📅 Step 1: The Basics
Swimmer’s name and class (level, day, time)
School and instructor
Siblings who come along (names and ages)
Adults who can come (names)
Where siblings may sit (ask the school)
Phone number the school can reach
Do this first. Ask the school where siblings may sit and whether children are allowed on the wet deck. Write the answer here so everyone follows the same rule.
💙 Step 7: If Someone Gets Upset
Where my swimmer will see me (and the wave signal)
If the baby cries, who steps out and who stays
If a sibling needs the bathroom, who goes and who watches the rest
If the class needs a parent in the water, who has the baby
A plan is one layer, not the only one. Close, undistracted supervision, a designated water watcher, barriers around pools and a properly fitted U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket near open water all matter. Never leave a young child alone on a pool deck, even for a moment. Lessons do not make a child drown-proof, at any age.
✅ Step 8: Our Family Agreement
We agree to this plan (names)
Adult who will review it with the children
Date we will review it again
Changes after the first week
A line to remember: “Name it, seat it, say it out loud.” Name the adult for each child, seat children where they can be seen and say every hand-off out loud.
