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In this article we will talk about a swimming pool in a kindergarten and consider its healing effect on children.
We will provide detailed descriptions of the hygiene requirements for the pool and adjacent premises, and tell you about the functions of the maintenance personnel described in SanPiN. We will also separately discuss the safety of children and the things necessary for visiting the pool. A pond in a kindergarten has specific differences from a public one: everything must be designed for children, and their interests and characteristics must be taken into account. Children's institutions are subject to the most stringent requirements for hygiene and sanitary standards so that staying in the water is absolutely safe and brings only benefits. In this article we will look at some aspects and features of swimming pools in kindergartens.

The healing effect of swimming on a child’s body

The benefits of swimming in a pool for the harmonious development and health of a child have been proven many times. Exercises in water help develop and strengthen the muscular corset and correct posture, and rhythmic breathing helps prevent viral respiratory diseases. Swimming is also one of the least traumatic sports, since the body is completely supported by water, and the load is distributed evenly across all muscle groups. Improving blood circulation during exercise helps to increase brain activity.

Swimming combines both work and relaxation, so the muscles, by tensing and then stretching, become stronger and stronger, but do not increase in volume. Children's activities in the pool cannot cause harm, because they are even used in the rehabilitation of patients.

During the classes, children are taught not only different swimming styles, but also diving in the pool, which helps improve lung function, coordination, and develop the skill of exhaling under water. Proper breathing also helps saturate brain cells with oxygen. By playing in a pond, children can release excess energy, and the waves of water that support the body, like a massage, will relax, calm and relieve the child from hyperactivity for a while.

In addition to the positive effect on general health, playing in water improves the emotional and psychological state of the child.

Benefits and harm to the body

Pediatricians note that swimming has a positive effect on the health of children. There are many advantages:

1. Immunity is strengthened. The body gets used to temperature changes.
2. During swimming, spasms are relieved - this is not always achieved even with the help of massage.
3. Breathing improves.
4. Beautiful posture is formed.
5. Coordination and flexibility develop.
6. After playing sports, the appetite improves and the child gains weight faster.
7. Procedures in water have a positive effect on the nervous system. Children who attended swimming lessons for little ones are less likely than their peers to worry and feel fear.

Babies who go to the infant pool early get sick much less often than their peers and sleep better at night. Infant swimming is essentially gymnastics, only in unusual conditions. To perform the exercises, the child has to overcome the resistance of the water. During training, the sweat glands are cleansed and blood circulation is activated. Unusual activities not only improve health, but also perfectly lift the baby’s mood.

One of the main advantages of this sport is that you can practice it at any time of the year. The swimming pools are open today for children of all ages. In some, classes are held for infants; it will also not be difficult to find a pool for children from 2 years old, and advanced swimming lessons for children from 3 years old.

At what age should you start early swimming in the pool?

In the mother's tummy, the baby is in an aquatic environment. After birth, he already knows how to hold his breath and even swim. This skill disappears by about 4 months if you do not purposefully develop it. That is why many pediatricians believe that the sooner after birth you start classes, the better. If the moment is missed, then it is better to start training much later - from 4 years old or even from 5 years old. This is already the age at which the child begins to carry out the coach’s commands consciously. However, other experts are of the opinion that classes from 2 years old will also be effective and will help the baby quickly adapt to the aquatic environment.

Before starting classes, you need to make an appointment with a pediatrician, orthopedist and neurologist. There are not many contraindications, however, they exist. These include:

• ARVI and pneumonia;
• Congenital heart defect;
• neurological pathology with convulsive syndrome;
• dislocations;
• osteomyelitis of the extremities;
• allergic reactions;
• staphylococcal infection;
• renal or liver failure.

Pool exercises are recommended for malnutrition, anemia, rickets, and minor problems with the musculoskeletal system. Water training is suitable for children with serious illnesses - for example, with PEP and cerebral palsy.

SanPiN requirements for children's pools

SanPiN (Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules and Standards) are a fundamental set of rules for organizing a swimming pool. This document contains all instructions, requirements and standards that must be strictly and fully observed. Let's look at some of the most important of them.

So, what must be near the pool?

• 2 changing rooms;
• Spacious hall with a pond;
• Showers, toilets;
• Nurse's office and swim coach's room;
• Premises containing the technical equipment of the swimming pool;
• Laboratory for water analysis.

