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215 Williams Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057Tuesday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · Sunday and Monday: ClosedTuesday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Woman owned(425) 555-0106
Guppy Parent and Child Swim
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Parent-and-child swim classes in Renton, Washington

Warm water for you and your baby

Guppy is a small swim school beside a family studio. Classes start at three months, an adult is in the water with every child, and the first class is a gentle one.

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  • Babies from three months
  • An adult in the water with every child
  • A warm pool and a studio to sit in
A father holding his toddler in warm water, the two of them smiling at each other, with an instructor beside them

Your baby's first class

From the front door to the water, in four steps

Every class follows the same shape, so a first class feels like the second.

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  1. Step 1: Arrive and rinse

    Come a few minutes early. Shoes go in the cubbies, and you and your baby rinse at the showers before the pool.

  2. Step 2: Get in together

    You get in by the steps, where the water is shallow and warm. The instructor is on the step beside you and shows you how to hold your baby.

  3. Step 3: Songs, floating and play

    For 30 minutes we sing, float with support, splash and move through the water together. If your baby has had enough, we get out and try another day.

  4. Step 4: Out, warm and dry

    Wrap up in a towel and sit down in the studio beside the pool for a quiet minute before you head home.

Five age stages

Find your child's age stage

Classes follow your child's age, from three months to four years. The instructor suggests where to start at your first class and when to move up.

  1. 01

    Babies

    Ages 3 to 8 months
    Skills

    • Being held chest to chest in warm water

    • Gentle pours of water over the shoulders

    • Floating on the back with the grown-up's hands for support

    • Songs with a steady beat

    Moving up

    When your baby sits up steadily and reaches for toys in the water, the instructor suggests Sitters and crawlers.

  2. 02

    Sitters and crawlers

    Ages 8 to 15 months
    Skills

    • Sitting on the step and splashing

    • Reaching for floating toys

    • Blowing bubbles with the grown-up

    • Moving from one grown-up to another along the step

    Moving up

    When your child pulls up to stand at the pool edge and likes to walk along the step, the instructor suggests Walkers.

  3. 03

    Walkers

    Ages 15 months to 2 years
    Skills

    • Walking in the shallow water, holding hands

    • Pouring and filling with cups

    • Kicking while the grown-up holds a kickboard

    • Going down the steps with a grown-up

    Moving up

    When your child is steady walking in the water and likes to kick while you hold their hands, the instructor suggests Toddlers.

  4. 04

    Toddlers

    Ages 2 to 3 years
    Skills

    • Kicking on the front and back with support

    • Floating with the grown-up's hands under the back

    • Reaching for the wall

    • Blowing bubbles and putting the face in the water

    Moving up

    When floating with support and reaching for the wall are steady, the instructor suggests Preschoolers.

  5. 05

    Preschoolers

    Ages 3 to 4 years
    Skills

    • Kicking across the shallow end with the grown-up beside

    • Floating on the front and back with light support

    • Getting in from the pool edge with a grown-up's hands

    • Listening for the instructor's cue and taking turns

    Moving up

    When your child is ready for a class without a grown-up in the water, the instructor talks it through with you.

Where to startBook a first class

Sample levels.

Every child moves at their own pace.

This session's classes

Weekday mornings, a few late afternoons and Saturday mornings, by age stage.

