We are blessed and grateful to have been referred to Dena and to have had our children be taught by…read moreher! She gave us the greatest gift ever--confidence in the water for our kids and all-around swim safety. We are forever thankful for this experience with her. She's the greatest swim instructor, and we will continue to refer her to others. Thank you, Dena!!!!

There is no possible way to describe how much joy and comfort Dena has given our family. She was…read moreable to get a VERY fearful and reluctant 5 year old into the water and somehow get him to swim and actually go under-water. Some children take to water like fish, ours was definitely not one of those. Dena teaches self-confidence and self-awareness to even the most resistant of us. And, to top it off, she was able to teach my wife to swim, just simply amazing and grateful. Thank you Dena, you are very special.

We've had an amazing experience with Gale! In just two months, my almost 3 year old has gone from…read morebeing afraid to get into the water to feeling confident and beginning to swim independently. The progress has been incredible to watch! Gale is patient, encouraging, and has a wonderful ability to build trust while gently helping children move beyond their comfort zones. My child absolutely loves her, she practices her swim skills at home and even pretends to be Teacher Gale during playtime! It's clear that Gale has made a lasting impression and helped her develop a genuine love of swimming. This has been such a positive and rewarding experience. I couldn't be happier with the progress my child has made, and I highly recommend Gale to any parent looking for a wonderful swim instructor!

I never write reviews. Truly I've written 1 bad review in my life on Amazon. I wanted so badly to…read morehave a good experience with Gale because she has so much experience but this is the last straw. Honestly, I was already getting frustrated with Gale as she was very irritated and impatient with my 2 year old. He was anxious, and he's speech delayed so he has a hard time verbally communicating that. I tried getting him excited for swim lessons by talking about the cool pool toys she had, and it actually kind of worked. I told her before the lesson how he's so excited to play with the ducks. She said ducks are exciting! Then didn't bring the toys out that lesson of the 2 following it. She also multiple times complained about other customers to me. I find that pretty unprofessional. But I thought maybe I'm just being overly sensitive. She's from a different generation. They do things differently. It's just hard to hear your baby crying for you. I thought we just needed to push through. But while he's upset she just kept telling him NO STOP. You're not going to cry. You're FINE. With so much annoyance. Honestly it reminds me of the jaded nurses I work with in the hospital who have been doing it forever and get annoyed with patients for needing anything extra or for being any level of difficult. Just so unsympathetic. He's 2. He's scared. This is still new to him. But I pressed on despite thinking maybe this isn't a good match of personalities. But half way through our month of swim lessons my son caught hand foot and mouth disease and so did our entire house. It was awful. I informed Gale and after calling out x2 she said I've taken you off the daily schedule just let us know when you're better. To me this communicates you don't need to keep calling out. Now she's telling me we no showed 3 times. Called out 2 times. Implying we can only reschedule 2 lessons. I'm sorry that's crazy. These lessons are expensive $85 a lesson. What a waste of money, and yet I'm relieved to take my business elsewhere.

Go anywhere else! Stay away! They are liars and scammers! Completely unethical and unprofessional!…read more Tarrik Daou is the executive director of the Lucile Cowle Swim School (now the Daland Swim School). This man has no conscience, no ethical compass, and does business dirty to make a profit. He is unhinged, condescending, and worships money over service, professionalism, and honesty. My child is autistic and is a Regional Center client. Lucile Cowle, also under Daland Swim School, said that they would create an account with a 3rd party payer so that they could be directly paid by the 3rd party vendor with the Lanterman Regional Center. I started communicating with Lucile Cowle Swim School on March 5, 2025. It is now July 2026 (16 months later), and I have finally been reimbursed after countless calls and emails. The only way that I was paid for adaptive swim lessons was to bypass LC completely, and Aveanna 3rd-party payers conducted a full investigation to unpack their numerous lies. Dealing with this unethical company was so traumatic and all-consuming. Aveanna had to create an internal memo to no longer deal with this company because they would often refuse to respond, say they already did without turning in the necessary paperwork, and they never responded to the Lanterman Regional Center. My Lanterman Regional Center worker constantly reached out to LC/Daland Swim School, and their statements about when they responded do not align with any of the paper trail. They have made it difficult at every turn. Read my reviews. I never posted a single negative review of a business before today. I have never posted a negative review even when the service or good wasn't great because I don't want to damage a business for having an off day. However, this took 16 months of my time, and the executive director, Tarrik Daou was so nasty, condescending, and more fearful of not covering his bases when too many outside parties (not me) came with financial questions than actually providing honest, reputable service or transparent, ethical accounting. I have a long paper trail that can back up every claim I have been as opposed to Lucile Cowle, who can't keep records or even finish setting up a business account for 8 months. This is step 1 of any financial accounting. I just can't in any good conscience recommend this awful institution or Tarrik's narcissistic personality as someone you want to deal with. Please. There are other reputable swim schools who won't lie to you. I don't call people liars easily; in fact, I literally never have before in any business review. I had to come up with a long paper trail and unravel his lies because he's such an expert gaslighter; you want to double and triple-check facts to make sure the accounting is done correctly. Please take your business elsewhere. There are swim schools that actually care about your kids, not just the money that comes with it. If your child has any special needs, please stay away. Being a special-needs parent who must advocate for your child's special needs is hard; why add to your load by constantly having to unravel one vendor's outright lies? Your time is precious, and your child can become an agile swimmer at a swim school that loves children and not just sees an opportunity to financially exploit you.