Now let's look at the roles and responsibilities of the people who must be present throughout the entire swimming lesson: the instructor and the nurse.

The physical education instructor (who teaches swimming in the pool) should ensure that children shower before they go into the pool and after class to rinse off the chlorine-containing water.

The nurse should examine children before each activity to check for skin irritation and illness. If children complain about their well-being, as stipulated by SanPiN, the nurse releases them from classes. She must be with the children during the entire lesson. The pool should have dimensions from 3 by 7 to 6 by 10 meters. The optimal water temperature is 30-32 degrees, children love warm water and are willing to play in it. The nurse monitors the children during classes, monitors the hygienic condition of the pool, equipment and all adjacent rooms, controls the temperature of the water and air, helps children wash and dress, and provides first aid if necessary.

SanPiN attaches great importance to measures for disinfection and disinfestation of the pool, how many times and how to take samples and analyzes of water, bacteria, etc. SanPiN also pays attention to water purity. Its complete replacement with constant circulation should be carried out within 8 hours. If there is no constant circulation, then the discharge and collection of water must be carried out daily, according to SanPiN. Cleaning the pool in a kindergarten must be carried out by special services or employees responsible for this operation.

According to SanPiN, the pool and adjacent rooms in a kindergarten can become centers of mass infection - fungal, adenoviral, parasitic infections. Therefore, treatment and disinfection must be carried out regularly and according to established rules. Shower and toilet rooms, locker rooms, and bench surfaces are subject to daily cleaning.

General cleaning of the pool is usually carried out once a month. Water quality control is carried out once a day, microclimate parameters - 2 times a year, air condition, noise and lighting levels - once a year, bacteriological and parasitological analyzes of the water surface - once a quarter. Interesting fact: The recommended time in the pool is adjusted based on the age of the children: junior group - 15-20 minutes, middle group - 20-25 minutes, senior and preparatory groups - 25-30 minutes.

In winter, classes in the pool should take place after a walk; if this is not possible, then at least 50 minutes should pass between swimming and walking.

My kindergarten

Author: Plotnikova Yana Aleksandrovna, teacher, MADOU “Kindergarten N318 in the city of Perm.

Swimming in kindergarten.

Swimming is one of the most important links in raising a child - it promotes comprehensive physical development, stimulates the activity of the nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and significantly expands the capabilities of the musculoskeletal system. It is one of the best means of hardening and forming correct posture.

Swimming is a powerful emotional and positive factor that allows you to solve important problems. Helps correct poor posture, prevents flat feet, helps relieve muscle tone, develops coordination, rhythmic movement, and increases the body's motor capabilities. Systematic exercises in the pool improve the functioning of the circulatory and respiratory organs. Has a powerful hardening effect.

The main goal of the classes is to teach preschool children to swim; hardening and strengthening of the child’s body; teaching each child to be aware of physical exercise; creating the basis for versatile physical development.

During the classes, tasks on forming are solved:

• swimming skills;
• taking care of your health;
• personal hygiene skills;
• the ability to control your body in an unusual environment.

What effect does swimming have on a child’s body?

Swimming improves the functionality of the nervous system, its autonomic functions, and increases the mobility of nervous processes. It is especially useful for those children who are overly excited. The water temperature and monotonous cyclic movements have a calming effect on the nervous system, make the child calmer, and ensure sound sleep.

During immersion and swimming, unique conditions are created for the functioning of the heart and the entire cardiovascular system. During swimming, regular bathing, or just staying in the water, changes occur in the composition of the blood.

Swimming hardens the human body, increases its resistance to temperature fluctuations and immunity to colds. Water has both mechanical and thermal effects on the skin. It washes away dirt, sweat, sebum, and the top layer of epithelium from the skin, i.e. cleanses the skin, improves skin respiration and strengthens the skin itself.

Swimming affects a child's growth. Swimming is an indispensable tool for creating a “muscle corset.” Swimming is one of the means of treating the consequences of limb fractures and spinal cord diseases associated with motor dysfunction. Swimming helps reduce excess fat deposits. At the same time, in very thin children, these activities help to increase subcutaneous fat, which, together with an increase in muscle strength and volume, improves posture.

Organization of swimming lessons in kindergarten.

