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Summer Camps for Summer Time Fun
Preparing for your child's summer is never easy, but Patch hopes to help by offering some of the area's best summer camps.
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This week we have chosen the five great summer camp programs in the Wantagh-Seaford area.
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Location: 2166 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh
Phone: 516-221-2121
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For over 60 years Maplewood has been educating nursery, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten aged children. In addition to its nursery school, Maplewood also runs a summer program and has a mission of making sure to “encourage social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth and development.”
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Location: 1865 Beech St, Wantagh
Phone: 516-783-0600
Offering private instruction for approximately 200 children, Wee Friends tries to keep the children they oversee under six years old. From games to creative learning, the school always transforms the same school-year programs into creative summer programs.
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Location: 3710 Woodbine Avenue, Wantagh
Phone: 516-826-6587
For children ages 18 months to five years old, Doris Kramer Pre-School has been teaching them language arts, computer instruction, cultural arts, crafts and taking them on creative field trips. Open since the 1970s, the school, which also offers a summer camp program, is located in the .
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Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead NY
Phone: 516-463-CAMP
Nearby Hofstra University offers both academic, specialty and Sports Academy camp programs for students and athletes from ages three through 12. Programs include art, science, fashion, health and wellness, literacy, robotics, music and dance study. The Sports Academy offers young athletes the opportunity to train with Hofstra NCAA coaches in basketball, lacrosse, baseball, soccer, softball, wrestling and cheerleading.
Location: Merrick, NY
Phone: 516- 620 – 4300
This summer camp, found on "The Ranch" in Merrick has been in business for many years. The camp is only accessed by parents of students and staffers and offers a wide range of activities.