Fall session

Showing 19 of 19

Tuesday

  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am

    Babies

    Charity · 30 minutes

    3 to 8 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am

    Sitters and crawlers

    Albina · 30 minutes

    8 to 15 monthsSitters and crawlersOpenRegister

  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am

    Walkers

    Albina · 30 minutes

    15 months to 2 yearsWalkersWaitlistRegister

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Toddlers

    Ryan · 30 minutes

    2 to 3 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

Wednesday

  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am

    Toddlers

    Tuyen · 30 minutes

    2 to 3 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am

    Walkers

    Tuyen · 30 minutes

    15 months to 2 yearsWalkersFull

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Babies

    Charity · 30 minutes

    3 to 8 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

Thursday

  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am

    Babies

    Charity · 30 minutes

    3 to 8 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am

    Sitters and crawlers

    Albina · 30 minutes

    8 to 15 monthsSitters and crawlersWaitlistRegister

  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am

    Preschoolers

    Ryan · 30 minutes

    3 to 4 yearsPreschoolersOpenRegister

  • 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

    Walkers

    Albina · 30 minutes

    15 months to 2 yearsWalkersOpenRegister

Friday

  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am

    Sitters and crawlers

    Tuyen · 30 minutes

    8 to 15 monthsSitters and crawlersOpenRegister

  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am

    Toddlers

    Tuyen · 30 minutes

    2 to 3 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am

    Babies

    Charity · 30 minutes

    3 to 8 monthsBabiesWaitlistRegister

Saturday

  • 8:30 am – 9:00 am

    Babies

    Tuyen · 30 minutes

    3 to 8 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

  • 9:15 am – 9:45 am

    Sitters and crawlers

    Albina · 30 minutes

    8 to 15 monthsSitters and crawlersOpenRegister

  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am

    Walkers

    Ryan · 30 minutes

    15 months to 2 yearsWalkersWaitlistRegister

  • 10:45 am – 11:15 am

    Toddlers

    Ryan · 30 minutes

    2 to 3 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Preschoolers

    Charity · 30 minutes

    3 to 4 yearsPreschoolersOpenRegister

Sample classes.

Times change by session; the enrollment page has this week's.

The series

A six-week series, one class at a time

Parent-and-child classes run in six-week series. Every class is 30 minutes, with the same instructor at the same time each week.

  • Weekly series

    One parent-and-child class each week for six weeks, on the same day and at the same time.

    • One 30-minute class a week
    • Six weeks in a series
    • The same instructor each week
    • Make-up classes while the series runs
    Term:
    Six weeks, billed once at the start of the series
    Cancellation:
    Tell us a week before a series starts and your place moves to the next one
    Refunds:
    A class we cancel is made up or credited to your next series
    Book a first class

  • Twice-a-week series

    Two classes each week for six weeks, on two days when there is room, with a Saturday morning if you like.

    • Two 30-minute classes a week
    • Six weeks in a series
    • Two days that suit your week
    • Make-up classes while the series runs
    Term:
    Six weeks, billed once at the start of the series
    Cancellation:
    Tell us a week before a series starts and your place moves to the next one
    Refunds:
    A class we cancel is made up or credited to your next series
    Book a first class

The pool and the studio

A small warm pool, with a studio next door to sit in

The pool is shallow and warm, with wide steps to sit on and a ramp for strollers and carriers. Next door, the family studio has chairs, a low table and a window onto the water, for the minutes before and after class.

  • Wide steps to sit on

  • Shoes in the cubbies, towels on the hooks

  • A bench by the glass for anyone watching

The pool and the studio
A shallow indoor pool with a wide step, a small slide and floating mats, the water still and no one in it

What families write

4.9

41 reviews

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  • “I was nervous about my first time in the water with a baby. The instructor walked us through each step before we got in, and we stayed on the step until we were ready.”

    Adelyn W., parent of a five-month-old

  • “Same day, same time, same instructor every week. My son knows the songs now, and I know where to put my hands.”

    Paxton B., parent of a toddler

  • “The pool is warm, the studio next door has somewhere to sit and wrap up after class, and the front desk answers our texts the same day.”

    Jaslene R., parent of an eight-month-old

Sample reviews.

In the pool

Who is in the water

An adult is in the water with every child, and the instructor teaches from the water or from the step.

Family policies

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 1 child

    Babies, 3 to 8 months

    Class size: 6

  • 1 adult to 1 child

    Sitters and crawlers, 8 to 15 months

    Class size: 6

  • 1 adult to 1 child

    Walkers, 15 months to 2 years

    Class size: 8

  • 1 adult to 1 child

    Toddlers, 2 to 3 years

    Class size: 8

  • 1 adult to 1 child

    Preschoolers, 3 to 4 years

    Class size: 8

  • Ages 3 months to 4 years

Staff checks and training

  • Background checks
  • CPR and first aid
  • Lifeguard training
  • Water safety instructors

Safety routines

  • Rinse, sign in and the deck

    Families sign in at the front desk, rinse at the showers and wait on the bench until the instructor waves everyone to the steps.

  • A grown-up within reach

    A grown-up stays within reach of every child at the pool, before and after class as well as in it. Nothing replaces adult supervision.

  • Phones away from the water

    Phones stay in the bag at the pool, so both of your hands are free for your child.

  • Unwell or closed

    If your child is unwell, call us and we will find a make-up. If the pool closes, we text and email families and make the class up in the same series or credit it to the next.

Sample details.

Book a first class

Choose a class with room on our enrollment page. Bring a towel for each of you; swim shirts are welcome.

Book a first class
Phone(425) 555-0106
Hours
Tuesday to FridayToday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SaturdayToday
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sunday and MondayToday
Closed