Swimming lessons should be held no earlier than 40-50 minutes after a meal and no later than 1.5 - 2 hours before bedtime. In a kindergarten, the most acceptable time for swimming lessons is considered to be: before lunch - from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;

Swimming training takes place in the form of subgroup lessons. For activities in the pool, children are divided into two subgroups. Depending on the age, the number of children in subgroups will vary.

Swimming training at the preschool educational institution is conducted for each group 2 times a week.

• the younger group studies for 15-20 minutes;
• middle group – 20 -25 minutes;
• senior group – 25 minutes-30 minutes.
• preparatory group – 30 -35 minutes.

Classes in the pool in our kindergarten are held starting from the second youngest group (3 years). The first lesson takes the form of a tour of the pool, during which the instructor introduces the rules of behavior in the pool (shows the children where and how to undress and change clothes, put on a bathing cap, how to wash in the shower, and walk along the walkway).

The training consists of three stages:

• getting used to water;
• water development;
• mastering swimming movements.

In our kindergarten, swimming is given great importance. This work is carried out by a swimming instructor.

About the importance of swimming for a child’s body.

Swimming in the pool for children of early preschool age for the purpose of improving their health and teaching them practical skills began to be introduced in our country and abroad in the 70s of the last century (although in fact the roots of this method go back to ancient times). It is known how often accidents on the water are recorded, occurring due to the fact that the victims, including children, do not know how to swim. If children from an early age were taught to float freely on the water and swim at least a short distance, and also developed a culture of behavior on the water, then many would be protected from possible misfortune.

At the same time, the main goal of teaching preschoolers to swim is to promote their health and hardening, and ensure comprehensive physical training. Bathing, swimming, games and water activities have a beneficial effect on all body systems.

GUIDELINES.

It is recommended to start learning to swim with preparatory exercises on land. This allows children to master movements in the water faster and more correctly. The fragility and immaturity of the child’s body require careful consideration of the abilities, inclinations, and most importantly, the capabilities of each child. Only with strict consideration of gender, age, level of physical development, health status, susceptibility to colds, water habits and changes in temperature conditions, individual reactions to physical activity can the most effective methods of learning to swim be found. The methodology for teaching swimming to preschoolers is based on the basic didactic requirements of pedagogy and is educational and developmental in nature.

Objectives of swimming training by age group.

Second youngest.

1. Teach children not to be afraid to enter the water, teach them to splash in it.
2. Teach how to move in the water along the bottom of the pool in different ways at different depths.
3. Learn to dive into water and open your eyes in it. Learn to hold your breath underwater, dive. Learn to exhale into water while immersing yourself up to your nose. and with immersion of the face and head.
4. Learn to lie on the water (on your chest), holding the handrail with your hands, holding the teacher’s hands with support. Learn to lie down on your own.
5. Learn to perform chest slides with auxiliary equipment.

When teaching swimming to young children, much attention is paid to the initial stage of developing the correct skills.

Learning each swimming exercise (movement) requires a certain readiness from the child, so it comes down to play.

Middle group

1. Learn to move independently in the water in different directions, in different ways.
2. Learn to dive into water, hold your breath, dive under a toy. Learn to dive and collect objects from the bottom of the pool.
3. Learn to exhale into the water while immersing your face and head.
4. Learn to lie on the water with the support of a teacher and independently.
5. Learn to glide on the surface of the water on your chest and back with the help of an adult and with auxiliary equipment.
6. Learn to perform movements with your legs and arms on land and in water as when swimming crawl.
7. Develop physical qualities: strength, endurance, speed.

In children of middle preschool age, the swimming skills and abilities acquired in classes in the younger group are consolidated. Much attention at this age is paid to instilling organization and discipline in children. The training uses a variety of exercises for special training and games to master movements in water. Games for acquiring diving skills.

Senior group.

1. Learn to immerse yourself in water for longer periods of time.
2. Learn to exhale into the water (alternate inhaling over the water with exhaling into the water).
3. Learn to slide. On your chest on your back, pushing off with your feet from the bottom and walls of the pool.
4. Learn to slide in combination with exhaling into the water.
5. Teach coordination movements with your feet in the water, leaning on your hands, lying on your back and chest.
6. Teach leg movements in sliding on the chest, on the back (like a crawl) with and without a movable support (boards).
7. Training in coordination abilities in water. teach arm movements in swimming on the front and back.

Classes in the senior group include: exercises and games for the development of hands, breathing exercises, exercises for special training, games for mastering sliding skills, relay race games.

