Scoop: Crisford & Co. Nanny Placement Service

Having trouble finding the perfect nanny for your family? Crisford & Co., a personalized nanny placement service that launched this past spring, is your one-stop childcare shop!

Instead of finding the best nanny for each family through the database, Crisford & Co. takes an alternative approach, beginning with an in-home consultation and undertaking all the legwork upfront to ensure that successful placements are made. All Crisford & Co. nannies are thoroughly interviewed and background-checked before the placement, and placements only take two weeks.

Crisford & Co. also offers a wide range of wellness services, including pre- and post-natal yoga, Pilates, nutritionists, lactation consultants, personal trainers, and more.

Learn more at crisfordandco.com.

Purchase College Youth and Precollege Programs

Welcome to the Summer 2024 Youth and Precollege Programs in the Arts! For more than 40 years, these programs have been much more than camps. Summer students from grades 7-12 learn new skills in a rich environment full of exciting beginnings, new friends and achievements, growth and independence. &nbsp; Summer 2024 Youth and Precollege Programs in the Arts. Serious Foundation. Serious Fun. Ignite your passion for performing arts, creative writing, filmmaking, songwriting and music production, journalism, voice, auditioning, photography and photo editing, or visual art in these intensive enrichment experiences, led by experienced educators and teaching artists. Students in grades 7 &ndash; 12 engage in 1-, 2- and 4-week, full day programs designed to foster growth and independence while gaining new skills and meeting new friends with similar interests! Join the instructors you know and love in daily sessions that teach new skills and provide social interaction. We have kept the same low staff-to-student ratio and quality instruction that you have come to expect. They are immersed in a variety of exciting and enriching learning opportunities, such as songwriting, acting, visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, digital arts, voice, and musical theatre. We hope that you choose Purchase College for your child&rsquo;s summer experience. It is sure to create many treasured memories for your entire family. &nbsp; Programs: - Programs meet 9:30 am &ndash; 3:30 pm, Monday&ndash;Friday, with early drop-off and extended day options also available. - There are no programs Thursday and Friday, July 4 &amp; 5. - 10% discount for early registration and Purchase College faculty/staff discount - Session I: July 1 &ndash; July 12 Session II: July 15 &ndash; 26 Session III: July 29 &ndash; August 9 &nbsp; Each program concludes with a performance, exhibit, reading, film screening, or other culminating event for families and friends to showcase the skills that they have learned. &nbsp;

Trail Blazers

Since 1887, Trail Blazers&rsquo; programs have been where campers connect to nature, make new friends, and create life-long memories. From Grades PreK-10, there is a day or overnight adventure for your camper. Registration is currently open for farmstead, rock climbing, canoeing, biking, and backpacking adventures. We&rsquo;ll leave the screens at home for a summer full of learning about our environment and building skills, guided by staff from all over the world! Of course, there will be songs and s&rsquo;mores! Come outside and play, adventure awaits! Visit our website to learn more and secure your camper&rsquo;s spot. Trail Blazers is accredited by the American Camp Association.

World of Discovery Day Camp

Over 30 Years of Summer Day Camp Fun &amp; Excitement in Bayside, Queens! For kids ages 4 to 15.&nbsp; An Adventure A Day...&nbsp; At World of Discovery Summer Day Camp of Bayside, Queens, NY summertime is a season for children to expand their horizons, explore new territories, and discover new and exciting things about themselves. Whether the children are enrolled in the Discovery Sports Academy or the Discovery Summer Day Camp, they build new skills, discover new things, make new friends, and realize a new found confidence. &nbsp; Through our structured programming, campers are encouraged to participate and excel in those activities that interest them the most. Both group and individual instruction is offered, and children are generally grouped according to age. Positive reinforcement and encouragement are the cornerstones of all World of Discovery Summer Day Camp programming.