Making the right choice for your child
When it comes to making the right choices for your child, trust will play an important part in your decision making. We believe that we are different to other swim schools and pride ourselves in creating special experiences for little ones and their parents that build confidence, encourage bonding and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Why choose Turtle Tots

Our Values
As a family-owned business, we understand what it is like to be a parent of a newborn, baby, toddler, or preschooler and have tailored our experience to exceed your expectations at every level.

Our Story
From a passion for safety, child-led development, and a love of the water, grew one of the largest Baby, Toddler and Preschool swim schools in the UK and Ireland.

Our Teachers
At Turtle Tots, we believe that our customers deserve better. Our Turtle Tots teachers are trained to the highest possible standards. In fact, we are proud to say that our teachers are amongst the most highly trained and qualified swimming teachers in the world.

Supporting local communities
Turtle Tots Ireland donates at least 1% of our revenue to good causes local to our pools. So, every time you bring your child to Turtle Tots lessons, you’ll be giving something back to your local community too.

What our customers think
When it comes to making the right choice, the proof is in the pudding. We are incredibly proud of the customer feedback we receive both online and in person. Visit our reviews pages for the latest feedback from parents across Ireland.

We're an award-winning swim school
We are a multiple award-winning swim school, gaining recognition for our unique child-led swim programme and franchising model consistently for over a decade.
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Reviews
Posted on Google Sinéad McCabe01/07/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really enjoyed the lessons and I now feel more confident taking my baby swimming. Our teacher Kimberlie Rose is so kind and patient with the babies, cannot recommend Turtle Tots enough.Posted on Google Claire o'connor28/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Liam loved his swimming lessonsPosted on Google Ana Silva10/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My daughter has started swimming lesson with Turtle Tots, for the first time, for the summer time and we are having so much fun. As a parent I think swimming is such a great, fun and important skill. The classes are well elaborated for the young ones, and our teacher Niamh Doyle is great. Would highly recommend.Posted on Google Claire Bedford10/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really recommend turtle tots, excellent instructors, child led and child focused. Small classes with great interactionPosted on Google Keelin Hughes09/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great lessons, fun for parents and babyPosted on Google Stacey Murray08/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My little boy Ollie loves going to Turtle Tots every week. It’s amazing to see how much his confidence has grown over the last few months. Thank you to Emer for making the classes super fun, will definitely be enrolling in the Autumn term. ☺️Posted on Google Shane Kennedy07/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I've done Turtle Tots with both of my daughters in the Clayton in Cork and they both absolutely flourished in the classes. Their confidence grew hugely over the courses, as did their enjoyment of it. The teachers are absolutely amazing and really respond to every child's needs during the class.Posted on Google Dervla07/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great instructor, both my boys really enjoy going every week, it’s a fun and stress free lesson.Posted on Google Siobhan Ní Dhufaidh07/06/2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really enjoying the classes in Liffey Valley with Veronika. She has made us both feel at ease in the water despite my daughter only being 4 months old. The classes are fun too which keeps baby entertained.
