Meet Craig

Hey everyone, I’m Craig….. new member of the Water Babies’s teachers team. Ex professional dancer with credits that include The Lion King in London’s Westend and Ray Charles, U.S tour and many more.

water babies teacher craig from london south east

So happy to be part of the team and bring my personality and expertise to the Water Babies.

Throughout my career I’ve always been involved either teaching children dance or chaperoning them around the theatre. Life changed for me after loosing my best friend, and a few years later I found a love for teaching children to swim.

I’ve been teaching now for nearly 6 years, private lessons, mainstream lessons and all over London too. Chelsea, Kensington, Streatham, Islington, Archway, King’s Cross, London fields, Bethnal Green, Clapham, Brixton so many different places, watching, learning everything from professional adult and children’s clubs to baby lessons so I’ve learnt a lot of different things in a short space of time.

I saw Water Babies’s a few years back and thought no way, that’s not for me. I realised that I’m pretty passionate about my job not only that, I continue to work hard to be good at it. I thought why not take my skills and teach right and the very beginning of the foundations of swimming. We all know that laying good foundations at the very start leads to good things at the end….. right?

So happy to be part of the team and bring my personality and expertise to the Water Babies. Looking forward to meeting some of you in South East London.

Ready to start your swimming journey?

Splash into unforgettable memories and learn a skill for life today.

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How our lessons work

Supportive lessons

With a maximum of 10 little ones, a carer per child and one of our teachers in the pool in each lesson.

30 minutes long

Lessons take place each week, so it’s a wonderful way to bond with your baby away from the craziness of life.

Have fun!

Skills are taught through song, play and repetition, so there’s never a dull moment when you’re in the pool. 

Tailored progress

Our teachers will tailor each lesson to your little one’s ability, so it’s only when they’re ready, we’re ready.

What we’ll teach you

Our program helps your little one develop essential swimming skills, confidence, and water safety from day one. We’ll teach you to teach your baby to swim.

Water Familiarity – Helping your baby feel comfortable in the water.
Natural Reflexes – Developing instincts into core aquatic skills.
Independent Swimming – Learning different strokes and swimming freely.
Water Safety – Essential skills to stay safe in and around water.
Confidence Building – Encouraging self-assurance in and out of the pool.

We follow Swim England’s framework, ensuring structured, expert-led progress. You’ll be amazed at what your little one can achieve!

Hear why parents and little ones love us

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Learning & bonding whilst swimming.

I love our weekly session in the pool. Lola has so much fun and it’s great 1:1 time as we learn and do the activities!

– Emily James (Devon & Dorset)

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We absolutely love Water Babies

“Having tried two other local companies, the teaching is fantastic and our daughter’s progress speaks volumes.”

– Abigail Giles (Berkshire)

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Swim-tastic!

“Since starting swimming, Noah’s confidence has grown massively in the water! He loves going swimming with his friends & seeing his amazing swim teacher Kim!”

– Zoe Miller-Manning (Bristol)

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Amazing and builds confidence!

“Enjoyably lessons but also learning a lot of amazing skills, the teachers are very welcoming and helpful and know each child’s individuals needs.”

– Abigail Roper (Wales SE)

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We love Water Babies

“Little boy learns something new every week and loves his lessons and teacher. It’s the best baby class we’ve done.”

– Kate Buckland (Norfolk)

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Water confidence and safety unmatched

“The confidence and safety skills my son has learned at Water Babies has given me peace of mind. Learning it was so much fun too!”