Preparatory group.

1. Learn to lie in water on your back and chest for a long time.
2. Learn to slide in water on your chest, on your back in combination with movements of your legs and arms.
3. Learn to dive into the water.
4. Teaching easier swimming methods with footwork and supporting stroke movements of the arms (on the back, on the chest).
5. Development and improvement of coordination abilities in water, learning combinations of movements with arms and legs while holding the breath and exhaling into the water.

Games and entertainment on the water

Water games help solve a number of pedagogical problems. The game develops the child’s strong-willed qualities, feelings of camaraderie and collectivism. By developing and strengthening the body, it consolidates and improves swimming skills. By increasing the emotionality of the activity, the game is used as relaxation and entertainment. However, some negative points should also be noted. Carried away by the process of the game and trying to become winners, children stop monitoring the accuracy of the elements of swimming movements and perform them incorrectly. Repeated repetition of incorrect (from the point of view of swimming technique) movements can lead to them becoming habitual. Therefore, games used to reinforce any skill should be designed so that the correct execution of the movement is the main condition.

Simple plotless games are played mainly with beginners, so that they feel more confident in the water and learn how to move. When this goal is achieved, you can move on to a complex game with a plot and competitive elements.

The explanation of the rules of the game should be brief and figurative. If the movements are complex, then the story is accompanied by a demonstration. First you need to play the game on the shore, and only then in the water. You cannot remove individual participants from the game before it ends.

Swimming is a family affair

Swimming is an effective strengthening and healing tool for all family members, from the youngest to the oldest.

In water, a person finds peace and balance, stress and anxiety are absent, the number of family quarrels and scandals is significantly reduced.

By exercising in the water with children, you not only help them grow healthy, but also unobtrusively educate them, because... in the process of training such qualities as discipline, determination, and willpower are formed. But it is precisely these that children sometimes lack so much.

You will get to know your child better, learn to understand each other, and become more friendly.

So, do you want to be a healthy and friendly family?

Swim and teach your children to swim!

Swimming lessons in kindergarten

Before a lesson with children, you need to give a brief instruction on behavior in water: carefully monitor the physical education instructor and follow his instructions, under no circumstances run or make noise, and if you feel unwell, immediately report it.

The next stage: children must wash themselves in the shower so that dust and any other contaminants do not get into the pool. If necessary, teachers, instructor and nurse can help.

In order for your child to be allowed into the pool, you need to prepare the following things:

• One-piece swimsuit for girls, swimming trunks for boys;
• Long robe with hood;
• Several towels;
• Soap;
• Swimming glasses;
• Swimming cap and rubber shoes.

After each lesson, things must be taken home to be washed and dried.

The lesson begins with a short physical warm-up on land, during which children must warm up and warm up their muscles for further work in the water. This is a necessary stage, because if we immediately go into the water without warming up, we will not achieve the desired healing effect.

In the water of the pool, children follow the instructions of the instructor teaching any style of swimming, and immediately practice the acquired skills. After training, games begin, which children really like and bring a lot of positive emotions.

The final part of a swimming lesson in kindergarten is free swimming, when children simply frolic in the water, without any task.

Moscow centers where you can swim with your baby

When planning to enroll your child in infant swimming in Moscow, it is important to evaluate the qualifications of the staff at the selected pool or health center. Especially if the classes are carried out for therapeutic purposes on the recommendation of a doctor. Most often, training is carried out in groups, when the instructor tells the participants what to do, and parents work directly with their kids.

Childhood water area

• address – branches in the village of Petrovo-Dalneye, Krasnogorsk district, Krasnogorsk and at the Mitino metro station;
• cost – 550 rubles for a trial lesson, 1.1 thousand rubles for a one-time lesson, 7.2 thousand rubles for 8 lessons;
• contact information – www.aquatoriadetstva.ru

The pools invite swimming for newborn children from 3 months. Small groups are formed to conduct classes. The instructor and accompanying persons are with the kids in the water. Training duration is 45 minutes. You must register in advance by calling or leaving an online application. During classes, an individual approach is used to each child. Trainers defuse the situation with songs, rhymes, and special toys. Photo sessions and underwater filming are often carried out.

