Many school age children enjoy attending some type of summer program, and many working parents are in need of child care during the summer months. Summer day camps give children the opportunity to further develop their talents, experience new activities, and learn new skills. They typically offer multiple sessions, and can be full-day or part-day schedules. Summer camps typically serve children 5 years to 15 years of age. In Westchester County summer day camps are licensed by the Westchester County Department of Health (DOH). For information on the State Sanitary Code for Childrens Camps, call DOH at (914) 813-5134.
In addition to licensed summer camps many child care centers, nursery schools, family child care providers, recreation departments, and school age programs offer separate summer programs.
