Amazing toddler swim lessons. Pools are top notch and the instructors are organized and well…read moreequipped to inspire nervous swimmers

My favorite outdoor pool in the peninsula!…read more I've been going to Burlingame Aquatics for many years now - I use to even swim competitively! The pool operates as both short (25 yards) and long course (50 meters) depending on the day and time. If it is short course, there are about 20 lanes, but if it is long course, it is usually less lanes due to classes/ other programs being held at BAC. I've dropped into lap swim ($9) but I started to opt in for their 10 day pass which is $85 ($5 savings). I also just learned there is a monthly unlimited pass for $75 which is a great deal if you do plan to come in more than 10x a month. Check out their website for hours and if there will be less lanes due to classes. I love going during the day since you'll get a nice tan afterwards!

SCAM SCAM SCAM This…read moreswimming pool has a very scammy predatory business practice. My child already graduated from La Petite Baleen at level 5. She swam there for at least 6 years and already knew all the basics. My wife was looking for something for her to do to help her maintain her skills. She was researching online and found this place that was ran by Daly City Recreational Center and wanted to give them a try. The first time she took our daughter there they did a quick assessment and said she belonged to Level 1. My wife reasoned with them and they ended up putting her in Level 2 (Jellyfish). We paid for 4 classes and they told us at the end of the 4th class they will evaluate her again. I was there with her the first 3 classes and all I saw was them putting my daughter on the side of the pool and had her kick her legs and swing her arms in the water while holding the side of the pool. Today was the 4th class. Before she began today's class I asked the guy at the reception counter about the rating. He told me he already got the eval result and that my daughter has failed. So all together they already gave her a failing grade from just 3 previous classes, even before her 4th and final class has started. I told him she already graduated from La Petite at Level 5. How did she fail when all she really did most of the time was kick her legs at the side of the pool. He gave me a non-answer about list of stuff she need to do and the teacher said she failed. My wife was angry. At the end of the today's class (the 4th class) my wife asked the teacher how come my daughter failed. The reason the teacher gave us was another non-answer like "her legs were too low". Even though she never told my daughter to kick her legs higher during class at all. There were zero instructions given. Secondly, when the teacher had her swam out in the open pool, she had my daughter laid on her back and kick her legs in the water while the teacher walked backward holding my daughter armpit. The teacher basically kept holding her back and didn't let my daughter swam freely and let her perform. But when my wife asked why did she hold my daughter's back the teacher lied and said my daughter told her to hold her. My daughter said she never told her to do that and that the teacher only kept repeating simple instructions like "swim in a circle". The whole class was only 25 minutes and there were 5 students in class. The teacher pretty much carried each student in circles and called it swimming. Each student had only around 5 minutes of "swim time" per class. While the rest of the 20 minutes she just swing her arms and kicked her legs at the side of the pool. A complete waste of time and money. My feeling is that they don't want to move students up too fast and they want to milk as much tuition fee from the parents as possible. Honestly, from what I could see, most parents just put their kids here so they have something to do. Many parents just day dream or scroll on the phone instead of paying attention to what they are teaching their kids. At about $10 per class it is cheap, I'll give you that. But you really do get what you paid for. And with the quality of "education" they give your child, it's totally not worth it. I am not sure where all the positive reviews came from. I am pretty sure they are either from people who works there or from parents who just like the big pool. I read through all the 1 star reviews on Yelp and Google review and they are inline of what we've experienced. This is not a swim class, it's more of a children day care with water.

Back here again for the next several weeks and the pool registration is still done on-line and a…read morelimit per session to do lap swim is still only 45 minutes. Lanes when sharing are tighter and not as wide as Oceana aka Jean Brink Pool in Pacifica but the Men's locker room is much cleaner, lockers are not broken and showers and toilets are also cleaner! I was told that the Hot Tub was supposed to be up and running in Sept 2024 but that is not the case! morning lap swim hours are only Tuesday, Thurs and Sat as opposed as every day and my guess is that it's a staffing issue!

Enrolled my baby into the Cuttlefish class and he enjoys it! Some instructors are more enthusiastic…read morethan the others, but that's okay. I like that the pool is heated since it gets pretty cold in the area. The first 15 minutes is free time, then the rest of class consists of sing-along and additional activities. I thought an hour would be too long, but it goes by pretty quickly. One session isn't enough to teach them to swim, it's nice to get them acclimated to being in the water and getting their whole head wet. Especially when we don't know anyone that has a pool near us.

