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Available programmes at this location:

baby and pre-school

Baby & Pre-school 0-4 years

NEW LESSONS STARTING AFTER EASTER 2025 AT THIS POOL. ENQUIRE NOW TO BE THE FIRST IN THE POOL!

free parking

Free Parking

spectators allowed

Spectators Allowed

pool depth

1.0m-1.4m Pool Depth

pool temperature 29-30

Avg Pool Temp 29-30°C

Classes Timetable

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Upcoming Holiday Dates (inclusive)

Starts:  Tue 08 Apr 2025    Ends:  Mon 21 Apr 2025

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Starts:  Mon 26 May 2025    Ends:  Fri 30 May 2025

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Starts:  Mon 27 Oct 2025    Ends:  Fri 31 Oct 2025

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Tuesday

baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

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Kickers

15 - 30 months

10:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

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Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

11:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

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baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

11:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

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Thursday

baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

10:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

10:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

11:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

11:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

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Friday

baby and pre school class

Kickers

15 - 30 months

10:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Little Dippers

30 months - 4 years

10:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Floaties

0 - 9 months

Floaties classes are for babies from 0-9 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and had previous swimming lesson experience, you can book into our Splashers class.

11:00 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now
baby and pre school class

Splashers

6 - 15 months

Splashers classes are for babies between 6-15 months. If your baby is between 6-9 months and has no swimming lesson experience, you should book into our Floaties class.

11:30 AM

£17.00 per lesson

Enquire Now

Puddle Ducks operates a monthly payment system where customers pay in advance to secure their space in their class. When you join Puddle Ducks, your joining payment will be for enough lessons to take you just past the date of your first monthly payment (this date varies depending on where you swim). Monthly payments will be 4 x lesson fee.

Location & Directions

John Nike Way, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8TF

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Essential Pool Information

What to wear

BABY & PRE SCHOOL: A well-fitting neoprene swim nappy must be worn with a disposable swim nappy or one of our environmentally friendly NappyWraps & Liners underneath if your child is in Floaties, Splashers or Kickers and in other programmes if they are not yet fully potty/toilet trained.

We suggest all little swimmers (Floaties and Splashers to wear an extra layer to ensure they remain warm. This could be a baby wrap wetsuit, thermal top, or an all in one neoprene nappy wetsuit.

Why not buy one of our great value Starter Packs which contain everything you need for your swim lesson?

Changing Rooms

Separate male and female changing rooms with showers, toilets, lockers (these have keys and do not require coins), hooks and benches. There is a separate baby changing room with a wall mounted baby changing table. Hairdryers are also available.

Additional Pool Information

One spectator is allowed poolside per customer.

Photography is not permitted in the pool or changing rooms at anytime.

No food is permitted on the poolside or in the changing rooms, you are welcome to sit in the bar area afterwards to eat any snacks and enjoy a drink.

There is no poolside assistant at this venue, any problems please report to the Health Club reception desk.

 

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Contact Details

T: 0118 229 3232

Registered Address

24 Victoria Road Tilehurst Reading

FAQ's

  • Parents can bring their newborn as soon as they feel ready - our youngest Puddle Duck was just over a week old! We advise to allow the umbilical cord to have healed over to avoid infection, but you don't need to wait until your baby has had their jabs.

    We find that babies - as they have spent 9 months in their own watery world - have a natural affinity in our carefully selected, warm pools.

    Our programme is progressive, so you can join at any time. Your child can come to Puddle Ducks at any age between 0-10 years. We have Baby & Pre-school classes for 0-4 and our Swim Academy for primary school aged children up to 10.

    Each of the programmes focuses on nurturing confidence - our teachers know that children develop and learn at different rates, so will adjust each activity to get the best out of each child and encourage positive progression.

  • If your child is in Floaties, Splashers, Kickers, Little Dippers or Dippers in our Baby & Pre-school programme then yes, you will be in the water with them throughout the lesson, these sessions provide a fabulous bonding experience between you and your child and is all about building their water confidence.

  • ·        If you know that you won't be able to attend before the class takes place, you can let us know via your My Puddle Ducks account on both your Overview page and also your My Children page by clicking on ‘Let us know you can’t attend a lesson’ and following the instructions. This will generate a Courtesy Class for you to then use against any lesson where there is space in the next 6 months (provided you are currently in paid-for lessons). Read more in our Courtesy Classes FAQs.

    ·        If your child has a chest, ear, throat or eye infection they shouldn’t swim until it has completely cleared.

    ·        Please don’t bring your child to the pool during, or for two weeks after, suffering from diarrhoea.

    ·        Going swimming is unlikely to worsen a mild cold and will not increase the likelihood of an ear infection unless your baby has a perforated eardrum.

    ·        Please do not bring your child to a swimming class with anything that could be infectious, such as chickenpox, which is considered infectious until all the blisters have dried up.

    ·        It’s worth remembering that children are often exhausted after an illness and need some time to recuperate before returning to their swimming lessons.

    ·        We can’t offer a refund for missed classes, your payment secures your place in your class and the class takes place as usual if you are unable to attend but this is why we offer Courtesy Classes, because we understand life doesn’t always go to plan with a little one!


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