Kids' swim classes and lessons for preschoolers (3–5) — 571 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 571 swim classes and lessons for preschoolers from 27 providers · 478 open for registration (4 more on waitlist) · typical price $249 · updated Oct 28, 2026
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Physique Swimming · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5Every dayFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 3–5Wed Thu Fri SunFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 3–5Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–5Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–4Mon Fri Sat Sun
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4Mon Tue Wed SunFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 3–5SatFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Manhattan
Ages 3–4½ThuFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Manhattan
Ages 3–4ThuFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–4½Fri$57Full season
Continues to build independent swimming skills, introducing major strokes. Emphasis on mastering Freestyle, Backstroke, and side breathing. A transitionary class where swimmers move into longer swim lanes and longer…
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–5Mon$935Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 4–6Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat$57Full season
Develops independent swimming skills focusing on safety and strokes. Swimmers learn floating, treading water, and swimming back to the platform safely, alongside freestyle and backstroke techniques. 4:1 ratio.
Chelsea Piers · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Ages 4–6Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat$56.60Full season
Develops independent swimming skills focusing on safety and strokes. Swimmers learn floating, treading water, and swimming back to the platform safely, alongside freestyle and backstroke techniques. 4:1 ratio.
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 2–7Every day$968–$1,617Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
SwimJim · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 2–3½Every dayFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
SwimJim · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 2–3½Every dayFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 3–8Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat SunFull season
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 3–8Mon Tue Wed SunFull season
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 3–8Mon Tue Wed SunFull season
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 2–4Mon Tue Thu Sun$1,430–$2,205Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$158–$169Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Mon$183.25–$272Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$380–$399Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$166–$174Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$166Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Tue Thu$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$380–$399Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$168–$178Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$166–$174Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$168–$178Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$150–$158Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$380–$399Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 1½–5½Sun$168–$178Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Mon$258–$276Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Mon$258–$276Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–5½Mon$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Tue$227Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–5½Fri$227Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$133Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Tue$375Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 3–5½Sun$190–$213.75Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Tue$227Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Sun$158Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Wed$183.25–$272Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Mon$158Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–5½Sun$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 3–6Sat$133Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Tue$375Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 3–5½Sun$190–$213.75Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–5½Sun$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
SwimJim · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Ages 2–3½Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat SunFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 2½–5½Wed$375Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Mon$276Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 2½–6Sat$185Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 3–5½Sun$213Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
NYC Parks · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Ages 1½–5SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 1½–5SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–6Mon Fri Sat Sun$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–6Mon Sat Sun$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–6Thu$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 2mo–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Water Survival – Beginner
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Water Acclimation
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Stroke development
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Wed Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 3–12½Sun$133–$162Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 3–12½Mon Sun$183.25–$272Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5–8½Sun$185–$198Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 6mo–3Tue$158–$169Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12½Sun$176Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 5–12½Sun$220–$231Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 5–12½Sun$220–$231Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Goldfish Swim School · Flushing, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Astoria, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 3–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · South Shore, Staten Island
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 2½–4½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–5Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 3–4Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat Sun
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Goldfish Swim School · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 4–5Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Goldfish Swim School · Astoria, Queens
Ages 2½–5TueFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Flushing, Queens
Ages 3–4TueFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4SatFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4WedFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4SatFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4SunFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Gravesend, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4ThuFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4SatFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–4ThuFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–4WedFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
As of Oct 28, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 571 swim classes and lessons for preschoolers across NYC, from 27 providers including Take Me To The Water, Goldfish Swim School, and British Swim School of Manhattan. 478 are open for registration right now, 4 more have a waitlist, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 73% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 211 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $249; most fall between $190 and $289, with a full range of $57 to $1,617. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the preschoolers range (ages 3–5); the list leads with the classes built for this age and finishes with those that only touch it at the edge.
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most swim classes and lessons for preschoolers with open registration today are in Upper East Side (41 open), Forest Hills (32 open), Financial District (28 open), Chelsea (28 open), and Flushing (26 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Most NYC swim programs group children by ability rather than strictly by age, so a first class usually starts with a short assessment in the water. Parent-and-child classes for babies and toddlers focus on comfort, floating and water safety with a caregiver in the pool; from around age 3, children move to small instructor-led groups working on kicking, breath control and basic strokes. Programs run in indoor pools year-round, so this is one of the few activities with real availability every season. Bring a swim diaper for children under 3, goggles, and a towel; most pools ask that a parent stay on deck for the younger levels. Ages 3 to 5 is where most programs start taking children without a caregiver in the room: classes stretch to 45 minutes, follow a set structure, and begin teaching real technique. Separation is the main adjustment for a child new to classes; many providers allow a parent to watch from the side for the first few sessions.
478 of the 571 swim classes and lessons for preschoolers we track across NYC are open for registration as of Oct 28, 2026, and 4 more are taking a waitlist. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $249, and most of the 211 priced programs fall between $190 and $289. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 3–5 are listed first; those that only overlap the edge of the range come last, so check the age chip on each card.
Today the most open swim classes and lessons for preschoolers are in Upper East Side (41 open), Forest Hills (32 open), and Financial District (28 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Take Me To The Water (139), Goldfish Swim School (122), British Swim School of Manhattan (71), Asphalt Green (40), and Physique Swimming (22). 27 providers in total have swim classes and lessons for preschoolers listed across NYC.
Yes — 409 of the 562 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
