West Essex YMCA
Peanut Shell Camp
Our 2022 Health and Safety Measures and Summer Camp dates will be released once the state has provided guidance for youth camps.
For Campers Ages 3-5
Camp Peanut Shell provides an introduction to the camp experience on an intimate scale for our youngest campers. Our staff creates a positive learning environment, encouraging every camper to make new friends, become more independent, and gain a new understanding of the world around them.
View our health and safety measures playbook for day camp.
Camp Activities
Each camp session is built around a fun theme that engages the campers in learning indoors and out. Campers follow a daily schedule that includes opportunities to be active, learn new skills, and reinforce lessons learned in preschool in a fun, hands-on way.
Activities: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), arts and crafts, cooking, sports clinics, music, and movement.
Campers: 3½-5 years old. Please note - campers must be toilet trained.
Camper-to-Staff Ratio: NAEYC staffing and safety ratios are followed throughout the year.
Camp Dates: July 5th - August 26th Camp Hours: 9am – 4pm
Camp Location: West Essex YMCA Peanut Shell Early Childhood Learning Center, 7 Regents St., Suite 706, Livingston, NJ 07039.
Camp Registrar: Jaime Behringer 973-533-1511
Call 973-758-9039 for more information or to schedule a personal tour.
* First come, first served.
Optional Lunch Program Information
Helpful Hints to Packing a Snacks and Lunch
How to Register
A current West Essex YMCA membership throughout the length of camp participation is required at the time of registration to secure membership rates, otherwise, the Community Member rate will apply. The balance for all camp is due in full 60 days prior to the 1st day of the camp session your child is attending, or your child's spot in camp may be opened up to the wait list and your deposit will be forfeited.
“Camp Peanut Shell was an incredible experience for our daughter. She made a lot of new friends and learned so much. The teachers were also great. She now comes home and practices her ABC’s and 123’s. We felt very comfortable at Peanut Shell from day one” - Camp Peanut Shell Parent
