Summer Camps for ages 4–5 in San Jose.
27 camps in San Jose accept ages 4–5. Median week: $363; range $294–$454.
Picking a summer camp for a 4–5 year old in San Jose 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
- 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
- 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
- Bright Horizons at San Jose · Ages 3–5
- Find Preschools in San Jose, CA · Ages 3–5
- Santa Teresa Elementary - Camp Invention: Spark · Santa Teresa Elementary · Ages 5–12
- Camp San Jose Jr. @ Evergreen Jun 29-3 · Evergreen Community Center · Ages 3–5 · $165/week
- Camp San Jose @ Southside Jun 15-19 · Southside Community Center · Ages 5–12 · $257/week
- Afternoon Camp - Amazing Race · Almaden Community Center · Ages 5–11 · $295/week
- Morning Camp: Space War Robotics & Coding · Camden Community Center · Ages 5–11 · $295/week
- Camp Galileo - Superhero Adventure · Almaden · Ages 5–10 · $610/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley TK/K Specialized · East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 4–5 · $363/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley TK/K Specialized · Hoover Middle School · Ages 4–5 · $389/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA Summer Camp · East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 3–17
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - Hoover Middle School Summer Camp · Hoover Middle School · Ages 3–17
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA - TK/K Specialized - Tiny Community Heroes · YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 4–5 · $363/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA - TK/K Specialized - Tiny Paleontologists · YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 4–5 · $454/week
- YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA - TK/K Specialized - Tiny Marine Biologists · YMCA of Silicon Valley - East Valley Family YMCA · Ages 4–5 · $454/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.