Summer Day Camp

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YMCA Day Camp is a curriculum based summer program designed to keep your child active and safe throughout the summer for incoming 1st graders through 12 year olds (until they turn 13).  Character development plays a big role in our camps.  Respect, responsibility, honesty and caring are values we review on a daily basis with our campers.  You can be certain that your child will be in a safe and nurturing environment that offers a different activity for them to participate in every hour of the day.

The Day Camp curriculum is based on weekly themes and includes arts & humanities, health, wellness & fitness, literacy, STEAM, character development, service-learning and social competence & conflict resolution.

Children will be divided into age appropriate groups and assigned a camp counselor who guides them though our daily curriculum.  Some of our camper’s favorite activities include weekly field trips and recreational swim time. In addition to field trips, we’ll have volunteers and guest speakers from our local partners.

How to Register:

Member-only registration begins on the first Monday of February, online or in-person at our Horn Family YMCA or McLeod Family YMCA locations! For non-members registration will open the first Wednesday of February.  Registration is open until two weeks before the start of each week or until site becomes full.

What New Families need:

  • A YMCA account with updated child profile
  • Payment method on file
  • Active ECECD full-time contract before April 15th
  • No registration fee or deposit necessary if you have an approved ECECD contract

If paying out of pocket:

  • $10 deposit for each week your child will attend
  • $25 Registration fee per child
  • Membership fee if applicable

What Existing Families need:

  • A wrap-around contract should be emailed to childcare@ymcacnm.org
  • Updated child profile on you YMCA account

Program cost: 

Free with Universal Child Care contract
Call for pricing 505-595-1515
ECECD contracts are accepted at most locations – Check for Eligibility
Financial Assistance available through YMCA – Application

2026 Weekly Themes

The themes are the focus for the weekly program. Games, art projects, STEAM activities, literacy, outside activities and special guests are all designed to support a weekly theme. Themes will be updated every spring for the following summer.

  • Week 1: June 1st – All about Cooking
  • Week 2: June 8th – All about Sports
  • Week 3: June 15th – All about Animals
  • Week 4: June 22nd – All about Space
  • Week 5: June 29th – All about Heroes
  • Week 6: July 6th – All about the Science
  • Week 7: July 13th – All about Film
  • Week 8: July 20th – All about Nature
  • Week 9: July 27th – All about Art

Fieldtrips

Weekly fieldtrips are always a camp favorite. We will continue this long standing tradition provided that capacity and availability are met.

Swimming will be offered every week but due to capacity limits with the City of Albuquerque, only 15 students may attend at a time. Water days will be substituted in the days that children are not swimming.

Day Camp Hours:

Monday – Friday, 7 am to 6 pm
All camp sites will be closed June 19th and July 4th observed.

Downloadable Resources:

Parent Handbook – 2025
Summer Day Camp FAQ’s
Summer Day Camp Parent Guide

questions:

email or call 505-595-1515

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