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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are both more expensive and more convenient than county parks and rec lessons. Because they ONLY do kids lessons, the water is warmer than a rec center pool and the changing area is set up to be as convenient as possible for parents helping children. We used Big Blue for a bit and it was super easy to reschedule online if we needed to.

I still recall when I had a 30 pound toddler and was very heavily pregnant and had my kids in lessons at an Arlington county pool. There were these elderly women who would put their bags and personal items all over the benches and one woman would use the changing table as a shelf for her purse. I could not bend over far enough to change my slippery, wet toddler on the floor or one of the few open spots on a bench and really needed to put him on the changing table to get him dressed and that old B would glare at me every Saturday when I asked her to move her purse to a locker so parents could use the changing table for it’s intended purpose. All for a class that I had to plan ahead and register for at 7:00am on the dot like I was trying to get Taylor Swift tickets. That’s why people go to Kids First and Big Blue - because literally every thing about the location, building, and program is designed to make it as easy as possible for parents. [/quote]

Very much agree with this. Especially for kids who might be reluctant to go to swimming lessons. It's a really nice environment and they are extra great with little kids in terms of being encouraging and making it fun. So kids create positive associations with swimming.

My kid outgrew Big Blue. Loved it for about a year and a half and then was like "it's boring and I don't like the instructors at the higher levels." Their approach just doesn't work as well once kids are 6/7 and no longer working on basic skills. So that's when we switched to a county program where bigger classes means more friends (and more time with friends). But by then the kids don't need to be babied with warm water and turning everything into a game.[/quote]

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