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Summer Camps for ages 4–5 in San Francisco.

144 camps in San Francisco accept ages 4–5. Median week: $500; range $325–$610.

Picking a summer camp for a 4–5 year old in San Francisco 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

  1. Steve & Kate's Camp — Nationwide · Nationwide (90+ locations) · Ages 4–12 · $645/week
  2. Bayview Hunters Point YMCA Traditional Camps · Bayview Hunters Point YMCA · Ages 5–10
  3. Buchanan YMCA - STEAM Camps · Buchanan YMCA · Ages 5–11
  4. Chinatown YMCA - Traditional Camps for ages 5 through 12 · Chinatown YMCA · Ages 5–12
  5. Embarcadero YMCA – Treasure Island Community YMCA - Traditional Camps · Embarcadero YMCA – Treasure Island Community YMCA · Ages 5–10
  6. Mission YMCA - Traditional Camps · Mission YMCA · Ages 4–11
  7. YMCA of San Francisco - Presidio Community YMCA Summer Camp · Presidio Community YMCA · Ages 5–13
  8. Richmond District YMCA - Traditional & Specialty Camps · Richmond District YMCA · Ages 4–16
  9. Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA Summer Camp · Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA · Ages 4–11
  10. Urban Services YMCA - Traditional Camp · Urban Services YMCA · Ages 4–11
  11. Bayview Hunters Point YMCA Summer Camp · Bayview Hunters Point YMCA · Ages 5–17
  12. Buchanan YMCA - Summer Camp · Buchanan YMCA · Ages 5–17
  13. Chinatown YMCA Summer Camp · Chinatown YMCA · Ages 5–12
  14. Mission YMCA Summer Camp · Mission YMCA · Ages 4–17
  15. Stonestown Family YMCA Summer Camp · Stonestown Family YMCA · Ages 5–13
  16. YMCA of San Francisco - Presidio Community YMCA Summer Camp · Presidio Community YMCA · Ages 5–13
  17. YMCA of San Francisco - Urban Services YMCA Summer Camp · Urban Services YMCA · Ages 5–17
  18. San Francisco Community School · 125 Excelsior Ave, San Francisco · Ages 5–18
  19. Harvey Milk Summer Camp - Session 1 · Harvey Milk Center for the Arts · Ages 5–12 · $292/week
  20. Harvey Milk Summer Camp - Session 2 · Harvey Milk Center for the Arts · Ages 5–12 · $324.5/week

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↘ 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.