We don't teach your child to swim. We teach you.
The EHC Parent Educator Program — a five-session course that gives parents the skill, confidence, and method to teach their own child to swim safely. From 6 months to 3 years.
CERTIFIED IN INFANT INSTRUCTION · TEACHES PROFESSIONAL COACHES · A METHOD, NOT A CLASS
Children under three don't need a stranger in the pool with them. They need you.
Most baby swim lessons Dubai parents book for children under three follow the same model: a coach takes the child into the pool while the parent watches from the side. For toddlers, this almost always ends the same way — tears, resistance, and a child who learns to associate water with stress instead of trust.
We built the Parent Educator Program around a simpler idea.
A child under three already has the most important thing a swim instructor spends weeks trying to build: complete trust in their parent. Instead of asking your child to transfer that trust to a stranger, we use it.
In five private sessions at your home pool, we teach you — not your child — the techniques used in professional swim coaching, adapted for infant and toddler instruction. You leave the program with a skill that lasts a lifetime: the ability to teach your own child to swim, safely and properly, on your own schedule, for as long as it takes.
This is the only program of its kind in Dubai.
- Children aged 6 months to 3 years
- One parent in the water with the child
- Both parents welcome at no extra cost
- Available anywhere in Dubai
A note from Coach Emad
In seventeen years of coaching, I have watched the same scene many times: a parent on the side of the pool, holding their breath, while a coach works with their child. The parent wants to help. They don’t know how. So they stay silent, and they hope.
This program exists because that scene doesn’t need to happen.
A child between six months and three years old is at the most natural age to learn the foundations of water comfort and self-rescue — but only if the person teaching them is someone they already trust completely. That person is you.
What I teach in the program is not simplified. These are the same techniques I use with my own students who are training to become professional swim coaches — adapted for infants and toddlers, taught session by session, until you can perform them with confidence.
By the end, you become the academy in your own home. That is, to me, the highest result a swim coach can produce.
— Emad
Head Coach, EHC Swimming Academy
5 sessions. 30 minutes each. One clear skill per session.
The program follows a structured progression. Each session has a single specific goal and a clear pass criterion before moving to the next. Sessions take place in your home pool, with one parent present in the water with the child.
- Trust, holds, and reading your child
- Breath control and the first submersion
- Back float and the turn-to-back
- Movement and propulsion
- Integration, self-rescue, and certification
The Program
AED 1,650
Full five-session program.
Delivered at your home pool, across Dubai.
Payable after your introductory call.
Packages are non-refundable. We recommend the introductory call before reserving — to confirm the program is right for your child’s age, your pool, and your goals.
Questions parents ask
What ages is this for?
The program is designed for children from 6 months to 3 years old. This is the natural window for building water comfort and self-rescue foundations — and the age when trust with a parent matters most for teaching.
Do I need to be a swimmer myself?
You don’t need to be a strong swimmer. You need to be comfortable enough in your home pool to stand or hold your child at waist depth. The program teaches you the exact techniques used by professional coaches — broken down clearly enough for a first-time teacher to follow.
Which parent should be in the pool?
Either parent, or both. There is no extra cost for the second parent to participate. Many families choose to alternate — so both parents can continue lessons independently between sessions and after the program ends.
Where do sessions take place?
In your home pool. We serve villas and private residences across Dubai — Palm Jumeirah, Marina, Downtown, Business Bay, Emirates Hills, and surrounding areas. If your building has a residents’ pool and access is permitted, we can teach there too.
What if my child cries or resists?
That is expected, particularly in the first session. The program moves at your child’s pace, not a fixed timeline. Coach Emad reads for stress signals and adapts session by session — sometimes we spend an entire session on trust before we touch a single technique.
Can I book a trial first?
Yes — we recommend it. The trial is AED 100, delivered at your home pool, and gives you a direct sense of the coaching before you commit. If you continue with the full program, the trial fee is credited to your package.
Is the fee refundable?
Packages are non-refundable. This is exactly why we recommend the introductory call and the trial session before you commit — so you can confirm the program is right for your child’s age, your home pool, and your goals.