Bright Family

• address - lane Staromonetny, 18;
• cost – 1.4 thousand rubles for a one-time lesson, subscriptions from 4.8 thousand rubles for a course of 4 lessons;
• contact information – www.brightfamily.ru/early-swim/

The Center for Positive Lifestyles for Adults and Children offers a swimming pool for infants in Moscow. Children from 1.5 months and their parents are accepted here for individual, group and family lessons. The work is carried out using professional methods with an emphasis on the development of emotional connections between children and their parents. The program is compiled taking into account the baby’s age, psychological characteristics and physical condition. At the same time, parents do not remain passive helpers, but are active participants in training, which allows them to experience serious physical activity. The center also provides yoga classes for pregnant women, on-site training, and aqua yoga.

AquaKid

• address - st. Mitinskaya, 39;
• cost – 950 rubles for a one-time lesson, subscriptions from 3.6 thousand rubles for 4 lessons;
• contact information – www.aquakid.ru/grudnichkovoe-plavanie-0-12-mesyace

When conducting classes with infants in the toddler pool, the staff at the Family Swimming Center do not first try to teach them to swim on their own. Classes involve performing physical exercises in an aquatic environment, aimed at strengthening the immune system and stimulating the development of the baby. At the very first lesson, the instructor tells the parent what to do with the child before and after active water procedures, and teaches preparatory massage and gymnastics techniques. The main part of the training takes place in performing physical exercises selected according to an individual plan. In the final part, the baby plays and has fun.

Ocean

• address – Berezhkovskaya embankment, 20, building 45;
• cost – 1.5 thousand rubles for a one-time group lesson, 2.5 thousand rubles for a one-time individual lesson, subscriptions from 5.2 thousand rubles for a course of 4 group lessons, from 23 thousand rubles for a course of 10 individual lessons ;
• contact information – www.oceankidz.ru

In the Ocean children's pool, swimming lessons for infants are held in a special composite bowl measuring 2 by 4 meters and 1 meter deep. This can be group, pair or individual training. One of the parents must be present at the group lesson. For individual classes, it is also preferable, as it has a positive effect on the baby’s condition and behavior. Training consists of performing simple physical exercises aimed at increasing joint mobility and strengthening muscles, as well as useful gaming activities.

Second birth

• address – swimming pools at the metro stations “Petrovsko-Razumovskaya”, “Vykhino”, “Fili”, “Taganskaya”, in Dolgoprudny;
• cost – from 750 rubles for a one-time visit, from 600 rubles per lesson in a subscription;
• contact information – www.rogdenie.ru/services/for_kids/gruppa_ot_1_5_mesyatsev_do_1_goda_s_mamoy_ili_papoy/

Infant swimming in the health pool is designed for babies from 1.5 months. During the sessions, children, with the help of a parent, perform simple exercises in the water. In just one lesson, the child performs more than a thousand active movements, creating an optimal load on his body for his age and condition. The training is based on the principles of infant swimming, taking into account the age characteristics of the children and the psycho-emotional background of the group. The center also provides group and individual classes for children under 6 years of age and pregnant women, patronage and massage services, and childbirth preparation courses.

Youth

• address - st. Bakuleva, 5;
• cost - from 2.8 thousand rubles for a course of 4 lessons (additional discounts are provided using the center card";
• contact information – www.magichild.ru/Zan/detskii_bassein.htm

The Yunost pool provides early swimming classes for children from 2 months to 4 years. Group training consists of several parts. First, the babies and their parents practice collectively, after which the infant swimming instructor spends some time working with each participant individually. If the baby is tired during the lesson or is a little cold, you can warm up and relax with him in a soft sauna. In just a few lessons, the center’s specialists will rid the child of his fear of water and diving, and teach parents interesting games and useful exercises that can be done independently.

baby dolphin

• address – branches at the metro stations “Belorusskaya”, “Medvedkovo”, in Mytishchi;
• cost – on request, on-site programs are available;
• contact information – www.delfinenok.ru/grudnihkovoe_plavanie.html

The center's specialists recommend starting swimming lessons as early as possible - in a home bath you can start this already in the second month of the baby's life. Upon request, pool instructors come for individual lessons, teaching parents the rules of the procedure. Additionally, they advise on techniques for caring for a newborn, infant massage and fitball exercises for infants. If you wish, you can take infant swimming courses here. The duration of the program is 45 academic hours.

