YMCA Daycamps

February Half Term

17^th to 21st February – Music Makers

Easter

7^th to 11^th April – Easter Fun

14^th to 17^th April – Spring Fever

May Half Term

27^th to 30^th May – Eco Adventures

Summer Holidays

28^th July to 1^st August – Celebrations of Nations

4^th August to 8^th August – Adventure Week

11^th to 15^th August – Animal Magic

18^th to 22nd August – Space Voyagers

26^th to 29^th August – Art Week

October Half Term

27^th to 31st October – Autumnal Fun

The staff that make up the Day Camp team have several years’ experience with youth work and early years backgrounds as well as National Governing Body qualified instructors. All staff that work for YMCA Dulverton Group have been thoroughly trained and all hold up to date DBS and safeguarding certificates. There will a first aider on site at all times.

Yes, all children will require a packed lunch* and need to bring a refillable water bottle that they can fill at our water station throughout the day. We will also have two snack breaks during the day so something healthy to keep them going until lunch!

*Please avoid putting anything that may contain nuts into your child’s packed lunch, as we do have children who have nut allergies attending

No, there is no need for your child to have money.

No, all equipment needed will be provided by the YMCA and has been fully safety checked prior to use. We would strongly discourage anyone from bringing personal equipment to prevent any loss or damage occurring.

Below is a full list of what your child will need at Day Camp.

•  Appropriate clothing for activities
•  Coat
• Spare change of clothes
• Food and drink
• Hot days – sun cream, hat, plenty to drink
• Cold days – gloves, hat, coat
• Closed toe shoes such as trainers not flip flops
• We do not recommend wearing jewellery as most activities will require this to be removed for safety reasons.
• Mobile phones, iPods and other similar items are not recommended if brought they will need to be put in a safe place during activities, these are the responsibility of the owner.

Please ensure that all property has your child’s name on. In the event that your child has misplaced something, please see a team member at the end of the day.

Throughout the week, your child will be able to try a range of activities including Archery, Climbing and Boating as well as some super fun, different themed activities.

You can drop your child off at 8:30am and pick them up at 5pm each day. Throughout the school holidays, we offer Daycamps Monday-Friday except on Bank Holidays. Bookings are made by week and cost £175.

You can book your child’s place at YMCA Daycamps using Magic Booking here. The link for this is at the top of this page. Follow the link to create an account or log in if you have used it before. Follow the steps to book!

Please note that your booking is only confirmed once a payment has been made. You can pay using a credit or debit card or using Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free Childcare which is all processed by our secure booking platform.

Yew Trees

Sodexo 887272

Edenred P21181594

Computershare search for Yew Trees, BS26 2SA

Tax Free Childcare – search for Yew Trees Nursery, BS26 2SA

If using either of these methods, please select this option at the checkout and once complete, please log into your childcare account and arrange for the funds to be transferred. Please note, you have 7 days from booking to arrange these funds, if this is not completed within this time frame, your booking will be cancelled and space may be reallocated. Until we have confirmed the transfer has been made, your Magic Booking account will show as having overdue payments and you won’t be able to book further spaces. This will change once payment has been confirmed by our team.

For any questions, such as which codes to use for any providers not listed, please contact us on daycamps@ymca-dg.org for details.