My daughter just completed 4 weeks of swimming lessons with Mrs Yvonne and we had such a great…read moreexperience. Mrs. Yvonne is amazing, patient and great at communicating with the little ones. My daughter has gained so much confidence in the water. 4 weeks ago my daughter wouldn't put her head in the water, let alone let water touch her face. We can't wait to return next summer. Highly recommend Mrs Yvonne.

We've seen such an incredible improvement in our six-year-old, since starting lessons with Yvonne…read more Not only have her swimming techniques improved significantly, but her confidence in the water has grown so much as well. At one point she was afraid of putting her face in the water! Yvonne is wonderful at communicating and has such a great way of encouraging the kids to push themselves a little further while still making them feel safe and supported. It's clear she genuinely cares about their progress and success. We are beyond pleased with the results and will absolutely continue working with Yvonne in the future. Highly recommend!

Darlene was wonderful. My 9 year old daughter took her class to refine her front and back stroke…read more We're very happy with her progress. Thank you Darlene.

Darlene is absolutely amazing ! She made my timid, slightly scared of water daughter come out of…read moreher shell. After a few lessons she was jumping into the deep end with confidence. We were at a more traditional swim school for over a year and my daughter made more progress after 1 lesson with Darlene than one year elsewhere. Book fast because spots get taken but Darlene will work with you!!

My daughter refused to put her face under water her whole 4 years of life. After 1 day at Colleen's…read moreshe gained confidence from the instructors and other kids, I was satisfied immediately. Wonderful group of instructors!

The instructors are amazing with kids. My daughter is 5 and has gained so much more confidence in…read morethe water. She looks forward to swim class each day we've gone.

Aquamayne Swim Academy has been such a great experience. Nate is incredibly patient and knows how…read moreto meet each student where they're at, whether it's a young child or an adult learning later on. The one on one lessons make it feel very personalized, and I love that the pool is heated it just makes everything more comfortable, especially for kids. The whole space feels welcoming and organized, which makes a difference. You can tell he truly cares about what he does. If you're looking for personalized swim lessons, this is it.

I cannot recommend Amy enough! Finding a reliable and skilled swim instructor can be a daunting…read moretask, but Amy made the entire process incredibly seamless and easy. My 2-year-old son, Ezekiel, just finished his sessions with her and we had an absolutely wonderful experience. Amy has a natural gift for working with toddlers; she was patient, encouraging, and made every lesson fun. It was amazing to see Ezekiel's confidence in the water grow so quickly. If you are looking for someone who is professional, easy to communicate with, and fantastic with kids, Amy is the one. We are so happy we found her!

There will never be enough words possible to explain how amazing our experience was with Mrs Amy…read more She is kind, patient and so loving with the kids. I have 4 littles with ages ranging 10 months to 7 years old. They are all now safe and confident in the water thanks to her. They used to be so fearful and anxious without floaties and now it's the complete opposite. If you're ever contemplating survival float and swim, I will tell you as a parent it is the best thing you can do for your kids. It only takes a second for a life changing moment near water. Take the chance, enroll and commit to these lessons, you will not regret it. My kids and I grew to love her and time with her so much that graduation was the most bittersweet knowing we wouldn't be seeing her everyday anymore, but we can't wait for pop in refreshers to visit our favorite!

We signed up our daughter, 2 1/2. Jessica said she could get us signed up for the end of May. She…read moresent me the link on her website to sign up. Her website was down. Once it was back up I signed up and asked her if we could start when we agreed and she said that by the time we signed up, other families had taken our spot and now my option would be really late in the day or mid August. We eventually agreed on a compromise time and she assured me it would work out with other children cancelling or getting sick. We went to one class. Then she had to cancel because she was sick. After two weeks of cancellations for various reasons on her part, she moved pools on us to a pool much farther away. This pool was dangerous with tripping hazards and unsafe grades and curbs on and around the pool. Then one day she said we had to go several hours later because "everyone else" wanted to do later class that day because of weather. I pointed out that it was actually supposed to get hotter later in the day and we would prefer to come to our class at the agreed upon time. She just said she wouldn't be there. When I complained that I didn't understand why my agreed upon appointment time was being run by committee and other families' last minute changes, she had a lot of excuses but no logical answer. So there were too many cancellations on her part to count for things like, weather, dirty pool, she's sick, family emergency, Father's Day weekend travel etc. The 6 week program was still going on from May to August. Of course she demanded payment each week even when she cancelled classes. When it came to what she calls "check out", throwing the kids in the pool with clothes and regular diaper, (graduation), my daughter was very scared from the process and did not complete it successfully. Jessica claimed it was a success. I think just to get another family in our spot and collect more money. My daughter went from loving the pool to getting super anxious anytime we get her swimsuit out. Jessica said we would continue lessons until she improved in her attitude towards swimming, but only offered us sporadic undesirable times when my daughter was scheduled to nap. The last straw was when I asked her for a refund as my daughter wasn't water safe as promised. I told her I had the video of the graduation to show proof. Then I was informed that she had video from the homeowner where the class was that shows successful graduation. That's when I realized she had been recording everything with no waver or permission asked. Jessica had taken my daughter's clothes off in the pool and outside the pool. She claimed that it was easier to take off in the pool. She is recording all the children in a state of undress without parents' knowledge. Bottom line she will take your money, not fulfill commitments, change locations, change times, never apologize, has an excuse for everything. She'll try to talk you in circles and she will record your children without your knowledge.