When choosing the “Mom and Baby” program, classes are held in the center’s pools. You can also additionally enroll your baby in sea baths. Their distinctive feature is the use of water from the Devonian underground sea. Bathing in it has a beneficial effect on the composition of the child’s blood, the functioning of the endocrine and nervous systems, and the baby’s immunity.

Duckling

• address - st. Avtozavodskaya, 21;
• cost – 1 thousand rubles for a one-time visit, there are subscriptions from 3 thousand rubles for 4 classes;
• contact information – www.centr-utenok.ru/semeynoe-plavanie-5-roditeli.html

invites everyone to family swimming sessions. Children from 2 months old accompanied by one or two adults are accepted into groups and individual training. Classes are taught by an experienced infant swimming instructor who is also in the water to assist family groups as needed. The price of the lesson includes: work with a trainer, swimming, use of toys, time in the sauna. The latter can be visited after a session or during training. During the lesson, children perform special exercises, play, learn to swim and dive.

Me and my baby

• address - st. Malygina, 1, building 2 and a swimming pool in the dacha village of Zhukovka-1;
• cost – from 4.7 thousand rubles for a flexible subscription for 5 classes or more within 2 months;
• contact information – www.babyswim.ru/swim_kids_0_3_years.htm

The pool invites children from the first month of life to interesting and useful training in the most natural water environment for them. “Mom and Baby” classes, lasting 1.5 hours, include an hour of work in the water and half an hour in a soft sauna. It is mandatory for mothers and children to perform special exercises in water and on land, which contain elements of dynamic gymnastics. Additionally, hardening procedures are carried out. If necessary, parents who are not ready to immediately accustom their children to big water are advised about carrying out water procedures at home.

Amber

• address - st. Marshala Katukova, 22;
• cost – from 3.8 thousand rubles for a subscription for 4 classes;
• contact information – www.stroginosport.ru/?page_id=301

The Aquafamily Infant and Children's Swimming School has been opened at the Yantar Sports Palace. This is a unique Russian-Finnish project, which is based on world practice and adapted for residents of the Russian Federation. By visiting the children's pool for infants, kids learn to swim and dive, and behave correctly in the water. At the same time, they are constantly in contact with their parents, which helps to establish close contact between them. Classes are taught by experienced professional instructors who use a progressive plan. Having passed certain stages, children are transferred to groups of the next levels, which contributes to their constant physical and intellectual development.

Kimberley Land

• address - st. Azovskaya, 24;
• cost – on request (depending on the form of classes, time)
• contact information – www.kimberly.ru

The Kimberly Land Fitness and Recreation Center offers not just one infant swimming pool, but several. There is a real water park for kids here with a standard children's pool, a plunge pool, a splash pool, and a children's jacuzzi with sea water. There are also infrared cabins, and you can visit the herbal bath. Classes are conducted as group or personal training. In any case, an individual approach from the trainer, a high level of results, and a variety of activities are guaranteed. Each private training includes a preliminary warm-up and massage.

Nemo

• address – swimming pools at Prazhskaya, Akademicheskaya, Maryino metro stations;
• cost – from 5 thousand rubles for a course of 4 lessons;
• contact information – www.aqua-nemo.ru

The Nemo aqua club has organized specialized swimming pools for infants, in which babies from 1.5 months old can study with their parents. These are swimming lessons that take place in a game format and based on an individual approach to each participant. Professional instructors take into account the child’s ability to float on water, his psycho-emotional state, and health indicators. The territory of the center is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay for children of any age.

Octopussy

• address - st. 16th Parkovaya, 51;
• cost – 8.8 thousand rubles for a group course of 8 lessons, 12 thousand rubles for an individual course of 8 lessons;
• contact information – octopus.su

Swimming lessons for newborns and children under 3 years of age are carried out in a specially equipped pool. One of the child’s parents, as well as a professional instructor, must be present at the classes. Training is carried out in a game format using auxiliary devices and bright toys. No more than five children are recruited for group classes, so that constant close contact with the trainer is ensured, and all children are constantly under his control. The duration of the lesson is 50 minutes, but it can be shortened according to the child’s physical fitness.

Children's safety in the pool

A physical education instructor, a nurse and, in some cases, educators closely monitor the physical education instructor to ensure that nothing happens to the children during the lesson.

Since children must take a shower before going to the pool, the cabins must be equipped with anti-slip mats, which makes it completely safe for children to stay there.

