While summer camp prices may be up this year, there may be options for financial aid. Cheddar's own Ashley Mastronardi has more.


<div class="block">While summer camp prices may be up this year, there may be options for financial aid. Cheddar&#39;s own Ashley Mastronardi has more. </div>

Stretching Your Dollar

Cost-Cutting Tips for Summer Camp

And if you may not have that Disney trip plan this summer, maybe you're keeping it more local with your kids by sending them to day camp while price tags certainly are up this year. There might be options for financial aid. Ashley Master has more. The season of cheering excitement and relays. I like swimming in the pool and playing is my. Do you love summer camp? But this year parents may not be as excited about the price tag. The price of camp is up about 8% from last year due to inflation. But camps range in price from as little as $100 a week to more than $1500 a week. And most camps offer financial aid. There are sports camps, arts camps. There are the beauty of camp is that there are opportunities for all families with different financial means, different travel plans and summer schedules. Kids are gearing up for color wars at Crestwood Country Day camp in New York owner, Mark Transport says he's noticed an uptick in applicants since the pandemic. That camp was a great way to get kids back into learning how to interact with other Children. And learn those social skills that kind of disappeared for over a year. But that spike did cause certain camps to become full sooner. They say if you want to get your kid into their top choice camp, it's wise to start looking in September the year before Ashley Masar chatter.