Summer Camps for ages 4–5 in Raleigh.
29 camps in Raleigh accept ages 4–5. Median week: $151; range $130–$180.
Picking a summer camp for a 4–5 year old in Raleigh 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
- Find Preschools in Raleigh-Durham, NC · Ages 3–5
- Swift Creek at Dillard Drive Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Swift Creek at Dillard Drive Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Lacy Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Lacy Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- North Ridge Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · North Ridge Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Washington Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Washington Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Art in the Garden · Ages 4–6 · $156/week
- Creative Ocean Art Exploration · Ages 4–6 · $156/week
- DINOmite Days of Summer · Ages 4–6 · $136/week
- Ed-ZOO-cation Camp · Ages 5–10 · $180/week
- Four Seasons · Ages 4–6 · $116/week
- Kaleidosports · Ages 4–6 · $156/week
- Leaps N Beats · Ages 4–6 · $151/week
- Little Kiwanis Adventures · Ages 4–5 · $130/week
- Little Kiwanis Artists · Ages 4–5 · $130/week
- Little Kiwanis Chefs · Ages 4–5 · $130/week
- Little Kiwanis Nature Explorers · Ages 4–5 · $116/week
- Little Kiwanis Scientists · Ages 4–5 · $130/week
- Modern Marvels · Ages 4–6 · $151/week
- Story World · Ages 4–6 · $151/week
- Swashbuckling Scallywags · Ages 4–6 · $151/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.