Some groups practice a technique such as using inflatable arm sleeves, this will make it much easier and safer for children to float on the water.

It is imperative to explain to children that they cannot run near the pool, as they can slip and fall. The tiles that line the pool are also dangerous; they can cause cuts, for example, if children jump from the sides of the pool into the water without using a ladder. You need to talk to your children about all the dangers, which will help protect them from possible injuries.

Infrared cabin after swimming

In some children's institutions, after the pool and shower, children are invited to warm up in the infrared sauna to avoid colds.

Is this the same as an infrared sauna? Most often, the cabin is made of natural wood and heating elements located around the entire perimeter, which allows for uniform heating, and to operate the sauna you only need a standard 220-volt outlet, which allows you to install this unit in any kindergarten. The temperature in the cabin is quite normal: 38-45 degrees, while in a regular bath or sauna it can reach up to 110, which is rather dangerous to health.

In winter, visiting an infrared sauna is especially useful for children, as it is equivalent to a full stay under the summer sun. The climate inside the cabin eliminates hot air, so children can breathe comfortably. Infrared waves warm the bodies of kindergarten visitors much better than the heat of a regular bath or sauna, where the air is quite heavy.

Also, an undoubted advantage of the infrared cabin is its ability to remove lactic acid from the muscles, which occurs after training. Of course, swimming lessons cannot be so intense that they cause muscle pain, but warming up is good for children anyway.

Certificates and test results

In order for a child to visit the kindergarten pool, you usually need a certificate from the pediatrician that the child can visit the kindergarten pool, as well as test results:

• there is a worm on the egg,
• for enterobiasis.

Different kindergartens calculate the shelf life of test results differently (from a week to three months), so we recommend taking tests for the first time on the eve of the child’s first lesson in the pool (4-5 days before). Since classes in the pool begin in October, and in September after the holidays the child is usually tested for worm eggs, it is possible that he will be counted for the pool. After three months of a child’s training in the pool, the coach usually asks to update the test results.

Check all the information with the kindergarten.

For a child to visit the pool section, a certificate is required that the child can attend the swimming section. Such a certificate is issued by a sports doctor or pediatrician, which depends on the procedure established in a particular children's clinic, and test results may also be required:

• there is a worm on the egg,
• for enterobiasis,
• on the skin.

The shelf life of test results is considered to be from a week to three months, so we recommend taking tests 4-5 days before the start of classes in the section; you can also find out whether the results of tests that were previously taken for the kindergarten will be counted.

Equipment for the lesson

To make water activities in kindergarten productive and exciting for children, some sports and play materials are used:

• Foam strips;
• Balls;
• Ride-on toys;
• Diving toys;
• Inflatable rings.

Foam planks are used when learning to swim: for example, you need to hold the bar with your feet and stay afloat only with the help of your hands, or vice versa, make active movements with your legs while holding the foam with your hands. The purpose of this sports equipment in kindergarten classes is more educational than entertaining, but you can make the process more fun for children if you present the task as a game or use colored strips.

With the help of inflatable balls, you can perform many physical exercises and even games in the water, for example, children will love volleyball in the pool or a relay race where they exchange balls for speed.

Ride-on toys are suitable for little ones and those who don’t know how to swim yet. This equipment is an inflatable figurine of an animal or even a vehicle with a seating recess, in which holes are made for the legs and, thus, the child is held securely inside.

As the name suggests, diving toys are used to teach this very process. To make it interesting and not scary for your child to be under water, you can give him simple tasks, for example, touching a toy attached to the floor of the pool or picking it up. The most common and popular variety is toy algae. With their help, you can not only teach your child how to dive, but also give the pool a more picturesque look.

The function of the inflatable ring is to keep the child on the surface of the water. They are used for the very first lessons, when you are just getting acquainted with swimming.

What do children need in the pool? Clothes and things for the child's pool

Above we have given a list of what a child needs for a swimming pool. Let's look at each thing in more detail.

Swimming suit for children for swimming in the pool

Girls traditionally practice in the pool wearing a one-piece swimsuit. The boys are in swimming trunks. Choose clothes that are sized so that your child is comfortable and nothing falls off due to sudden movements. Teach a girl to put on a swimsuit, and a boy to tie strings on his swimming trunks.

In spring and summer, swimsuits and swimming trunks are sold in children's clothing stores. In autumn and winter you will find them in a sports store or, for example, in a store at a water park.

