Frequently Asked Questions

At Little Splashes, we believe in a holistic approach of teaching as it makes learning more natural and engaging. Our programmes do not only target water safety and water confidence. In our 30 minutes lesson, we carefully craft and tackle different developmental needs such as psychological, social, emotional, and physical growth.

We also encourage a progressive teaching style that tags on students’ individual pace of learning without affecting their morale and esteem. Hence, we do not put pressure and expectations on our students but instead guide them progressively by customising our lessons according to the current abilities of the student.

For more information, you may read more from Our Program page.

Our normal class ratio is 1:5 per lesson. With this small class ratio, Teachers can facilitate, instruct and impart knowledge individually to each student.

All our Teachers have to go through an intensive in-house training programme with more than 100 hours of water time before they are assessed and qualified to be able to independently conduct a class. Every term break, all Teachers are called back for a Teacher’s updates and additional trainings to improve as our syllabus is constantly evolving together with our children’s learning ability and style.

Additionally, all our Teachers are SSI and Austswim certified. These are international recognised certification associations.

All the swimming programmes offered at Little Splashes progressively teaches different skills that positively contributes to mastering water safety, water confidence and various swimming techniques. However, we respect that every child is different in their own unique way where they learn and develop differently at their own pace. Hence, we do not put pressure and expectations on our students but instead guide their physical and mental development by adjusting our lessons accordingly. Therefore, there is no specific time frame or duration we can say for certain that your child will be able to learn to swim.

Our Infants & Toddlers programmes are designed to address the different developmental milestones at each varying group. Thus, students below 3 years old are grouped according by their birth year and month.

Our Children Learn-to-Swim programme is crafted according to our student’s learning ability. Teachers will perform a students’ assessment every 6 months, and over a span of 1 month to enable students to demonstrate their current abilities with consistency. We will, thereafter, group them according to their performance level to ensure optimal lesson performance and progression.

Numerous documentaries and research articles have proven that Children under 7 years old have an average of 20 minutes attention span, and it is during this period of focused attention that cognitive information processing (i.e. learning) occurs!

At the age of 2, Toddlers have an attention span of maximum of 10 minutes. At 3 years old, it is 15 minutes and it subsequently increases every 5 minutes yearly.

In Little Splashes, our lessons are packed with different songs (for Infants & Toddlers) and activities to get the children constantly moving in the water. These are all carefully crafted to meet our program’s objectives. Along with our small class ratio of 1:5, Teachers are able to facilitate, instruct and impart knowledge individually. Therefore, a 30 minute lesson filled with constant movements in the water is sufficient.

In Little Splashes, we have various class packages to suit different parents’ preference and flexibility. These packages are:

A Single Trial Lesson – is available for parents who wish to try out a class before committing to a package or can also be used as an ad-hoc session for parents who wish to attend an additional class out of the committed package.

4 Trial Class Bundle Package – enables both child and parent to attend 4 continuous weekly lessons on the same day and time, with the same teacher. This is highly recommended for first timers to try out before determining whether to commit to a Term Package. Reason being, it takes regular exposure for a first timer child to familiarise and adapt to a completely new environment before learning can take place.

Term Package – classes are on a weekly basis for the duration of a Term. For parents to enjoy this special package price, the student who is attending the lesson would have to be a member with Little Splashes. As such, a one-time registration fee per student allows access to Little Splashes’ Membership.

(Term: We have 4 terms in a year and the dates may vary from the regular local schooling system, hence, do kindly check Our Calendar for more information.)

Little Splashes’ Infants & Toddlers programme are structured according to age group, while the Children Learn-to-Swim programme is grouped based on students’ abilities. We respect and cater to every students’ individual performance, mood, attention span and learning ability. Therefore, in every lesson, our Teachers are trained to assess and adjust the class objectives and activities based on the students’ performance and mood. We also encourage a progressive learning style that tags on students’ individual pace of learning without affecting their morale and esteem. Therefore, activities done in class will be customised to the current abilities of each student and your child will not be missing out on any skills that were taught previously. Take it easy and enjoy the entire process flow directed by our Teachers.

Little Splashes prides itself in its water quality. To ensure that the pool water is clean and optimal for all our students and parents, it is mandatory that all students under 3 years old or not toilet trained to wear 2 layers of diapers every lesson.

The first layer of swim diaper is the disposable swim diaper. We accept any brands of disposable swim diaper. This layer will hold and absorb a substantial amount of urine or faeces.

The second layer of swim diaper is the reusable swim diaper. There are a lot of different materials and brands in the market for purchase. We recommend any reusable swim diaper that is fitting by the hips and thighs with ideally an inner layer of mesh material. We do not accept training diapers or any swim diapers with an inner layer that is made of cotton.

We do sell these diapers over our counter if you like to purchase it before your swimming lesson. Alternatively, do feel free to contact us if you have any doubts on the material of the diapers.

To ensure the quality and hygiene of our water, we would like to be more conservative. Many a times through our past experience, toddlers who are over excited or relaxed tend to forget or ignore the warning signs of the need to go to the toilet.

Therefore, it is mandatory for all infants and toddlers under 3 years old or not toilet trained to wear 2 layers of our recommended swim diapers.

Infants as young as 3 months old to toddlers aged 36 months old are required to have a parent in the water during their swim lessons. Through our program, both parent and child are able to experience a great nurturing bond.

Our swim Teachers will facilitate the class and guide parents on how to execute and assist their child accordingly. This would make the parent the teacher to the child for the whole lesson.

Although we do acknowledge that most children would prefer to have both parents in the water during their swim lessons, we prefer our student to gain the most out of each lesson. Through our experience, with only one parent in the water would allow both parent and child to focus and follow instructions better. This would prevent any form of distractions and helps create a more conducive learning environment.