Mini Minnow (24 - 36 m)

For TVCC clients,  24 - 36 months, accompanied by a parent/caregiver residing within Elgin-Middlesex-Oxford, Grey-Bruce, and Huron-Perth counties.

What to Expect

Mini Minnows is a toddlers (24 - 36 months) and parent/caregiver swim group focused on building comfort and confidence in the water. 

Recreation Therapists will  guide parents/caregivers and their toddler in fun and interactive activities aimed at building comfort and confidence in the water and introducing early swim skills through songs, games, and play. Parents/caregivers will also be learning about other TVCC and community based swim opportunities. 

Prior to attending this pool group, a Recreation Therapist will contact you to learn more about your child.

Goals:

  1. Water Confidence: feel comfortable in water and feel comfortable in a pool setting
  2. Water-Positive Attitude: develop a positive connection with water through play.
  3. Water Skills: learn early swim skills assisted by a parent/caregiver including active movement, floating, moving on your stomach.
  4. Parent Coaching 

For this swim program, parents/caregivers MUST accompany their child in the water and pool deck/change rooms and be within arms reach at all times, even if they are wearing a floatation device.  

Parents/caregivers must be comfortable moving through chest-deep water (1.2m), understand how to be safe in the pool, and be able to respond to the needs of their swimmer. If this does not describe the parent/caregiver's comfort in water, please contact tr [at] tvcc.on.ca (tr[at]tvcc[dot]on[dot]ca) for alternate pool programs.

About the TVCC Therapeutic Pool: 

The TVCC pool is 61m/24ft long, 12ft wide with a shallow end of 0.79m/2.5ft, sloping to 1.05m/3.5ft; there is a step down to 1.19m/4ft. The pool is 34C/93F.  Little Swimmers or a waterproof swim diaper/cover (no diapers!) are required for anyone unable to hold their bladder/bowel.  There are no food/drinks allowed in the pool area, pool change rooms, or pool washrooms.  

Registration

Dates: Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025

Times: 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Location: TVCC Pool, 779 Base Line Rd E, London, ON

Registration: Online at https://MiniMinnNov4.eventbrite.ca

For More Information

Please contact Rachel Ireland Recreation Therapist, at rachel.ireland [at] tvcc.on.ca (rachel[dot]ireland[at]tvcc[dot]on[dot]ca) if you have questions about this program. 

If you cannot register online, please contact Carrie at register [at] tvcc.on.ca (register[at]tvcc[dot]on[dot]ca) or 519-953-5445.