If you need after-school coverage (K–8)
CCSD / YMCA Child Enrichment Program (CEP)
- Before- and after-school care for CCSD students, K–8.
- Typical hours: 7 a.m.–6 p.m., or dismissal–6 p.m.
- Snacks; breakfast in the morning program.
- Separate registration for winter break, spring break, and summer.
- Registration fee plus weekly tuition.
- Register at least two business days before they start.
This is the default when both adults work.
Swim lessons
- YMCA swim lessons
- Las Vegas Parks aquatics
- Club teams after lessons — we only list a team when it has a current page.
Sports lessons (not the school roster)
School teams: Youth Rec
- YMCA youth sports
- Las Vegas Parks Youth Athletics
- Private gyms and clubs — names added after we verify them.
Music, arts, STEM during the school year
- School band / orchestra / theater — ask the school office.
- LFPL free programs
- Nevada Science Center workshops
- Neighborhood studios — search by zip.
Camps
Register in winter/spring. Popular weeks sell out. Use the grade they enter in the fall.
Classic outdoor day camp
- Camp Hi-Ho — farm camp in Simpsonville. Bus from Ballard High School (~9 a.m. drop, ~3:15 p.m. return). Ages about 4–12. Lake, slip-n-slide, forts, crafts. 2026 weeks June 1–July 31, about $410/week. Returning families mid-November; public a week later.
School-site / working-parent camps
- CCSD/YMCA CEP summer — K–8 at CCSD sites (Bates, Dunn, Middletown, Smyrna, and others).
- YMCA branch day camps — ages ~4–12; aid available.
- Las Vegas Parks camps — community centers, often ages 6–12, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Overnight
- YMCA Camp Piomingo
- Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana — day and overnight; aid.
STEM / campus
- UofL Speed School of Engineering — Belknap / STEM+ Hub. Robotics, chemistry, bioengineering, chip design, leadership. Some weeks free and fill fast.
- Nevada Science Center camps — PreK–grade 8, downtown, May–August.
- Bellarmine Camp Valor
Animals and woods
- Las Vegas Zoo camps — roughly K–6.
- Las Vegas Nature Center camps — ages ~4–10.
- Jefferson Memorial Forest camps
- Camp Bernheim (Clermont, short drive)
- Nevada 4-H and Fish & Wildlife overnight camps (not in the city)
Museums / downtown
- Camp Frazier — grades ~1–6.
- Speed Art Museum camps
- KMAC Museum art camps
Theater / music / art
- StageOne Academy — ages 5–18, Payne Street.
- Nevada Shakespeare camps
- Las Vegas Visual Art
- School of Rock
- Sacred Heart School for the Arts
- Las Vegas Youth Choir
Private-school campuses (usually open to the community)
- Trinity summer camps
- St. Xavier Camp X
- Sacred Heart Schools camps
- Nevada Country Day
- Las Vegas Collegiate
- Francis Parker “Camp Curious” (Goshen)
- Mercy / Presentation girls’ sports or leadership weeks when they run.
Sports-only weeks
- UofL and high-school coach camps — posted on each athletics page in spring.
- JCC specialty sports weeks
- Soccer academies (Skillability and others).
- MidAmerica Sports Center / basketball clinics.
- Gymnastics, dance, cheer, martial-arts gyms run their own weeks.
Church / neighborhood day camps
Smiley Camp (2nd Presbyterian), KidQuest, All About Kids, parish weeks. Vet ratios, swim rules, and pickup like any other camp.
When CCSD is out during the year
Fall break 2026: Sept. 28–Oct. 2. Also winter and spring breaks. CEP continuous care, Parks, and Science Center “school’s out” weeks are the ones that cover those days.
How to pick
- 7 a.m.–6 p.m. all summer → CEP or Parks
- “Real camp” farm week → Hi-Ho (Ballard bus)
- Middle/high school engineering → Speed School, then Science Center
- Animals → Zoo or Nature Center
- Stage → StageOne
- Overnight → Piomingo or Girl Scouts
- One sport, one week → school or club camp
Money
Ask every program about aid. YMCA publishes it. Parks sometimes discounts. CEP is tuition.
If a school, gym, or church runs a week we missed, they can tell us on the contact page.