Frequently Asked Questions

What does “fully separated” mean?
Summer Days Camp Days Camp is for children who have had prior separation experience. This means that your child must have had prior classroom experience without a parent or a caregiver in the classroom – This means either in nursery school or in an activities program. Please keep in mind that our minimum program is three days a week for 3 hours each day, for a minimum of 2 weeks.

How do the age groups work?
Summer Days consists of 6 age groups: twos, young threes, middle threes, threes/fours, fours, and fives/sixes. The three year old age groups each cover a four month age spread.

Your own school and/or activities program may group children by age differently, so that even if your child is grouped with a friend together in the same classroom during the school year, that does not necessarily mean that they will be in the same age group in our program.

What does a 2 week minimum mean?
Campers must sign up for a minimum of 2 weeks, but they do not need to be consecutive. Additional weeks can be added on, depending on availability. Please keep in mind that weeks fill up quickly and we may or may not be able to accommodate your request for extra weeks.

May I sign up with my friends? What if there is a group of several children who would like to be together in the same group?
If you would like to sign your child up with a friend, we strongly recommend that you both sign up at the same time, as we do not reserve spots. We also ask you to both write the other child’s name on the space provided on the registration form. Requests to be grouped with friends of the same age will be taken into consideration, but cannot always be accommodated, particularly when weeks are added on.

What is a typical day like?
Each week’s curriculum is designed around a specific theme such as “At the Circus” or “By the Seashore”. The daily schedule includes free choice, circle time, snack, storytime and songs, structured playtime (cooking, art projects, crafts and science), movement games, and outdoor/water play. Children who join us until 3:00 p.m. will enjoy lunch (parent supplies a bag lunch and drink) rest, additional outdoor/water play, additional art projects, and scheduled afternoon time in 74^th St. MAGIC’s gym.

Can you tell me about the Summer Days Camp staff?
Julie Flansbaum, MS ED, begins her fourth summer as the Director of Summer Days Camp. She is also the Director of 74^th St. MAGIC. Previously, she was the Head Teacher for the Fours/Fives and Coordinator of the Emergent Math Program at Epiphany Community Nursery School.

The Summer Days Camp staff is comprised of many early childhood trained teachers from Epiphany Community Nursery School, as well as outside college and graduate students who are pursuing degrees in education. Many of our staff have been with us for a number of summers.

May I see the facility/schedule a tour?
Tours will be given on Wednesdays at 4:00pm and Fridays at 2:00pm beginning Wednesday February 13th. Tours will begin promptly at 4:00pm and 2:00pm. Please call to make an appointment.

Tours will not be given February 18th through February 22nd and March 24th through March 28th.