Gardena-Carson 2026 Summer Day Camp Main Center (K-5)
Jun 15 - Aug 07 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 1
Jun 15 - Jun 18 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 2
Jun 22 - Jun 26 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 3 (Closed July 3)
Jun 29 - Jul 02 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$283.50
GAC Main Center Week 4
Jul 06 - Jul 10 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 5
Jul 13 - Jul 17 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 6
Jul 20 - Jul 24 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 7
Jul 27 - Jul 31 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 8
Aug 03 - Aug 07 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$313.50
GAC Main Center Week 1 with Swim Lessons
Jun 15 - Jun 18 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 2 with Swim Lessons
Jun 22 - Jun 26 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 3 with Swim Lessons
Jun 29 - Jul 02 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 4 with Swim Lessons
Jul 06 - Jul 10 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 5 with Swim Lessons
Jul 13 - Jul 17 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 6 with Swim Lessons
Jul 20 - Jul 24 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 7 with Swim Lessons
Jul 27 - Jul 31 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
GAC Main Center Week 8 with Swim Lessons
Aug 03 - Aug 07 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ages 4-11 · Co-Ed
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
Starting at
$353.50
About This Activity
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SUMMER REFRESHED!The YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES has been serving families for over 140 years. Your family can count on Y to ensure your child is having fun in a safe, nurturing environment. The Y offers a variety of day camp programs, throughout the school breaks, to meet the needs of parents and match the interests of our campers.
Come experience a new take on everything families love about Y Day Camp, because SUMMER IS REFRESHED. YMCA Day Camp brings fresh energy, new experiences, and renewed excitement to every day while advancing the YMCA’s role as the Center for Community Well Being, where youth are supported to grow, connect, and thrive. Campers can refresh their bodies through sports and recreation, refresh their curiosity with hands on STEM experiences, and refresh their creativity through arts, imagination, and themed activities that encourage exploration and confidence. Each day is designed to foster belonging by creating welcoming spaces where every child feels known, valued, and connected to caring adults and peers. Rooted in the trusted YMCA camp experience, SUMMER REFRESHED delivers weekly themes that create a vibrant and inclusive camp atmosphere. Older campers will enjoy off-site field trips, while younger campers will enjoy on-site enrichment visitors. Camp is also filled with aquatics visits, and at select locations, swim lessons. All of these program offerings are intentionally designed to strengthen relationships, build confidence, and help every child leave camp feeling refreshed, connected, and ready for the year ahead.
SAVE MORE AS A YMCA FAMILY MEMBER! YMCA Summer Day Camp is open to the entire community, and no YMCA membership is required to enroll. That said, YMCA Family Members enjoy meaningful savings. This summer, families who join the Y can take advantage of member pricing and save up to $40 per week, per child on Summer Day Camp. Joining is easy. Visit https://www.ymcala.org/membership or email Membership@ymcala.org to get started.
Please note the following:
- To receive YMCA Family Member pricing, you must have an active YMCA Family Membership at any Los Angeles YMCA center at the time of enrollment. Both the payer (parent or guardian) and the child must be listed on the same YMCA Family Membership. If day camp registration is completed before a Family Membership is activated, pricing cannot be adjusted retroactively, and no credits or refunds will be issued for the difference.
- A YMCA Family Membership must remain active for the entire duration of your child’s summer camp participation. If the membership is cancelled before the final session ends, your account will be adjusted to the non-member rate.
- The following YMCA locations offer a standard weekly day camp rate and do not have a member and non-member price difference: Kolar Family YMCA (Downey), Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA, Southeast Rio Vista YMCA at Maywood and the Wilmington YMCA
- All Counselor-In-Training (CIT) summer day camp programs at locations including Burbank and Lowe have a standard weekly rate and do not offer member and non-member pricing. All other day camp programs at the Burbank and Lowe YMCAs do offer member and non-member pricing.
- Sports and Specialty Day Camps and Expo Day Camps at the West Valley, North Valley, and Torrance South Bay YMCAs, as well as North Valley Tiny Tot camps, have standard weekly pricing and do not offer member and non-member discounts. All other day camp programs at the West Valley, North Valley, and Torrance South Bay YMCAs do offer member and non-member pricing.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The YMCA reserves the right to modify the program schedule, as the YMCA sees appropriate, without prior notice to the parent, guardian, or authorized representative of the child. This includes but is not limited to weekly themes, weekly planned activities, weekly field trips (including field trips and vendors that come to the Y) and the weekly curriculum. The YMCA makes no guarantees that the day camp schedule will match the advertised schedule, as things may change between the time that the schedule is prepared and the time of program operation.
PAYMENT DUE DATES: There are three options to pay for your child’s summer program (options can be done in combination): (1) register online and pay week-by-week, pending space availability, (2) register online and pay in full for all desired weekly sessions, or (3) register online and reserve your child’s space by placing $25 non-refundable deposit for each weekly session you wish to reserve. All deposits paid towards a weekly program session are nonrefundable, non-transferrable and cannot be used as a program credit. For the 2026 summer season, the last day (the deadline) to place a $25 deposit and reserve a weekly session is Friday, May 31, 2026. Deposits will not be accepted after this date. After this date, any day camp enrollments must be paid in full at the time of registration, via option (1) or option (2), as listed above. When placing a deposit, the remaining balance of the program weekly session fee must then be paid, in full, via a pre-set automatic transfer service (ATS) draft, by the Monday prior to the start of each weekly session. Please note that if placing a $25 deposit, the balance for the week will be drafted the Monday prior to the start of each weekly session, meaning 7 days prior to the start of each week.
