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Many parents have children that are not yet comfortable with spending a large amount of time away from home during the summer.  For these parents, sending a child to day camps is a great alternative to forcing your child to attend a summer camp away from home.  Day camps are great ways to provide your child with the same fun activities and experiences as other summer camps without causing your child to feel stress or anxiety about sleeping away from home for an extended period of time.  Often, day camps can be used as launching pads that will prepare your child for a more traditional summer camp the following summer.  Working parents should consider day camps as a great alternative to a nanny or a sitter, because day camps will provide your child with beneficial interactions with other children that are your child's same age.  This social interaction is very important for healthy development.

When your child is enrolled at a day camp, he or she will have access to amazing and fun activities throughout the entire summer.  Many day camps are hosted by church groups or community centers and take place in local parks or at recreational facilities such as the YMCA. At a day camp, your child will be occupied with fun activities while you are at work.  Your child may be able to participate in sports, games, arts and crafts, theatrical productions, team building activities, and other activities that will help your child develop mentally and physically.  Social interaction is very important during the summer months. Many children who do not attend a camp of some sort during the summer become isolated from their peers and develop shyness that will impede their socialization when school starts again.

Day camps are perfect for parents who have to work and must find some type of child care for their children.  You can find day camps that are run by well-qualified individuals.  If you have any questions about a day camp, you can communicate with the director of the camp.  He or she can often provide you with references and contact information for parents of children who have participated in that particular day camp before.  By gauging those parents' reaction to a particular day camp, you can decide if that day camp is a good fit for your child.