One great advantage for parents choosing Stepping Stones as their preschool is the opportunities provided by William Barnes’ onsite swimming pool.  Appreciated by generations of youngsters from the town, the swimming pool is literally a stones throw from the preschool’s newly extended classroom.  Whereas parents at other preschools have to make their own arrangements when their children take their first steps towards learning to swim, at Stepping Stones this is just one of the many services the staff can provide for their parents.

Water confidence and safety sessions take place during the second half of the Summer term. Stepping Stones staff are fully trained to run these sessions and take part in the annual ‘reach, rescue and resuscitation’ training that is given to all William Barnes staff who will be involved in the safe use of the pool.