Crooks. Missed a lesson, scheduled a makeup. Day before makeup my kid had a stomach virus. I called…read moreand emailed to inform them. I was told he was not eligible for the makeup anymore. What? Would they prefer diarrhea in the pool? $60 for a 20 minute lesson. The office staff has been consistently horrendous the past 2 months.The girl I talked to on the phone laughed at me and Michael is just a dolt. Learn from me, try water wings, the Y, CLU (to name a few)

We've had such a great experience at Water Wings in Agoura Hills! Bryce and Connor at the front…read moredesk are always friendly, professional, and super helpful--they create such a positive, welcoming environment every time we come in. My daughter has swam with Lexie, Kailey, and Abigail and has absolutely loved each of them. She feels so safe, supported, and excited to learn at every lesson. The private classes in particular have made a huge difference--she's gained so much confidence and has learned incredible skills thanks to their patient and encouraging teaching styles. Highly recommend this location and team for any family looking for a safe, fun, and effective swim school!

We've been part of the water wings family the last few years as both my kids needed lessons. Bryce…read morethe manager is amazing, helpful, and so accommodating. We've had the pleasure of having multiple great instructors over the years. Both my girls have become confident and strong swimmers and are always smiling during their lessons. Before water wings we had tried a competitor in Thousand Oaks and my daughter dreaded going, was never progressing, and anytime she connected with an instructor they were gone weeks later. So happy we made the switch.

My almost 5 year old son has a slight fear of getting his face wet and had previously attended 3…read moresessions at crpd last summer. He did not learn or retain much from those sessions, between his fear of putting his face in the water, inability to keep warm (a neoprene shorty was still too cold in the summer) and short attention span. When I signed up for Connect the dots l picked lessons at midday to ensure it was warm enough for him. The main difference I noticed was that lessons were very focused. There were learning goals to be met each day, and most of the time it was exciting and fun but sometimes the kids reach an area outside of their comfort zone and the teachers at connect the dots don't back off. They firmly but gently keep working on it. That's why these 1-on-1 lessons cost more. My son had McKenna, the new lady teacher and he did well. Not a tear in the end but of course, if we don't keep practicing he will forget what he learned. Other things that will help your child to maximize learning at these lessons (not requirement but helps) -Sufficient upper body strength to push/lift themselves out of edge of pool -Able to understand/follow instruction in English -Able to handle being in and out of water in outdoor environment for 25 mins (my son needed neoprene suit and midday lessons) -Ability to coordinate limbs I watched a 6 year old learn to thread water, and swim the length of the pool (12 feet?) and he came in with some fear of water like my son.

What a wonderful swimming class! It was worth every penny, and worth taking the time. My son is a…read moreconfident swimmer, and is ready to take on this summer! I would recommend this place to everybody.

I've been using 805 LifeGuard for my daughter's swim lessons and also used one of their lifeguards…read morefor her birthday pool party. Jasper is so responsive and helpful while coordinating us with the best guard or instructor based on our needs. Highly recommend anyone for lessons of all ages. Babies too!!!

What amazing service and safety! Jaden was fantastic at our party we hosted. There were 30 kids…read morefrom 3-11 years old and Jaden was very engaged with the kids and coaching them on safety while still having fun. Also a bonus that all the kids loved when he was suggesting different pool games to play.

I am so grateful for Dr. Julie and the entire staff for the care and support I received during my…read morepostpartum healing journey. From the moment I walked in, everyone was welcoming, kind, and made me feel completely comfortable. Dr. Julie was incredibly knowledgeable, compassionate, and helpful in guiding me through my recovery. She took the time to listen to my concerns and helped me regain confidence in my body postpartum. One thing that made such a difference for me as a new mom was being able to bring my baby to appointments. The office was so understanding and accommodating, which made it much easier to prioritize my own healing while caring for my little one. I highly recommend this office to any postpartum mom looking for pelvic floor therapy. Their support and expertise made a meaningful impact on my recovery, and I am very thankful for all they have done for me.

I highly recommend working with Rachel Cappuccino! I worked with Rachel throughout my 3rd pregnancy…read morein hopes of preparing for a VBAC and while I ultimately ended up with a repeat c-section, I am happy to have Rachel to help with my postpartum recovery. I definitely went back and forth about whether to work with a pelvic floor physical therapist due to the cost, but I am finding the cost well worthwhile to keep my body strong and healthy for myself and my family. Rachel is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and will instantly have you at ease. I highly recommend working with Rachel or any of the other highly skilled therapists at Cappuccino Physical Therapy in Thousand Oaks!

Our child absolutely LOVES this swim school…read more From the moment we arrive, they light up knowing they get to see their instructor, "Ms. Ay-ba" (Ava) and when it's time to leave, they're always asking for "more pool!" In just a few months, we've watched them grow from hesitant to completely confident--jumping in, swimming, and fully trusting their instructor. They're now learning to float and roll, and seeing that pride and excitement has been incredible. This program has given them not just essential water safety skills, but confidence, joy, and a genuine love for the water. We are so grateful for the positive impact it's had on our family

I take my son to swim class here. We love Miss Mary she is so thoughtful and thorough as an…read moreinstructor. Once we took a make up class with Miss Ava and she was also great. Im a nervous Nelly mom and they both handle my concerns with so much grace. They also have a very simple and easy app to use which we love. Their cancelation policy is wonderful and they give yoy make up tokens that don't expire. We have had nothing but a good experience here and reccomend this place to all our friends with babies.