A Well-Run Day Camp Nets About $40,000 — For Eight Weeks
This plan is built around the guide's worked model: a 60-camper, 8-week day camp at 80 percent fill generates roughly $115,200 in revenue and about $40,000 in owner earnings, with labor running 48 percent of revenue at a $15 counselor wage. It covers the three state licensing regimes for day camps, why standard general liability policies often sublimit abuse and molestation claims as low as $50,000 to $100,000, and the ADA medication rules DOJ has enforced against camps that refused to administer insulin.
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Built From Real Numbers
The plan works through the licensing question by state — full child-care licensing in states like Colorado, a separate youth camp permit needing 60 days' lead time in states like New York, or an exemption filing in states like Georgia and Florida — plus the abuse and molestation coverage questions to ask every insurer.
It also covers the missing-child procedure, the pickup and release rules, the medication administration policy, and the ratio and staffing worksheet, so you can build a safety system before you ever open registration.
What's Inside
- Camp licensing and permit matrix across state child-care, health and exemption regimes
- Capacity and staffing calculator to keep counselor ratios correct at peak enrollment
- Safety readiness checklist covering screening, pickup, medication and abuse policy limits
- Enrollment and deposit tracker for season cash flow and refund deadlines
- Worked financial model: 60 campers, 8 weeks, full revenue and labor breakdown
- ADA and medication administration guidance, including DOJ enforcement examples
- A month-by-month first-year plan built around opening registration in January
