Can my child join Goldfish before 3 years old?

Written by Matt Young

Last published at: May 7th, 2025

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We don’t want to put children under the age of three years old in a group class of 4 students. We know that two year old's won’t hold still, we can’t trust them to sit quietly, and we don’t want to over discipline them so – two per class if under the age of 3. Size of child, maturity level, etc. does not influence this decision.

HFSS Grey: A swimmer can advance or enroll into a class if they are turning three within the next 4 weeks max.

  • WHY? We allow swimmers to get enroll or waitlist for their next level based on age because we want to provide the best experience. We don't want them to start a Little Snapper 1 for two classes and then it will be time for them to transfer/waitlist for a Little Snapper 2 because they are aging out. We only will do this for a MAX of 4 lessons prior to the correct age for the level. Any requests over 4 weeks will need to wait.
    • ex: Baby Splash can waitlist or enroll into a Little Snapper 1 class a max of 4 weeks before they are 6 months. This means they can waitlist and start LS1 early if it becomes available at 5 months .
    • ex: Little Snapper 1 can waitlist or enroll into a Little Snapper 2 class a max of 4 weeks before they are 16 months. This means they can waitlist and start LS2 early if it becomes available at 15 months.
    • ex: Little Snapper 2, Advance & Clownfish can waitlist or enroll into a group class a max of 4 weeks before their 3rd bday. This means they can waitlist and start Goldfish/Jellyfish early if it becomes available at 2y11m.