendly company to deal with and great communication.
Mitchell 
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So friendly and welcoming, to both baby and mum!
Lessons are fun & engaging in well chosen local pools. xMcloughlin -
Me and my little one love Turtle Tots. It’s our favourite baby activity that we do. Vic is awesome, always so happy and engaging. Would 100% reccomend.
Tyler -
The classes are great for your little ones! We attend a class at Newquay hydro, and it’s really handy. The changing rooms are right next to the pool making it easy to shower and jump straight in and out.
Vicky is so good with the little ones, she remembers all their names and has a little chat with them each week making them feel comfortable. We look forward to swim class each week!Jones -
I have been taking my son swimming for about a year now and I absolutely love it and so does he, the lessons are so much fun and always very safe. I look forward to what he will learn each week and will continue swimming with Turtle tots for as long as we can
Turner -
We have used turtle tots since our baby was 8 weeks old. They are now 18 months old and love swimming, have confidence in the water and have made fiends.
The instructors are friendly helpful happy and kind and get to know you as a familyBowden -
Turtle Tots is by far mine and my toddlers favourite group to attend together! The enjoyment she gets out of every single class is like nothing else. She has made fantastic progress thanks to her brilliant teacher Lara! Thank you!
Campbell -
We started Turtle tots when Noah was just 4 months old and the experience that Lara has, and continues to give is second to none! Noah has so much confidence in the water at 9 months old and it’s fantastic to see!!
Oliver -
Swimming has been the best day of the week since our little one started at 4 months old. Lara is amazing with the babies and the lessons are great fun. It’s amazing to see the babies progress each week!
King -
We’ve been going to Turtle Tots since my daughter was around 6 months old, she adores it and the smile on her face is priceless let alone the important skills she learns whilst having fun. It really is a wonderful class and our weekly lessons are an essential part of our routine. We love it.
Cannon -
Laura is always fun and informative at our lessons. Gives both me and my boy confidence to make the most out of our water experience.
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My son started at 7 weeks old, he is now 7 months – he loves the water and these sessions and meeting other babies, being able to watch his development in the water and have special bonding time. The teachers here are lovely, friendly and I would highly recommend these learning sessions for babies and its great for mums too – the whole process makes you feel at ease even for the social anxious new mums.
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