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Wolfies Swim School
5230 Cedar St, Bellaire, TX 77401, United States
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Wolfies Swim School

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El
Review №1

My 2.5 year old daughter sees Mr. Alex at the Bellaire location. He is AMAZING and we are so grateful for him. My daughter can be a handful and not only is he so good with her, but she is making excellent progress. She loves swim lessons and gets so excited for swim lessons. In addition to the wonderful Mr. Alex, we are always welcomed and assisted with smiles from the entire staff. I recommend Wolfies to all of my friends.

so
Review №2

Great swim school with friendly instructors. The small class sizes are much better than The Y!

La
Review №3

I love it! We decided to put our daughter in swimming class and this place is amazing! All the swimming instructors are very patient with the kiddos. Ms. Noelia is amazing and extremely helpful. My daughter was crying and looks like Ms. Noelia know how to calm her down. Best decision ever! Now we are on a waiting list to put my 1yr Old. Hope we can get him in soon!

Da
Review №4

Staff and coaches are super friendly and know all the kiddos by name. They do all they can to ensure a great session, swim camp, or parent’s night out and the kids know it. Our son started attending swim camp last year and lessons at the close of summer, his confidence and skill in the water has improved quite a bit. If you’re looking for swim safety, fun, and/or structure give them a try, it’s easy to get started with their lessons or events and the front desk folks are helpful if you have questions. Parking lot can be full at times but street parking is plentiful.

Ma
Review №5

I highly recomnend this place. My 4 yr. old went from not wanting to put her face in the water to willingly submerging herself, floating for 10 seconds, and swimming with assistance - all within a week! Mr. Israel is phenomenal. I only regret not starting her sooner.

Jo
Review №6

Such a great facility and all the instructors are so awesome! My toddler would have a total melt down when he walked over to class and the instructors were so patient and somehow had him laughing and having a great time within 3 minutes!! Same son had a confidence issue after not swimming for a year and we went back for daily 30 minute lessons for 3 days and by the end of day two he was even better than prior. Wouldn’t trust anyone else!

Ma
Review №7

Love Wolfie’s! Staff are very friendly and efficient. Swim instructors are outstanding and so patient and wonderful for first time little ones. Beautiful facility and easy parking. Highly recommend!

Er
Review №8

Great place, conveniently located, great staff.My boys love coming here and enjoy the program a lot.The boys swimming skills is improving gradually and their level of confidence is higher.

Vi
Review №9

Excellent Customer service, but I didnt like the location google sent me to do many turn, a lot traffic, and is very busy area.

Ke
Review №10

Wolfies has been great for our son. All the staff are very nice and helpful. The teachers are great with the little swimmers and they keep the class size small so the kids can actually learn. Their new faculty is outstanding and has a great viewing area for the parents and other kiddos if they are not in the pool.

Al
Review №11

I cannot say enough great things about Wolfies! It’s great for swim school, swim camps and parties. Always a great experience!

Bo
Review №12

The staff is incredibly patient with the kids. Ours have learned so much, so quickly, and look forward to swim class every week.

Me
Review №13

Mi kids enjoy Wolfies! They’ve both excelled at swimming since going there and look forward to seeing their teacher, Mr. Juwan, every week! Recommend.

Ca
Review №14

Wolfies was the best teaching both my kids to swim and I am forever grateful for it!!! Definitely recommend to anyone needing to learn!!!

Li
Review №15

We love Wolfies!! My daughter is always excited to come to swim class. After having a near miss at our pool at home, she was terrified of swimming at first. The staff was so encouraging of her development; she has already graduated to a higher swim level. They celebrate everyone’s successes; we have nothing but positive things to say about Wolfies!

Se
Review №16

Great swim school! We loved coach Jordan and each of the staff.

Sh
Review №17

Awesome swim lessons, the instructors are great and my kids have learned a lot!

Ma
Review №18

Pretty decent swimming school. very nice facility that was just built, I definitely prefer to the strip mall swimming school. ( yes there are some swim schools with pools in strip malls. but wolfies facility and staff are pretty good.

Je
Review №19

What an incredible & professional staff! I love how organized Wolfies is and how accommodating they can be when life gets in the way. I love their promptness in responding to emails. My son loves going to Wolfies and especially loves Mr. Alex! Thanks for all your hard work!! Highly recommend!

am
Review №20

Place is great. My kids love it & enjoy their progress through summer crash course & now weekly classes. Only thing is their policy on make up classes, I have to inform 24 hrs ahead, of my son is sick in the morning when he wakes up, its really not in my control. They didnt want to do a makeup. When I insisted, they said one time they can make an exception but have to charge a $10 reschedule fee, come on!

