Availability updates will show across the top of each page of our services. In general, through May and into June, there is usually good instructor availability. By the end of June, we’re 90% full, but if you have more open times/days we can usually serve you. August onward have good openings, as early season clients finish with their happy swimmers!

Some of our instructors DO have their own home pool available for lessons. If this is the case, it will be noted prominently in the instructors bio, in red bold type.

When you enroll, put this need noted in “Parents Notes to our Office” field on the enrollment form, and request the instructor with a pool available. Only about 10% of staff have a pool of their own to offer. 90% of our lessons are at client provided pools. We also suggest asking a friend to host, or using your HOA pool, or with permission a public pool. We are insured to teach anywhere.

We match the days and times you’ve requested, and your child’s age and ability to the instructor with the best experience for your child’s age group. Our instructors have a minimum of 3 years swim lesson teaching experience and child development backgrounds; head back to our home page and select “Swim Instructors” tab to see their pictures and bios.

Once you’re assigned an instructor, you have them for the season. With this in mind, it’s best to start earlier in the season, rather than later. Then in August, there are more openings. If you want to change instructors, you can do so at any time.

First, as you’re enrolling, check our local metro page for your region and see if there looks like we have staff near you. Upon enrollment, if our manager feels we can’t serve your need, she will inform you within a couple days of your enrolling if there is no instructor available. Absent that notification, your instructor will be assignedand call youapproximately 7-10 days prior to your listed start date. They will call to answer any questions and get specific notes for coming to your home. Please take down their phone number, so you can call them direct for any changes in plans.

Yes. What’s best for the child’s learning is best for all. Just inform your instructor, and we will bill or credit you.

Short answer, no, we don’t allow trial lessons. For the sake of scheduling our instructors to come to your home we do not to trial lessons. It’s very challenging to block out time and accept clients on a one lesson basis. However, if you’re not pleased or things don’t work out, for any reason, we refund you whatever was unused of your prepayment. This is very rare, happening with less than 5% of our love-bug children.

We feel the best learning takes place when lessons are three times a week, however twice a week can also work. Once a week is just too infrequent as children forget too much in between lessons. The younger the age of the child, the more lessons per week is better. Yet, if a child is a bit older (3+) and is in the pool at his home in between lessons, twice a week is ok.

Programs doing daily lessons for two weeks straight can be extremely costly, whereas if you work with the child yourself on what he or she’s learning in between lessons, you will be fine in many cases with twice a week lessons. However, if a child is near-swimming, and doesn’t have his own pool, daily intensives for two weeks work very well.

The most noticeable difference between HappySwimmers and other programs is the staff. Their experience is the highest of any local programs: 13 years is our average! And you keep the same instructor all season, which builds trust.

Trust between student and teacher is the “hidden” key and we constantly build on it.

Our teachers tell their students squarely eye to eye: “I will never let go of you in the pool until you tell me it’s ok.” (No suprises, no dunking or forcing.) Soul to soul, a bond is formed. Each lesson we go just outside the child’s comfort zone, with beautiful encouragement. That’s our path to swimming (and you save thousands of dollars in adult therapy bills later because a child wasn’t traumatized in swimming.)

It says on the home page andacross our site: “Loving Swim Lessons at Home.” How many companies anywhere state being loving and kindas their teachers’pathway to success? We hope more will. Thanks for coming to Happy Swimmers!

This is always the million dollar question, and anyone who answers that definitively without being in the water with your child, is either a rookie, or trying too hard to get your money.

Each child progresses differently, as stated above in the teaching tips article. We tell the parents to look for good progress. You know where your child began, and you see where they’re at. Withgood progress happening, keep supporting that progress. Commonly though, non-fearful four year olds and up in private lessons can pick up basic swimming in half a dozen lessons and be strong swimmers in a dozen or so lessons.

Your instructor can give you a truly informed perspective after the first few lessons. It could be a just 2-4 lessons for adults, a month or two of lessons for children, or into next Summer for toddlers. Support the progress, not a fixed date, and watch things come to pass with smiling faces in the water–not stress.

Yes, we do adult lessons. I suggest 40 min lesson length for adults. With adults, it’s usually 80% overcoming fear of water/deep end, and 20% mechanical. We understand this, compassionately, and will be there for you, with no surprises.

Adults don’t usually need as many swim lessons to learn once the fear dissolves. How many lessons? Start out with 4-6, and take it from there.

We have specialists on staff for that as well, for all ages: kids and adults.

Yes. If you are starting lessons in August or later, our 4 lesson prepayment is dropped. We have clients on a case by case basis continue into November sometimes. Try us in the Winter too. As long as the pool is heated warm, and the outside temperature is pleasant, we’re happy to serve you.