Swim England launches early years swimming qualifications

Swim England Qualifications has launched two new qualifications designed to strengthen teaching standards for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.

The new pathways aim to develop specialist early years swimming skills, improve consistency across providers and help the sector meet growing demand for lessons. Teaching very young children requires specialist knowledge of child development, safeguarding and age-appropriate water confidence activities.

“Early years swimming plays a vital role in helping children build confidence in the water,” says Swim England’s Sarah Green.