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Day camps are geared for schoolchildren. They offer activities in a larger social setting, usually in the children's home town or nearby.
If the children stay all day, a lunch is sometimes offered; however, many day camps require children to bring their own food. The children return home in the evenings. Day camps can be booked by the day or by the week, depending on the institution organizing them.
Day camps often offer enrichment activities, such as art, music, science or sports, although many families use it as a substitute for daycare. Many families must enroll their children in day camps during the summer so that they have supervision during the day. Day camps foster children's emotional, social, and physical and creative growth through a range of interactive activities and relationships with role model counselors. Day camps generally focus on young children, typically ages 3–12, with the exception of specialized camps that aim to develop specific skill sets which attract campers up through adolescence.
Day camps are less expensive than sleepaway camps (e.g., summer camps), because they do not entail as many meals or as much supervised time each day.
Sports-focused day camps are ideal for younger athletes whose enthusiasm for a particular sport seems endless, or for high-energy kids who need a positive outlet for their energy.
Some day camps are located at the same site as a resident camp and are offered as a less expensive alternative with the same resources and activities. Many day camps, however, are located in city parks, sport complexes, schools or community centers such as a YMCA or Boy Scouts.
Day camp location is carefully considered as they typically are a short commute from populated areas so families can quickly and easily drop off and pick up their children. This is in sharp contrast to resident camps which often serve children from around the nation, or world.
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