Puddle Ducks at Avisford Park Hotel
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Swimming Lessons
Puddle Ducks at Avisford Park Hotel
Yapton Ln, Arundel BN18 0LS
# Puddle Ducks at Avisford Park Hotel
Puddle Ducks is a specialist swimming school offering progressive lessons for babies, pre-school children and school-aged swimmers across West Kent and East Sussex, with classes at the Avisford Park Hotel in Arundel alongside 14 other locations including Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne and Worthing.
The business caters to families seeking water confidence and swimming development for children from baby stage through primary school. Founded by Clive and Lindsay Relf, the organisation has built a strong reputation with a 5.0/5.0 rating from 50 customer reviews.
What genuinely distinguishes Puddle Ducks is their child-led approach—they are the first national baby swim school operating entirely on this philosophy. Rather than prescriptive teaching methods, their expert instructors tailor activities to each child's individual abilities and developmental needs. Classes are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of ten children per session, and held in warm pools to optimise comfort and learning.
Their Baby & Pre-school programme integrates rhyme, music and movement based on established child development research, creating meaningful bonding experiences for parents and carers. The results speak clearly: children taught through their system frequently achieve independent swimming of over 10 metres before starting school—a significant achievement demonstrating the effectiveness of their approach.
The business also offers Swim Academy classes for school-aged children, providing structured progression beyond the pre-school stage.
Puddle Ducks is a specialist swimming school offering progressive lessons for babies, pre-school children and school-aged swimmers across West Kent and East Sussex, with classes at the Avisford Park Hotel in Arundel alongside 14 other locations including Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne and Worthing.
The business caters to families seeking water confidence and swimming development for children from baby stage through primary school. Founded by Clive and Lindsay Relf, the organisation has built a strong reputation with a 5.0/5.0 rating from 50 customer reviews.
What genuinely distinguishes Puddle Ducks is their child-led approach—they are the first national baby swim school operating entirely on this philosophy. Rather than prescriptive teaching methods, their expert instructors tailor activities to each child's individual abilities and developmental needs. Classes are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of ten children per session, and held in warm pools to optimise comfort and learning.
Their Baby & Pre-school programme integrates rhyme, music and movement based on established child development research, creating meaningful bonding experiences for parents and carers. The results speak clearly: children taught through their system frequently achieve independent swimming of over 10 metres before starting school—a significant achievement demonstrating the effectiveness of their approach.
The business also offers Swim Academy classes for school-aged children, providing structured progression beyond the pre-school stage.
Services offered
Baby swimming lessonsPre-school swimming lessonsSwim Academy classes for school-aged childrenWater confidence developmentProgressive swimming instructionSmall group classesWarm pool environmentsChild-led learning approach