Water Safety

Water safety is essential for preventing drowning and ensuring a positive swimming experience for children. All swimmers, especially young children, should be actively supervised by an adult at all times, remain within arm’s reach when inexperienced, and learn foundational skills such as floating, breathing control, and safe entry/exit techniques. Enrolling children in structured swim lessons taught by certified instructors helps build confidence, teaches critical survival skills, and reduces the risk of water related accidents. However, even strong swimmers require constant supervision, as no level of skill eliminates risk. 

Please see below for a list of locations that provide swim lessons and water safety techniques. 

• Big Blue Swim School - Woodland Park, NJ
  Offers structured, skill-based swim lessons specifically designed for children of various ages and abilities.
• SafeSplash Swim School - Cedar Grove
  Focuses on water safety and progressive swim instruction for kids.
• Goldfish Swim School - Wayne
  Known for child-focused curriculum with small class sizes and a play-based learning approach.
• Goldfish Swim School - Wyckoff (Emphasizes water safety habits like safe entry, floating, and recovery)