Early EducationOur Early Education programs are for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Part-time programs are available.
School Age Child CareBefore and after school care for children in grades 1-6. We also offer school vacation camps, and Y Half Days for early release days.
Kids Stop BabysittingBoth Y branches offer this wonderful convenience for parents while they work out or swim in our facilities.
Camp SargentCamp Sargent is a summer day camp on lake Naticook in Merrimack which offers programs for boys and girls 5-16 years old.
Westwood Park CampsSports Camps at Westwood Park focus on individual skill development as well as the team ideals of sportsmanship for kids entering grades 1-8.
Merrimack Day CampsCamp is about learning skills, developing character and making friends. The Merrimack Y has summer day camps for kids in preschool to grade 6.
Nashua Day CampsCamping is for everyone, and the Nashua Y has summer camp options for kids in preschool all the way up to grade 12.
KRISTIN BARSORIAN: SUMMER CAMP BUILDS CONFIDENCE WITH COUNSELOR ENCOURAGEMENT
Kristin Barsorian has enjoyed watching her 11-year-old daughter Eliza thrive in YMCA Camp Create each summer. “Eliza loves to be creative. She fell in love with Camp Create. The environment and counselors make her feel comfortable. She was a narrator in her first play at the Y and later was the lead as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. In school plays, she did not want to be on stage, she wanted to do backstage set work. At Camp Create she felt so much more comfortable, and can be herself.”
“She has flourished in camp over the last three years. The counselors are top notch and have given her so much encouragement! Each year when she returns, all of the counselors remember her name and make her feel so welcome. She is grinning from ear to ear when they recognize her. Because of their encouragement, she was given the lead part in the Wizard of Oz as Dorothy. During the school year, she was too shy and timid to participate as an actor in the school play, but here at Camp Create she shines! I want to send a sincere thank you to all of the counselors who brighten each and every summer day to make her feel welcome and part of a ‘family’ at her camp. Thank you so much.”
Kristin noted that Eliza has been excited during the winter months to get back to Camp Create each summer.
The Barsorians have been a part of our YMCA for five years. Eliza has taken swimming lessons, gone to Camp Sargent, and of course, her favorite, Camp Create. We love seeing our campers find their inner passion. We are so glad you are a part of the YMCA, Eliza and Kristin!
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