Wonderful place to do swim lessons with your little one! I've done at last 3 Cuttlefish sessions…read morehere now with my daughter, which have been fantastic. You sign up for day of the week, and get a 1 hour swim lesson with other children around the same age (6 months - 6 years for Cuttlefish). The first 15 mins of the class are free time in the water, you can play with the various water toys. The next 15-20 mins is Karaoke in the Pool, with nursery rhymes in a circle time. The last 15-20 mins of the class are divided into age groups, with the youngest kids on one side, and older kids on the other. Some of the teachers are really wonderful, Mary is my favorite, as she has a passion and affinity for working with the little ones. All the teachers are great though in different ways. My daughter loves swim lessons here, even though the class week after week is the same thing lol. The classes are also inexpensive compared to Le Petite Balen. The makeup sessions are very flexible too - just be sure to call Monday morning at 10am the week you'll be needing a different day - and generally they're able to fit you in. Or even in my case, they couldn't, but said to call the following week to have me do the make-up, which was so kind. Parking is super easy here too, and conveniently located next to the Zoo and Sunset district.

Good things about this La Petite: Low turnover it seems…read moreNice facility Friendly staff Not so great things about this La Petite: Too many kids in a class make progress slow Some instructors don't seem to try as hard This is the third swim school my child has been apart of and it's probably the best so far. I would recommend.

We've been coming to La Petite Baleen since my oldest son was just 11 months old( Since 2019). Over…read morethe years, we've had many different teachers, and every single one has been wonderful. For the last year, our teachers have been Jeremiah and Suzanne, and they have truly been excellent. My kids' swimming skills have grown so much with them. They are incredibly patient, while also being encouraging and determined to help the kids improve and gain confidence in the water. As a parent, it makes me so happy to watch my kids thrive in their classes. The connection and friendship they've built with the children is really incredible to see. We are so grateful for their dedication, kindness, and positive energy every week!

Well kept facility-clean, organized,staff ,friendly knowledgeable,ALERT @ all times. Many different…read moreethnic groups-playing ,getting along(positive vibes) A place to maintain physical balance with EDUCATION . A MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME TO THE WORLD

This is one of the very few reasons I go to school…read more Swimming here when it's crowded SUCKS, but when I get my own lane, IT'S THE BEST!!!!! Bring your school ID, they swipe, you swim for however long you want to during the allotted times they have. I like to swim until my fingers get wrinkly (so I know I've had a workout for the day) or I have to go to class.

I cannot say enough amazing things about this swim school! My 3 year old started with zero swim…read moreexperience when she started this summer. In less than three months, she is able to swim underwater. Teacher Mike is so good with little ones. He sings while he teaches the whole time and makes her feel at ease in the water. In fact, every morning when we wake up on swim lesson days, my daughter jumps up and down saying how excited she is to go to swim. I would recommend this swim school to anyone!

Angel is a fantastic instructor who is terrific with small children. Our daughter started lessons…read morewith Angel just after turning 2, and she is already confident and knowledgeable about safety in the water after just a few months. Angel takes care to be friendly with our daughter but also emphasizes the importance of water safety. Angel teaches through examples, songs, and games and strikes a difficult balance between challenging our daughter and supporting her. Thank you Angel!

Sharing our experience re the slide in case it helps set expectations for others and kids who may…read morebe looking forward to it. They told us the slide would open at noon (not sure if it varies each day), but come noon they didn't have enough lifeguards so they said 1 pm. The kids were seemingly done w the pool, so I asked if we could go to the playground nextdoor or get food for 20-30 mins and come back for the slide when it reopened, and they said no- strict no reentry policy. Understood the pool situation, but wished there was a little leniency about reentry esp since it was within the hour, to accommodate us given the slide got delayed. Pros- warm showers, supplied floatation vests and goggles from lost and found which was a life saver bc my daughter was upset we left ours at home lol (but seemed to run out of the floatation devices). Note- they say no arm floaties but they do allow puddle jumpers if you want to bring, I'm assuming bc coastguard certified). Hope this helps! We overall had a great time.

The Rinconada pool for the little children is fantastic especially on a hot summer day. Today, we…read morevisited this pool and it was wonderful and beyond our expectations! The unique feature about this pool is that once in a while there's a water feature where the sprinklers go on in the students get drizzled with water in the pool, which is a lot of fun! In addition, little kids can slide down the little frog structure for extra excitement!

This pool is beautiful. There was ukulele music on the deck!!…read more Typical La Honda! The website is informative. (Thanks Randy!!) The women in t!he office are patient and answered all my questions. Unfortunately not being a home owner or guest we were unable to swim. In the past we paid $5:00 to dive in after a ride. I am hopeful this will change as COVID conditions improve. (fingers crossed!) We pay $7.00 at Eagle Park in Menlo Park and Rinconada in Palo Alto. We would pay more for the use of your facility!!! What a fantastic community asset!

It's a real pity the La Honda Pool is closed to non-members again this summer. We were really…read morelooking forward to going. I'm hoping it's not a permanent decision.