2026 SUMMER DAY CAMP PAYMENT DRAFT DATE SCHEDULE:
- Week of May 25: Payment will draft on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of June 1: Payment will draft on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of June 8: Payment will draft on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of June 15: Payment will draft on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of June 22: Payment will draft on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of June 29: Payment will draft on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of July 6: Payment will draft on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of July 13: Payment will draft on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of July 20: Payment will draft on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of July 27: Payment will draft on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of August 3: Payment will draft on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of August 10: Payment will draft on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 12:01am
- Week of August 17: Payment will draft on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 12:01am
- All deposits paid towards a weekly program session are nonrefundable, non-transferrable and cannot be used as a program credit.
- For School Break Programs During the Summer (such as a summer day camp): The deadline to submit a written request for a cancellation, change or refund is the Wednesday prior to the draft for each weekly session (Please note, the weekly draft is the Monday prior to the start of each School Break Program weekly session). This deadline applies to all day camp enrollments, regardless of if the enrollment is paid in full, paid via deposit with a balance or paid week-to-week. YMCA School Break Programs are charged based on the weekly sessions that the parent, guardian or authorized individual selected at the time of online enrollment and it is therefore their responsibility to ensure that any request for cancellations, changes or refunds is submitted by the deadline.
- No credits, refunds or transfers will be granted for a weekly program session once the deadline for changes and cancellations has passed. This includes a program enrollment that happens after the deadline for changes and cancellations has passed. If a child is enrolled in a weekly program session AFTER the deadline for changes and cancellations has passed for that particular weekly program session, the enrollment and the sale are considered FINAL. The YMCA will not issue a credit, refund or transfer for request made after the deadline for cancellations and changes has passed, regardless of when the child was registered and enrolled in to the program by the payer.
- PLEASE NOTE: The Torrance-South Bay YMCA has a separate cancellation and changes policy for their Sports & Specialty Day Camps. These programs are offered in partnership with outside vendors. In many cases, these outside vendors are secured in advance, based on enrollment and expected attendance. For this reason, the following policies will be enforced for all Specialty & Sports Day Camps offered through the Torrance-South Bay YMCA:
- At the time of registration, the payment is due in full. There is no option to place a deposit.
- Requests for Cancellations and Changes must be submitted in writing to DayCamp@ymcala.org 15-Days prior to the start of each session. Without such notice, no cancellation or change will be processed.
- If the written request for a cancellation is received by the deadline, the cancellation will be processed and a 50% refund will be granted. Because the YMCA is partnering with outside vendors, a full refund cannot be processed.
CANCELLATION FEES (FOR SCHOOL BREAK PROGRAMS)
- If paid in full, all approved refund requests for a School Break Program will be subject to a $25 cancellation fee, per week and per child enrolled. Approval of the refund is contingent upon adherence to the cancellation policies listed above.
- If a $25 deposit was placed and there is a balance due, the deposit paid is non-refundable, non-transferrable and cannot be used as a program credit.
2026 SUMMER DAY CAMP DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION, CHANGE OR REFUND:
- Week of May 25: Deadline is Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Week of June 1: Deadline is Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Week of June 8: Deadline is Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Week of June 15: Deadline is Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- Week of June 22: Deadline is Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Week of June 29: Deadline is Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Week of July 6: Deadline is Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Week of July 13: Deadline is Wednesday, July 1, 2026
- Week of July 20: Deadline is Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Week of July 27: Deadline is Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Week of August 3: Deadline is Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Week of August 10: Deadline is Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- Week of August 17: Deadline is Wednesday, August 5, 2026
WRITTEN REQUEST: All written requests must be submitted to DayCamp@ymcala.org. A verbal notice or written request to the YMCA Director of the program or any YMCA staff member is not sufficient, as YMCA staff cannot submit a written request on behalf of a parent, guardian, or authorized representative. Physical forms are no longer provided. Any outstanding balances will be due at the time of cancellation. The parent, guardian or authorized representative is liable for any program fees that the YMCA may incur in its effort to collect any remaining balances.
We hope that this information is helpful to you as you navigate through the summer program.
Welcome to Summer Refreshed!
Sub-Activities
- GAC Main Center Week 1
- GAC Main Center Week 1 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 2
- GAC Main Center Week 2 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 3 (Closed July 3)
- GAC Main Center Week 3 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 4
- GAC Main Center Week 4 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 5
- GAC Main Center Week 5 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 6
- GAC Main Center Week 6 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 7
- GAC Main Center Week 7 with Swim Lessons
- GAC Main Center Week 8
- GAC Main Center Week 8 with Swim Lessons
Map & Direction
Gardena - Carson Family YMCA
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1000 West Artesia Boulevard
Gardena, CA
90248
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