Summer Camps for ages 4–5 in Berkeley.
250 camps in Berkeley accept ages 4–5. Median week: $350; range $225–$500.
Picking a summer camp for a 4–5 year old in Berkeley is mostly about ratios and routine. The ones that work — across day camps, parks-and-rec programs, and small specialty studios — keep groups under 8 kids per counselor, run a predictable rhythm (snack, activity, free play, snack), and don't pretend a 4-year-old wants the same week as a 9-year-old.
Top 20 camps
- Galileo Camp Thousand Oaks Elementary School - Berkeley (ages 5-6) · Thousand Oaks Elementary School - Berkeley · Ages 5–6 · $505/week
- Galileo Camp - Thousand Oaks Elementary School - Berkeley Summer Camp · Thousand Oaks Elementary School - Berkeley · Ages 3–17 · $505/week
- Steve & Kate's Camp — Nationwide · Nationwide (90+ locations) · Ages 4–12 · $645/week
- Trackers Earth Summer Camps - Stealth, Archery & Wilderness Survival · Camp Herms · Ages 4–18 · $500/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA - TK/K Specialized - Tiny Storytellers · YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 4–5 · $363/week
- Galileo Camp Edison Elementary - Alameda (ages 5-6) · Edison Elementary - Alameda · Ages 5–6 · $505/week
- Galileo Camp - Edison Elementary - Alameda Summer Camp · Edison Elementary - Alameda · Ages 3–17 · $505/week
- Steve & Kate's Camp — Palo Alto · Palo Alto, CA · Ages 4–12 · $645/week
- Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Summer Camps · Richmond Parks and Recreation · Ages 3–17
- Camp San Jose @ Almaden Jun 15-19 (5-7 years old) - Resident · Almaden · Ages 5–7 · $290/week
- Camp San Jose @ Almaden Jun 15-19 (5-7 years old) - Non-Resident · Almaden · Ages 5–7 · $294/week
- Camp San Jose @ Almaden Jun 22-26 (5-7 years old) - Resident · Almaden · Ages 5–7 · $25.22/week
- Camp San Jose @ Almaden Jun 22-26 (5-7 years old) - Non-Resident · Almaden · Ages 5–7 · $261/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp - Session 1 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $171/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp - Session 2 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $190/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp - Session 3 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $190/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp - Session 4 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $190/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp + Swim - Session 1 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $198/week
- Town Experiences Summer Camp + Swim - Session 2 · Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $220/week
- Overnight Camp · Feather River Camp · Ages 5–12 · $190/week
↘ What to look for
Ask the staff-to-kid ratio (1:8 is the floor for this age band), how they handle nap or quiet time, what their bathroom-help policy looks like, and whether they group strictly by age or mix the 4–5s with older kids in some sessions. If the camp can't give you the ratio off the top of their head, that's the answer.