Swim Lessons at Montessori Academy School, Paradise Valley

Complete the online enrollment form. Kidtastics will contact you to confirm your semester and time at least one week prior to the scheduled start date.

Please have your children prepared to enter the water ten minutes prior to their scheduled start time. Instructor will be entering the water with your child at their start time. Parents, please be aware that we require there be no distractions from you the parent, animals, siblings, friends, neighbors, etc… to guarantee your child receives the best swim lesson possible. Parents will be allowed to come outside and view the last five minutes of each lesson. Apply sunscreen before the teacher arrives for it to be affective. If the teacher arrives and you are applying on sunscreen causing the instructor to wait for your child to be ready to enter the water; that time will be deducted from the lessons allotted time.

We teach children as young as 6 months.

• 6 months – 2 ½ years old recommended time is 30 minutes. • At 2 ½ -3 the parent can decide if they think their child has the attention span for a longer lesson. • 4+ years the lesson is 45 minutes.

Water safety skills, pool rules, survival skills, stroke technique, and safe ways to enter and exit the pool.

This is an accelerated class style that is designed to help children retain the information by repeating it daily rather than once a week. We guarantee your child will learn in two weeks what would take them to learn in 4 or more months going once a week.

The price listed for our summer program is the cost for the entire semester per child. The semester includes 8 lessons in a two week period. A $50 fee will automatically be added to your payment if you live 10 or more miles away from Kidtastics office address.

No refunds are given for missed classes. The only make up days we have are for weather related cancellations or if a cancellations was made by Kidtastics staff. No refunds are given for missed classes. If a class is cancelled due to weather conditions then a make-up class will be arranged. A full refund will only be given if classes are cancelled by Kidtastics. It is the pool owner’s responsibility to keep the pool clean and in working order. No makeups or refunds are allowed if the instructor needs to cancel class due to: An unclean pool (includes dead animals in the water) or poorly chemically treated water Pool that are too cold to swim, we recommend 89 degrees to prevent cancelation by the instructor. A $30 gas fee will be charged if an exception is made for a make-up by the Kidtastics office.

Cancellation by an individual will result in a 75% refund until 4 days prior to the first lesson; at which time no refund is available. No refunds are given after the semester starts.

There are things you can do to help prevent them, such as, using products designed for prevention that can be purchased at a local drug store. This will help the first kind of ear infections caused by moisture being trapped in the outer ear canal. The second kind of ear infection is buildup in the middle ear which requires doctors attention. Most children can swim after 48 hours of being on ear medication, but check with your provider.

Yes, but we advise you speak with your physician first before doing so. Children with tubes may experience discomfort while floating on their back due to the way the tubes are built.

Children should wear swim suits, sunscreen and a swim diaper is required for all children under age 3, even those who are potty trained. Please have your child ready to enter the water ten minutes prior to the start of their lesson.

We do not suggest the use of goggle because we do not want the child to become dependent on the use of them. Also in the case of an emergency you want to have them react to the emergency of falling in to the water versus panicking about water being in their eyes.

There are many deciding factors such as: amount of children, expectations of lessons, age of children, and prior swimming experience.

An instructor can try to customize to accommodate both skill levels but if it doesn’t seem to be productive for both children than we would suggest to split the time between the students. i.e. in a 30 minute lesson one student gets 15 and then the other would get 15.

Yes and No! Yes we prefer every student to get as much time in the pool as possible and prefer back-to-back private lessons for your children. However, we can also offer your family a SPLIT lesson. A SPLIT lesson is a 45 minute lesson; where one child enters solely with the instructor for 22 minutes. Then we use 1 minute to switch kids. Then the 2nd child would get in alone with the instructor and get a 22 minute swim lesson in the water. This exchange must be done quickly by the parent. This can only be done with a semi-private 45 minute lesson.

In all instances the client is responsible to get the group together.

Classes do not meet on holidays, please discuss with your instructor about any possible holidays.

Children should wear swim suits, sunscreen and swim diapers are required for all children under age 3, even those who are potty trained. Please have your child ready to enter the water ten minutes prior to the start of their lesson.

Yes, Kidtastics will occasionally take photos/ videos of your child for promotional reason. Your consent is required on our enrollment form.