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2150 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. · Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. · Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. · Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. · Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. · Saturday: Closed · Sunday: ClosedMonday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.(336) 555-0102
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Parent-and-child swim classes in High Point, North Carolina

Weekday mornings in the water, together

Backfloat teaches parent-and-child and toddler swim classes in a warm hotel pool, Monday to Friday mornings. Babies and toddlers are in the water with a parent or caregiver, and an instructor leads every class.

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  • Ages 3 months to 3 years
  • Weekday mornings
  • A parent in the water
A father holding a smiling baby in warm water while the instructor gestures beside them

Four stages

Find your child's cap color

Each stage has a color, an age range and a few things we practice together.

  1. Babies

    3 to 11 months
    Skills

    • Floating on the back with a parent's hands under the head and back

    • Blowing bubbles and splashing

    • Songs and rhymes at the wall

    • Reaching for a toy on the surface

    Moving up

    When a baby is walking and the parent and the instructor agree, we talk about Early toddlers.

  2. Early toddlers

    12 to 23 months
    Skills

    • Kicking while held at the chest

    • Moving along the wall with a parent's support

    • Climbing the steps out and back in

    • Blowing bubbles and pouring water with a cup

    Moving up

    The instructor and the parent decide together when a child is ready for Toddlers.

  3. Toddlers

    2 years
    Skills

    • Floating on the front and the back with support

    • Kicking toward a parent's hands

    • Picking up rings from the step

    • Taking a turn when the instructor calls the group

    Moving up

    A child moves to Threes when the instructor sees they like the group and the parent agrees.

  4. Threes

    3 years
    Skills

    • Following the instructor along the wall

    • Kicking with a kickboard

    • Floating with the instructor's hands

    • Waiting for a turn with the group, with a parent on the step

    Moving up

    After Threes, the next step is a children's class at a school with its own levels. We help you find one.

Where to startWhere to start

Sample levels.

Every child moves at their own pace.

This session

A morning rhythm

Two half-hour classes each weekday morning. Choose an age to see its classes.

Fall session

Showing 10 of 10

  • Monday

    • 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

      Babies with a parent

      Monty · 30 minutes

      3 to 11 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

      Early toddlers with a parent

      Amal · 30 minutes

      12 to 23 monthsEarly toddlersWaitlistJoin the waitlist

  • Tuesday

    • 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

      Toddlers with a parent

      Monty · 30 minutes

      2 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

      Threes with a parent

      Amal · 30 minutes

      3 yearsThreesOpenRegister

  • Wednesday

    • 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

      Babies with a parent

      Monty · 30 minutes

      3 to 11 monthsBabiesFull

    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

      Early toddlers with a parent

      Amal · 30 minutes

      12 to 23 monthsEarly toddlersOpenRegister

  • Thursday

    • 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

      Toddlers with a parent

      Monty · 30 minutes

      2 yearsToddlersOpenRegister

    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

      Threes with a parent

      Amal · 30 minutes

      3 yearsThreesWaitlistJoin the waitlist

  • Friday

    • 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

      Babies with a parent

      Monty · 30 minutes

      3 to 11 monthsBabiesOpenRegister

    • 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

      Early toddlers with a parent

      Amal · 30 minutes

      12 to 23 monthsEarly toddlersOpenRegister

Sample classes.

Every class is half an hour. A session runs six weeks.

In every class

What a parent does in the water

A class is a parent and a child working together, with an instructor showing what to do. There are three jobs, and they come in this order.

Your first class
A father holding a smiling baby in warm water with an instructor beside them

Hold

Hold your child close, at your chest or along your forearm. The instructor shows the hold for each age, and it changes as your child grows.

  • Facing you, at your chest

  • Along your forearm, for floating on the back

A mother and a laughing toddler in the pool with a second adult smiling behind them

Support

Keep a hand under your child while they kick, reach and float. You carry the weight, and your child tries the movement.

  • A hand under the back or the tummy

  • Your voice close by

  • A rest whenever either of you needs one

Parents holding babies in a circle in the pool while the instructor leads a song

Follow the instructor

The instructor stands in the water at the front, shows one movement and sings the song that goes with it. You copy the instructor, and your child copies you.

  • A circle for songs and rhymes

  • One movement at a time

  • A toy to reach for at the end

How to enroll

Four steps from a first message to the first morning in the water.

  1. 01

    Step 1: Get in touch

    Call, text or send the form with your child's age. Monty or Amal answers within a day and helps you choose a stage.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Book a first visit

    Choose a morning on our enrollment page. The first visit is an ordinary class, so you can see the pool and we can see which stage fits.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Register

    Register for a session on our enrollment page. A place is held when registration is complete, and a full class has a waitlist.

  4. 04

    Step 4: The first day

    Bring a towel, a snug swim diaper for a child under three and a change of clothes for you both. Arrive ten minutes early to rinse and settle.

Two instructors, one pool

Monty and Amal teach every class between them. Both hold the lifeguard, water-safety instructor, CPR and first aid checks.

  • Monty Perkins, owner and instructor, on the pool deck with forearm crutches

    Monty Perkins

    Owner and instructor

    Monty came to the pool as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. A few mornings later he asked the instructor how the class worked, and today he leads Babies and Toddlers. He keeps a bin of floating toys on the step.

  • Amal Haddad, instructor, in a white swim headscarf and teal swim top

    Amal Haddad

    Instructor

    Amal leads Early toddlers and Threes. She sings the songs, learns every child's favorite toy by the second week and keeps a spare towel on the step.

Questions parents ask

How do we choose a stage?

By your child's age. Babies are 3 to 11 months, Early toddlers 12 to 23 months, Toddlers 2 years and Threes 3 years. At the first visit the instructor watches a class with you and suggests the stage that fits.

What does my child wear?

A snug swim diaper under swim clothes for every child under three. A swim shirt is welcome in every class. Please tie long hair back.

Who is in the water with my child?

You are, or another parent or caregiver you choose, such as a grandparent or a nanny. The instructor leads the class from the water. In Threes the instructor is in the water with the children and parents wait on the step.

What if my child cries?

It happens, and nobody minds. We get out together and try again another day, and a missed class is made up in the same session.

How does tuition work?

Tuition depends on the stage, the mornings a week and the length of the session. Our current figures are on the enrollment page.

Book a first visit

Choose a morning on our enrollment page. Bring a towel and a change of clothes for you both.

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