When we signed up with Jessica, we agreed upon a set schedule and time and then the first class got…read morecancelled because she said the pool wouldn't be warm in time. The next day we went on as scheduled. By the third class, we had to go to her moms pool in De Luz, which was further away than the agreed upon location. The pool was dirty and there was no shade. The kids can't wear sunglasses, sunblock or hats during their classes, so no shade was unfortunate for my 7 month old baby. During the swim lesson at her mom's pool, Jessica was scooping stuff out of the pool since the pool was dirty and not cleaned. Her mom was yelling down to her during the lesson as well. Over the course of 3 weeks she kept needing to reschedule the lessons, and then she stated that all lessons would be at her mom's pool from now on. Finally, my husband and I decided to stop lessons because of the inconsistency of the schedule, change in pools, and her frequently canceling last minute. We had paid $600 upfront, and only attended 3 classes. We asked for a refund and she refused. So we paid $600 for 3 10 minute lessons. Please use our experience as a lesson and go with someone else.

As far as swim schools go for my son, I can only compare Floaties (@3yrs) to SD swim school…read more(@5yrs). He also had a swim instructor as part of summer school, but that wasn't a swim school. I'm doing my review from my son's new-to-swimming/basic swimmer perspective. Classes that teach more advanced swimmers may be different. SD Swim has certified American Red Cross instructors who presumably use that methodology for instruction (though it isn't specifically stated on their site). Floaties instructors use the Floaties Way, which they're all trained in. SD Swim takes place at Mt Carmel High School's swim facilities, which have the typical chlorinated pool common to most homes and public swim areas. Floaties has their own locations that use heated salt water pools. For SD Swim, I like that each class has an instructor *and* a lifeguard in the water watching the group no matter how big/small. Some groups had six children, some had two. My 5yr old was the only one in his class because the other groups were filled, but he still had a lifeguard watching him while he was being taught. Safety is clearly important here. The instructor taught my son to float on his back (which he was somewhat familiar with from Floaties). Then he was taught to float for a bit on his belly before rolling onto his back again. This was a new technique that made a lot of sense when I saw it. If you accidentally fell into the water and weren't a good swimmer, you can hopefully roll yourself onto your back and breathe. Or if you don't have stamina, you might swim on your belly for a bit before rolling to your back...and back and forth. The instructor was also trying to get my son to sort of swim on his side with one cheek out of the water...in a kind of pre-freestyle position. He didn't quite get it, but I could see where it was going. Facilities-wise, there are about five or six spray showers against the wall to the side of the bathrooms. There are also three stalls adjacent that you/your child can change in. The stalls are only covered with thin plastic tarps that have rips in them (at least, as of this review). A small wind means you could be getting a face full of plastic stuck to you if you're not wary. Or you could be giving someone an eyeful if you really want to change there. Getting my son into the women's bathroom stall to change was a chore, and I realize that some parents don't want their girls seeing penis, which would certainly happen with my squirrelly son. Some doors on the larger outdoor stalls would be a convenience. If you know your kiddo is fine with water on his/head, and you don't mind the regular pool (chlorine), then I recommend SD Swim. Their instruction and focus on safety is admirable. Floaties has the heated salt water pool that I mentioned before. They start beginners off by slowly dribbling water over the child's head and distracting them with a variety of toys floating and hiding in various areas around their pool. It's possible that several classes will be dedicated to overcoming a child's fear of water this way. I'm not sure how SD Swim does it so I can't compare. Lastly, price. SD Swim is not as expensive as Floaties for the same number of classes. This might also figure in to your decision.

My daughter has been in the small groups if just two kids for 3 sessions now. That's 3 weeks total…read more Great experience so far. We've had different instructors each week, but they all are using the same method which is to teach the kids how to float on their backs, the swim on their backs and eventually swim on their front. This is to yeah them to be water safe from the get go. My daughter has learned so much in such a short period of time. I'm very impressed with how sweet and encouraging they are with the kids. She's almost 4 and they are full of praise for her efforts and high fives. We love the week long sessions for 5 days in a row. That's about what we can handle right now. She's exceeded my expectations and I'm thrilled with our experience.

Anywhere but here! Not only was my son suspended and then expelled (after getting payment of…read morecourse) but we've been trying to get our refund for weeks now. Either they don't pick up the phone, never call back or always have some excuse as to why the check isn't ready. My husband finally got through to some man via phone call after calling literally 9 times, and was told that he can come pick up the check today to which my husband confirmed the time, etc and took off work early in order to get to the camp office on time. Once there, he was told that the check was mailed back to the "other" office and when my husband asked why they couldn't call him or at least not confirm the pickup today and perhaps not tell him that the check is ready; both the supervisor and the man looked perplexed. Mind you, this has been one of our many, many, many attempts in trying to get our rightful money back and they always have some excuse. Please, take your child somewhere else! We just moved from NYC so we do have experience with various camps and this camp hires barely-there looking teens with no experience who only know how to harass the parents if their child jumped too high and immediately have the child picked up cause the workers don't want to do anything and it clearly shows! It may seem like a good idea cause of the price but you get what you pay for, if not a lot less so save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else where your child can get a decent experience.

We have used Boys&Girls Club in Temecula for summer and some school breaks since 2017 and we are…read morealways pleased with the care and supervision. My oldest, preteen, especially enjoys meeting new friends from other area schools and likes being here instead of stuck at home. We miss being able to do camps here for the kids.