Plainfield YMCA is a Y beyond walls serving the Plainfield community. Our Y offers the following programs and amenities:
Program Areas:
(908) 766-5770 | 1030 Central Ave | Plainfield, NJ 07060 | Get Directions
Count on the Y for Quality Care
The Y is here to support the needs of area working families with safe, supervised care where kids can continue to focus on cognitive, physical, and social development.
PLAINFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Grades K-5
After School Care
- Dismissal – 6:00pm | 5 Days / wk
- Dismissal – 6:00pm | 4 Days / wk
- Dismissal – 6:00pm | 3 Days / wk
- Dismissal – 6:00pm | 2 Days / wk
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
- Cook
- Cedarbrook
- Charles and Anna Booker Elementary
- Emerson
- Evergreen
10% sibling discount is available for additional siblings from same family.
YMCA financial assistance and Community Coordinated Child Care (4 Cs) available
Welcome to Plainfield YMCA’s Camp RISE
Get ready to enjoy the familiar, fun, and exciting summer day camp experience you’ve come to expect from the Y, including:
- A 8-week program that runs 5 days per week
- For campers entering Kindergarten – 5th grade in September
- Regular camp hours: 8:00am-5:00pm
- Camp location: Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies, 1700 West Front St. Plainfield, NJ 07063 (weeks 1-6)
- Camp Location: DuCret Center of Arts, 1030 Central Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060 (weeks 7 & 8)
SUMMER CAMP OPTIONS
SUMMER LEARNING ACADEMY WRAP-AROUND CAMP
- Plainfield YMCA’s wrap-around summer day camp is for campers entering grades K-5 in September at all Plainfield School District elementary schools
- Monday through Thursday, our traditional multi-activity camp winds up when the district’s Summer Learning Academy winds down. Fridays are a full-day camp schedule.
ALL-DAY SUMMER DAY CAMP
- Plainfield YMCA’s all-day multi-activity day camp program is for campers entering grades K-5 in September
- Offered Monday through Friday
- Register for one or more weeks
School’s Out, But The Y Is Always In!
When school is out or closed for holiday breaks, we have you covered with full-day care in a safe, supervised environment where kids can have fun while school is out of session.
Plainflied YMCA Kids Day Out
(Non-School Vacation Day Care)
Our vacation child care program is offered for children in grades K-8 from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily. Care is offered according to the school calendar, excluding holidays.
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT NEWS & HAPPENINGS
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