Sh
Review №21

I have mixed feelings writing this review as we have been long time customers of Wolfies (6 years and counting) and were previously very happy, but are now thinking of leaving. I thought we would be with Wolfies for good, but recent changes in instructor turnover have made me question the consistency and quality of instruction.My kids have been at Wolfies since they were infants in Mommy and Me classes. My 6 year old has progressed well through private lessons and is now working on the different swim strokes to perfect her technique. My 3 year old is more tentative in the water and has needed more coaxing to take to the water. Since he started private lessons 9 months ago we have seen 4 instructor changes. In comparison, my daughter had only three instructor changes in her first 3 years of private lessons there. The rapid turnover means my tentative younger child has had to get used to and develop trust in a new person every 1-2 months. I do think this has significantly hampered his progress and caused him to stagnate. When I brought up my concerns I was told the high turnover was “just a nature of the business”. Each new teacher in the last 3 months has had a shorter tenure than the last. We’ve had an interim teacher since 2 weeks ago (when the last teacher left abruptly without Wolfies giving us notice beforehand - we got an email about the instructor change 5 min after class started). The interim instructor was more experienced and I noticed that my 3 year old performed better with her. When we asked to keep her I was told she “doesn’t teach on weekends” and that a brand new teacher who barely trained a month ago would now be their new teacher next week. I told them that was not going to be a good option for my 3 year old and decided to pull him out. I am saddened that our loyalty has not been valued and I feel like just a replaceable commodity - out with the old, in with the new.

Li
Review №22

I have been very impressed from the minute we started swim lessons at Wolfies. Every staff member is always so happy and willing to answer any questions I may have. They love children and they are experts at what they do! My three children are on different levels and they make sure all of their needs are being met. The communication is also excellent. I love that a staff member always checks in with the parents who are waiting to see if there are any questions. I get to speak with the instructor after each lesson and I also get emails to let me know the progress my children are making. I also love the monthly give back opportunities! This is an extremely well run swim school! Thank you, Wolfies!

Er
Review №23

Our three boys love going to Wolfies. They have improved so much since they started.

Mo
Review №24

Wolfies has been an incredible experience for my 3 and 5 year old! The staff goes out of their way to really connect with each student. Both of my kids have grown by leaps and bounds and have learned how to swim by having fun. Swim lessons are truly their favorite night of the week!

Ki
Review №25

We have been with Wolfies for about 6 years now and couldn’t say better things about it. Their staff greets us with a smile on their face as we walk in the door, and the deck coordinator is happy and enthusiastic to walk my kiddos to their swim instructor.My daughter probably screamed for the first 3 months but my goodness was her instructor patient! Now she is diving to get rings and able to come back on her own to catch her breath on her back. She loves her teacher and loves to swim!I truly cannot imagine being anywhere else. Thank you, Wolfies for teaching our kiddos the life skills they need to enjoy swimming!

K
Review №26

Best money I spend all week! Both infant and toddler love their classes and have progressed better than I could have imagined at such young ages. Every teacher is exceptional! Management is especially attentive and responsive.

La
Review №27

My son went to Ms. B for over 2 years and she’s been amazing! She taught him to swim the length of the pool, dive, float and so much more. I feel confident that he will be completely safe in our home pool this summer!

Ma
Review №28

He staff are very rude and uncooperative . They have no idea what they are doing . I registered my daughter for classes to start early April . I made the registration in person . The front desk lady offered me that my daughter can take class that that same day and they can start the next month ( 2 week gap) They did change me for both . We showed up today and told very rudely that we are not registered and there is no space available period . They had not refunded the money claiming that we were supposed to be attending class in March and we missed it .. they did not offer us any solution. My daughter missed registration in other schools because we registered here now all classes are full . It is very frustrating .. these people are not here to be part of the community they are just for profit ...

Al
Review №29

We love Wolfies! Ms. Hillian is the best and my girls love going to see her every Sunday. Everyone that works there is so nice and always smiling. We are so happy with our choice of swim schools. My only suggestion would be that there be a system in place that lets you trade a day if you are out of town or can not make a class. The current system only lets you cancel and you lose that class and your money. Totally understand not wanting to have people trading and canceling all the time but maybe allow for two makeup classes per year or something like that.

Li
Review №30

This is one of the better activities I have spent money on for my toddler. I have brought her here since she was months old and she at 2 years can float and knows how to get out of the pool. I’d recommend this faculty staff and teachers are friendly.

An
Review №31

This is our first swim class and we love it. Its very clean, friendly, and organized. The teachers are patient and explain their progress at the end of every class.

Di
Review №32

My daughters had improved incredibly their swimming since we started coming to Wolfies The girls look forward to have their class with Ms Brenell and Mr Juwan. These 2 teachers are excellent and with incredible talent to deal with the kids different characters and fierce to the water. Ms Amber is the sweatiest and most professional person. We love this swim school! Love location and always warm water.

