Turtle Tots East Surrey
Hello! Welcome to Turtle Tots East Surrey and West Sussex.
Turtle Tots East Surrey and West Sussex launched in January 2014 and we are hugely proud and excited by its growth and success over this time.
It’s incredibly important to us that our swim school here offers parents and their babies the best swimming experience in and around the area. You should always feel that you and your baby are at the centre of what we do, and that we are passionate about the progress you make together.
We know that the sooner babies and toddlers are confident in water the better. It helps with so many different areas of their development. Our Turtle Tots programme offers you fun filled, rewarding and very special classes to share with your child, whilst teaching them a potentially life-saving skill.
We’re proud to say our dedicated team of teachers are as highly trained as they can possibly be to ensure that all of the skills and techniques we’re using in the pool are based on the latest research to provide your baby with the best start in the water. Our teachers are tuned into the way your baby communicates at these early stages of their life to make sure we work at their pace and do the things they are happy to do. This is hugely important to us and will help to develop your baby’s life long love of the water.
Carly, Bev, Leah, Abi, Stacey and myself look forward to welcoming you and your young little turtles to one of our splashtastic Turtle Tots swimming lessons in and around East Surrey and West Sussex very soon…Or maybe your little one has not yet arrived and we will have the pleasure of meeting you at one of our Aqua-Natal Yoga classes- Turtle Tums 🙂
For more information please do not hesitate to make contact.
Best wishes
Charlotte and the team 🙂
Hey, I’m Charlotte.
I own and run Turtle Tots East Surrey and West Sussex. I launched our swim school back in January 2014 and have never looked back, I enjoy every single moment be it in the pool or in the office.
My career began in childcare when I worked in a nursery after qualifying at college, I then went on to nanny for the most wonderful family for 8 years. When the youngest child I was nannying began full-time school it felt like the right time to begin a new adventure which is when I came across the opportunity of owning and running my very own Turtle Tots business and I dived straight in!
Since launching Turtle Tots at the beginning of 2014 the school has grown and we currently have 5 super teachers in the team.
Whilst running Turtle Tots we have also managed to grow two of our own little Turtles, Thea 3.5 and Heidi, 5 months, our little ‘lockdown baby’ 🙂
Charlotte
Director & Swimming Teacher
I launched Turtle Tots in January 2014 and have not looked back since. I began teaching in the pool whilst nannying for a wonderful family with three fab children who were all very good swimmers. Now, over six years later I have two Turtles of my own, Thea who is 3.5 years old and Heidi, born just before lockdown, who is yet to begin her swimming journey :-) I am predominantly based in the office but hope to meet you at your little ones class very soon :-)
Carly
Administrator & Swimming Teacher
In January 2014 I began Turtle Tots with my 3 yr old daughter & son of 6m. Our swimming day very quickly became our favourite day of the week! Watching my children build their confidence in the pool, learning new skills & having so much fun filled me with complete joy. I was so proud when they both started swimming independently at such young ages! I became a Turtle Tots teacher in April 2015 and absolutely adore every second of it! I've since introduced baby no:3 to the water!
Bev
Aqua-Natal Yoga Teacher
Working with pregnant people since 2015, I’ve had the privilege of teaching Turtle Tums aquanatal yoga to hundreds of women. It’s a pleasure to help and support so many as they navigate the physical and emotional changes and challenges pregnancy and birth can bring. I love combining my skills as an aquanatal yoga teacher, birth preparation course facilitator and birth doula, approaching our session holistically. I love seeing beautiful relationships form between mother & baby in the water.
Abi
Swimming Teacher
I became a Turtle Tots teacher in 2018. This was a complete career change for me as I have always had a desk job but never truly fitted in or enjoyed my job. I can honestly say being a Turtle Tots teacher is the BEST and most FULFILLING job ever. I adore working with children and seeing carers and their little ones connect and enjoy the water. Its moments like these that makes my job so very special.
Stacey
Swimming Teacher
I started Turtle Tots with my son in 2014, aged 20 months, because he had no fear around water. In 2015 my newborn daughter started her Turtle Tots journey aged 5 weeks. I loved the lessons wishing I could be a Turtle Tots teacher. Four years later and the opportunity presented itself so I jumped at the chance. I love every single minute of being a Turtle Tots teacher. I am proud that I get to witness all of your swimming journeys and help you and your child be confident in and around the water!
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