The sizes of swimsuits correspond to the height or age of the child. We recommend measuring the hip volume for boys and girls, as well as the back length for girls. Evaluate how much stretch the swimsuit has to choose the right size.

Silicone cap

Choose a swimming cap made of silicone, it is more comfortable to wear and is recommended by many coaches. Put on a silicone cap like this: first stretch it slightly on the sides from the inside, put it on the top of the head and ears, then on the forehead and back of the head. Keep the cap dry.

Swimming caps are sold in a sports store. Silicone caps are multi-sized; the price tag usually indicates that the size corresponds to the volume of the head or age.

Exercising regularly without a cap can damage your hair due to contact with pool water.

Goggles

To practice in the section you will need special swimming goggles. Children like to wear goggles so that less water gets into their eyes, because during training they have to dive constantly. Branded glasses are preferable, because... they fog up less.

Glasses are not used in the kindergarten pool.

Rubber Shoes

A child needs rubber shoes in the pool to get from the locker room to the shower.
In kindergarten, as a rule, after changing clothes in a group, children wearing rubber shoes go from the group to the pool. Any rubber slides are suitable for a child's pool. The sole should be non-slip on wet floors, on smooth tiles. Children's models with a bridge that holds the foot at the back and closed toes are popular. Choose comfortable shoes that will not rub your child's feet.

Rubber shoes for the pool are sold in children's and shoe stores. The size range is standard.

Robe

For classes in the kindergarten pool, a child needs a robe so that after changing clothes in a group he can walk to the pool and back without freezing. Based on this, we recommend a terry robe made of natural fabric, long (to the knee), with a hood, easy to fasten.

Before visiting the pool, you should teach your child how to put on a robe independently. For example, after taking a shower, invite him to dry himself with a towel and put on a robe. Teach me if it doesn’t work out right away. Show how to wipe your head, neck, ears. Pay attention to whether the child has dried his feet well. The ability to wipe yourself in this case is very important; it will preserve the child’s health and protect him from otitis media and colds.

Let activities in the pool be a joy for children and serve for physical development and strengthening of the body.

Whether a child needs a robe for the pool section, decide according to the situation. Usually a robe is not needed.

The sizes of the dressing gowns are standard, according to the child’s height in centimeters. Sold in children's clothing stores. When purchasing, pay attention not only to the size of the clothes, but also to the fabric. It is important that the robe is made of cotton, because... After a long stay in water, a child’s delicate skin reacts negatively to synthetics and low-quality dyes.

T-shirt, panties, (sports shorts, socks, sneakers)

After classes in the kindergarten pool, the child wipes himself off, puts on dry panties, a T-shirt, a robe and returns to the group to change into clothes.

In the section, classes in the pool are often combined with warm-up exercises “on land”, which requires a physical education uniform - a white T-shirt, black shorts.

Depending on the location of the activity, shoes are determined: sneakers, sneakers or Czech shoes (white for girls, black for boys), such shoes are worn on socks. Perhaps classes will be held barefoot.

Towel

A towel is needed to dry your body and hair.

Sections are usually located in pool buildings, equipped with hair dryers in the locker rooms, where parents can help their child dry his hair. Hairdryers are not provided in kindergartens for safety reasons.

We recommend the size of a towel for a child is 70x40. On the one hand, it is enough to wipe the body dry once. On the other hand, it is not too big, and it is convenient for the child to use it, it is convenient to fold it, such a small towel will not take up much space in the bag of things for the pool.

We recommend taking a terry cotton towel for the pool.

Washcloth. Soap in a soap dish

Sections are usually practiced in pools equipped with soap dishes with liquid soap. A washcloth is usually not required.

A washcloth and soap in a soap dish are usually needed on the list of things for a pool in a kindergarten. (This refers, of course, to hard soap). Soap for the pool requires children's cosmetic soap. Then, when choosing a soap dish, we recommend a plastic one, easy to open (buy a soap dish together with your child, ask him to try to open the soap dish on his own), conveniently with a transparent lid.

Sign things

Don't forget to sign things. You can order tags with the child's name on clothes. If a child is uncomfortable wearing clothes with marks (pricked, tickled, etc.), you can embroider your last name and first name with thread; it will take 5-10 minutes for each item, but it will save your child from discomfort during classes in the pool.

Shoes and soap dishes can be signed with a marker.