Sh
Review №33

Wolfies is a great swimming school with amazing instructors. My daughter has been taking swim lessons at Wolfies for more than a year and she loves it and looks forward to it every week. She has learned a lot and progressed a lot ever since she started here at Wolfies. She loves her swimming instructor Mr. Cedrick and he’s great with kids. We would definitely recommend Wolfies swimming school 😊

Ni
Review №34

Great staff and instructers. Class size from 1 to 3. Been going for over a year and kids have fun and made significant progress.

Pr
Review №35

My daughter loves going to Wolfies! She started when she was 5 months old and has learned a lot. Mr. Zach is a great teacher and the babies love him!

En
Review №36

We love Wolfies, our son has been swimming with them for over a year and he has progressed better than any other swimming class in the past. We also love their new pool and super friendly staff!

In
Review №37

Great school, very sweet professional and accommodating people, wish it was closer to us.

Je
Review №38

Worst costumer service ever. Lesson will frequently gets cancelled when there is a “biohazards” and they don’t refund you. (They would tell you they would but they don’t really do it).Update: manager of Wolfie called back and took care of the refund (credit to account for future payment).

Ch
Review №39

Excellent Reviews I get from parents in my shop using Wolfs...

Cl
Review №40

Always friendly and focused on the kids. Highly recommended.

We
Review №41

Cant say enough good things about Wolfies! our son swims with JuWan and he is AMAZINGGGGGG!! We are always greeted with a smile at the front desk and the location and facility is really easy and so clean :) #imawolfie

Am
Review №42

I have a few complaints and cautions for other parents. Overall, I would recommend a Pengu swim school location over Wolfies - any day!First, the facility is setup all kinds of funky and is not conducive to viewing your child while he/she is in the pool. They are very adamant that if you are not in the water with your child that you cannot remain on the dock and the viewing area is upstairs (no elevator) and overlooks part of the pool. As long as your child has a class at one end of the pool you are golden and able to watch from the 2nd floor. However, if your child is in a class at the other end of the pool, under the observation area, then you cannot see anything. They have monitors with badly placed cameras that do not capture the blind end of the pool fully. The other option is to stand outside, in the Houston heat, and look through streaked, water-stained windows at your child as they swim in the pool. Pengu swim schools have the indoor viewing areas, with chairs and better changing rooms, setup so you can easily see your child without any issues.Second, the school policies are contradictory. They have a no makeup policy for the under 2 classes. However, if you tell them a month or more in advance that you will miss a class they still charge you for it! When pressed about this and the hippocracy brought to their attention, one owner (male) saw the point and adjusted our bill accordingly but the other owner (female) has planned to take our money without actually fulfilling the service we paid for in the first place. If they allowed makeups for classes missed, this would not be an issue. I just want to get what I pay for! Unfortunately for them, they want to remain bull-headed and stand behind their contradictory policies. Pengu swim schools allow you to make up any missed class for any age child - you just have to check the schedule for availability.I discussed this with the owners a few times and asked them to consider a bit more flexibility in their policies. As a result of this request, they showed their true colors and that really is all about money and not the kids learning to swim.Third, the changing rooms are horrible for kids younger than 3 years. They only have a bench and a trash can - no changing tables like Pengu swim school has in every changing room. The bathrooms are tiny, too.Lastly, we have had 4 different instructors since we started almost 4 months ago. The main instructor was injured and could not work for a few weeks. They ultimately terminated that employee and are now training a new one to take over the class. They send out updates when a different instructor is going to be working with our child, with the promise that progress notes would be passed on to the new person. In reality, the new instructor does not have the notes (or doesnt look at them) and we had to inform them as to our childs skill level/progress each class.I am now lobbying Pengu to open a location nearby so that the kids and parents in the area can have a better experience.

Ri
Review №43

Faculty and environment are kid friendly, and welcoming to family and friends. With Wolfies Swim School, youll love to swim, even of you hate water!

Jo
Review №44

The staff is very friendly, the instructors always give feedback regarding your childs progress. They have changing rooms, shower, restroom, free parking and a waiting area with an overview of the pool.

Ka
Review №45

Are very patient with both me and my kids, always help when they can.

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4.4 Rating
  • Address:5230 Cedar St, Bellaire, TX 77401, United States
  • Site:http://wolfiesswimschool.com/
  • Phone:+1 281-844-4481
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Categories
  • Swimming school
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–7PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–7PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–7PM
  • Thursday:9AM–7PM
  • Friday:9AM–7PM
  • Saturday:9AM–1PM
  • Sunday:9AM–1PM
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
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