Each day is filled with imagination and joy!
Learn about art, create art and perform art.

The goals of Kids Dancspace @ eba & Albany Art Room Summer Day Camps are to provide children with a safe and enjoyable environment in which they can make new friends, learn new skills and develop their imagination in an educationally structured atmosphere and above all, have fun.

Each day includes classes and creative workshops; 2 snack breaks, and lunch in Washington Park (weather permitting, of course!). 

Mornings will be spent at the eba Theater and afternoons will be spent at the Albany Art Room.

Hours of Operation:  8:30 am to 4:30 pm with a beforecare option from 7:45am-8:30am and an aftercare option from
4:30 pm-5:45 pm.

Registration:  Registration will be through the mail and on a first-come, first-serve basis.  In order to register your child for Summer Day Camp parents must submit (for each child) a completed registration form with full payment, or a $50 deposit (deposti is included in tuition price).  All deposits are non-refundable.  Payment/deposit may be made by cash, check, Mastercard or Visa. Tuition must be paid in full no later than one week prior to the beginning of session.

NOTE: This year we have a limited number spots available each week. If you wait, you may be out of luck!  PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.

Payments:  Your child’s tuition must be paid in full by July 12, 2010 for the first session.  Installment payment arrangements can be made with prior approval by the Camp Manager at eba (a modest payment fee of $4.00 will be attached to each installment).  Please call and speak with the eba Camp Manager. Tuition may be paid by cash, check, Mastercard or Visa. A $50. fee will be charged for all returned checks.

Health Information: As required by the Albany County Health Department, please submit a copy of your child’s immunization record, as well as a list of allergies, recent injuries, medications being used, etc. We will provide a form for parents to complete prior to the beginning of the camps. If your child is on medication during the week of camp, we will need complete directions and a signed note from the parent stating that his/her child needs to take the medication and time, etc. Parents must turn in all medications to the Director of the camp upon your child’s arrival each day of camp. Children may not keep any medication with them or in their locker. All medications must be distributed by the Camp Director.

Drop-Off Policy: Parents are required to come into the eba Theater building and sign in their child. Children may be signed in to camp no earlier that 8:15 am and no later than 8:30 am for camp.

Pick-Up Policy: Parents are required to come into the Albany Art Room building and sign out their child. Only parents and those people with prior written consent from parents are permitted to pick-up and sign out a child at the end of the day.   Pick-up time is 4:30 pm and by 5:45 pm for children in aftercare.

Aftercare and Late Pick-Up Policy: There will be a charge for children left at camp after 5:45pm of $7.00 for each fifteen minutes or any part thereof. Payment is expected to be made upon pick-up. Children left at the Albany Art Room during aftercare hours (after 4:45pm), who are not registered for aftercare, will be charged $10.00 per hour or any part thereof. Payment is expected to be made upon pick-up.

Sick Children: If a child arrives at camp ill or contagious, or becomes ill while at camp, a parent will be contacted and must pick up their child.

Snacks and Breaks: There will be two breaks each day for your child to eat a snack and to relax.  We will provide a nutritional snack for each child during each break (Children are NOT allowed to bring candy or gum to camp).

Please provide a water bottle with fresh water (no ice) for your child each day of camp.

Lunch: You are required to send your child to camp each day with lunch.  Please be sure that your child’s lunch is clearly  marked with your child’s name  There is a refrigerator available for your child to store his/her lunch in.  Glass bottles/containers are not allowed. Additional snacks (nutritious) and juice may be purchased at eba or brought from home. If your child arrives without lunch, he/she may purchase a lunch consisting of a peanut butter and jelly  sandwich, fruit, and juice. Weather permitting, children will eat lunch in Washington Park. Please - no  candy or sweet/salty treats or drinks with lunch (children are NOT allowed to bring candy or gum to camp).

Personal Belongings: Please do not allow your child to bring personal items such as toys and games to camp.  eba/Albany Art Room are not responsible for any belongings brought to or left at camp. There will be a lost and found box where parents may look for missing items. Lost and found items not claimed by the end of camp will be discarded.

Each child will be given a locker in the morning at eba to store their personal belongings.  However, all belongings must be removed by your child before lunch and taken to the Albany Art Room for afternoon workshops. Any belongings left after camp closes for the day will be placed in lost and found. Lockers will be monitored by a staff member. Please make sure that your child’s name is on each of his/her personal belongings brought to camp.

Clothing: Your child will be engaging in a variety of dance and creative arts activities.  “Moving” clothes will be required (non-restrictive clothing without zippers, snaps, buttons, buckles or belts). A list of requirements will be sent to you prior to the start of Camp. Shorts, tee shirts for boys, leotard or shorts and t-shirt for girls, soft dance shoes, bare feet or socks with sole treads. Art activities: please wear clothing that you do not care about getting messy. Even with the smocks provided, kids may get paint or other art materials on their clothing. Please send an extra set of clothes in case of any accidents. Your child’s name must be inside each article of clothing that your child brings and wears to camp.

Absentee and Late Arrival Policy:  In the event of absence or tardiness, please contact eba at 465-9916. There will be no refunds for absences or tardiness.

Changes in Enrollment, Refunds:  Should you need to change or cancel your child’s registration, you must contact the eba Company Manager at (518) 465-9916. If you must cancel, you will receive a refund or credit except for deposit if you notify us by July 19th. After July 19th, there will be no refunds or credits unless the week is full or you submit a written note from a medical doctor stating that your child is unable to attend camp due to an injury or illness.

Damage to Facility:  Parents are responsible for the cost of any intentional damage to the facility by their child.

Additional Information:  Contact eba for additional information on eba’s programs: (518) 465-9916, e-mail: info@eba-arts.org. Contact Albany Art Room for any additional informantion on Albany Art Room’s programs: (518) 427-3910, e-mail: karen@albanyartroom.com.

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