The Nest Baby is a newish website from the makers of The Knot for new parents and parents-to-be, and their “New York Mom” blogger has very high praise for our Polliwogs swim class for babies:

My other favorite class is the Polliwogs Swimming Class at the 92nd Street Y. We all know how important it is for our children to learn how to swim and how daunting those first steps into the pool can be. Nobody does it better than the Y. Yes, the pool is cold but it is a small price to pay for a positive first swim experience. For instructors, I love Terri, she is sweet and calm and reassuring. She can handle babies who were born fish and the most frightened little ones. The requirements are: babies must be in the rubber swim pants (they sell at the Y shop) and and everyone (moms too) must wear a swim cap. The locker rooms are clean and family friendly. It’s also nice to be able to stop into the cafe after your class and have a snack—you will both have worked up an appetite. 1395 Lexington Avenue (at 92nd Street) 212.415.5500.

Read more here. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. The next Polliwogs class starts July 29.

[Polliwogs / 6-18 mos]