Water Babies introduces basic skills to parents and children through songs, games and activities. Parents are taught to safely work with their child in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills. Children are introduced to basic skills that lay a foundation to help them learn to swim. A parent/guardian is required to accompany each child in the water and participate in the classes.

Water Pioneers builds on the skills introduced in Water Babies. Participants improve on these skills and learn more advanced skills in Water Pioneers. Once infants or young children are able to comfortably perform the skills in Water Babies, they progress to Water Pioneers. A parent/guardian is required to accompany each child in the water and participate in the classes.

A first time group experience without parents. Work toward independent performance of the basic skills including body positions, blowing bubbles, floating, kicking, jumping, and basic water safety. At this first level, children start developing good attitudes and safe practices around the water.

Continue to reinforce basic skills taught in Starfish and increase comfort level. Children continue to explore using simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to gain more proficiency for future strokes. Children should be able to put face in water comfortably for at least 3 seconds and be able to perform assisted front and back floats for 3-5 seconds.