Angus, who is 3, took part in the pre-school Swim School this summer, which is one of West Dunbartonshire's Holiday Camps
The class took place every day from Monday to Friday during one week, lasting half an hour from 9am. I'm not going to lie, there was a lot of organisation to get us there in time. However, as it is not term time, it was an easy journey with almost no traffic.
Angus had been very confident in discussions about leaving me to go with the instructor before the course but in the event, there was tears. The instructor was good at knowing how much to push and when to leave him be. It would have been nice if he had introduced himself to the mums and even better, if he had told the children his name (I should probably give him the benefit of doubt, Angus being 3).
There were four children in the class and one instructor. There was lots of splashing and building confidence in the water using toys. The children were held by the instructor to swim across the pool, on their front and back and also to jump in and lie back to make a star shape. I could see progress being built across the week and I'm definitely looking to book a weekly class.
It's really brilliant of West Dunbartonshire to make sure there is still swimming provision for the early years during the holidays as it's usually the first to go, to full credit there.
The facilities are very clean and the pool is warm. There is ample space to change and staff are helpful and friendly. There is baby change facilities close by. There is lots of car parking close to the leisure centre but as it's all one with the council offices, it can be confusing. Customers for the leisure centre have their parking protected by a barrier. Get a ticket as you go through and validate it at reception.
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