Summer day camp in East Ridge, Tennessee
Daypack is a summer day camp for ages 5 to 13 at a community center and a city park in East Ridge. Pick the site nearest you, book the weeks you need, and anyone on your list can do pickup.
Two sites
The same weeks and the same activities, with different hours and a different place to park and sign in. Pick the site nearest home.
Early and late care are here. Free parking behind the building.
Directions to the Magnolia Community Center officeSign in at the pavilion by the playground. Free parking beside it.
Directions to the Sycamore City Park officeSites, ages and weeks
Both sites run the same eight weeks. Find your camper's site and age band, and see which weeks have room.
| Ages | Adults to children | Group size | Weeks 1 and 2June | Weeks 3 and 4June | Weeks 5 and 6July | Weeks 7 and 8July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Community Center5 to 8 years7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with early and late care | 1 adult to 8 children | 16 | Offered | WaitlistWeek 3 | Offered | Offered |
| Magnolia Community Center9 to 13 years7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with early and late care | 1 adult to 10 children | 20 | Offered | Offered | Offered | WaitlistWeek 8 |
| Sycamore City Park5 to 8 years8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 1 adult to 8 children | 16 | Offered | Offered | FullWeek 6 | Offered |
| Sycamore City Park9 to 13 years8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 1 adult to 10 children | 20 | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
Weeks open, fill and gather waitlists as families register. Our registration page has the latest.
Sample programs.
Passes
Book one week, a few weeks or the whole summer. What sets each one is explained under How tuition works.
One week at one site, Monday to Friday. A way to see camp before you book more.
Two or more weeks that you choose, together or apart, at the site closest to home.
Around camp
Games on the field, paint on the tables and a counselor close by.
Sample photos.
Safety and notice
The notice we carry, how many counselors are with each age group, and our routines for heat, weather, pickup and medicine.
This day camp is not licensed as child care by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.
1 adult to 8 children
5 to 8 years
Group size: 16
1 adult to 10 children
9 to 13 years
Group size: 20
Capacity
140
Ages 5 years to 13 years
An adult on your list signs your camper in and out at the front table. We ask for ID until we know you, and we call you before anyone new takes a camper home.
Hats, shade, water breaks and sunscreen from home. On a very hot day, games move to the morning and to the shade, and the park group meets at the community center.
We watch the forecast every morning and text families before camp if a site changes. Campers move inside at the first sound of thunder.
Groups move between the field, the pavilion and the building with a counselor in front and one at the back, and we count at every move.
A camper with a fever, vomiting or a rash stays home and comes back after a full day of being well. If a camper feels ill at camp, a counselor stays with them and we call you.
Tell us at registration, and we ask what we need privately once you enroll. Medicine comes to the front table at sign-in, with the family's written instructions.
Sample details.
Drop-off and pickup
Grandparents, aunts, neighbors and church friends are part of many camp pickups here. The list is how we know who they are.
Put anyone who might pick up on your list when you register. You can send us a new name by phone at any time.
New faces show ID at the front table. After a few days we know the regulars by name.
A group that brings campers together sends one adult with a list. Tell us before the first day.
Call the site or the family desk if someone new is coming. We call you before a camper leaves with them.
Questions
Daypack is for campers ages 5 to 13, in eight summer weeks from early June to late July. Each week has its own theme, and campers can book one week, several weeks or the whole summer.
A day starts with sign-in and a morning circle, then a morning block, lunch from home, a quiet hour, an afternoon block and a snack before pickup. The community center opens at 7:30 a.m. for early care and stays open to 5:30 p.m. The park site runs 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Choose the one that is closest to home or to the person doing pickup. Both sites run the same weeks and themes, and you can ask to move a camper to the other site for a different week when you register.
Anyone on your list: a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a neighbor or a friend from church. They sign your camper out at the front table and show ID until we know them, and we call you before anyone new takes a camper home.
It depends on the pass you choose, the site and whether you want early or late care. How tuition is set, held and paid is explained under How tuition works.
Closed-toe shoes, a hat, a water bottle, sunscreen already on, a change of shirt and a lunch from home.
Registration opens in February. Register on our enrollment page, or call and ask about pickup, weeks or either site.