El Camino YMCA Youth Programs

El Camino YMCA Youth Programs include swim lessons, kids club, day camp, Summer Day Camp, youth enrichment, adaptive programs, teen programs, and after school child care. The programs also connect youth to activities such as swimming, personal training, group exercise classes like Pilates, Yoga, water exercise, BODYCOMBAT, cycling, and Zumba, as well as use of cardio equipment and the gymnasium. Participants have access to an outdoor pool, an outdoor fitness area, locker rooms, and a sauna as part of the broader offerings at El Camino YMCA.

• Ages: 3–17 years old
• Schedule: Facility hours are Monday–Friday 5:30am–9pm, Saturday 7am–6pm, and Sunday 8am–5pm.

El Camino YMCA Youth Programs are part of YMCA of Silicon Valley, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. YMCA of Silicon Valley has been listening and responding to critical social needs in the community for over 150 years and provides programs and services that bring people together, welcome people from all backgrounds, and offer financial assistance to those in need. The organization states that its core values are caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Leadership connected to El Camino YMCA Youth Programs includes Renee Zimmerman, Senior Executive Director; Shanon Pestrong, Associate Executive Director; Tom Soboleski, Facilities Director; Brittany Taylor, Sr. Program Director Family, Youth and Teens; Alice Rosenbach, Member Experience Director; Rick Butler, Healthy Living Director; Alexis Tansey, Interim Swim Lesson Coordinator; Laleh Hassanzadeh, Kids Club Coordinator; Savanna Keine, Aquatics Director; and Sophia Rivera, Aquatics Coordinator. Youth development leadership also includes Sabrina Ippolito, Executive Director, Youth Development, and Program Directors Eduardo Cancino, Kierra McClanahan, Nikita Patel, and others serving on the board of directors for YMCA of Silicon Valley.

The programs are part of a larger network that includes offerings such as an outdoor fitness area, outdoor pool, kids club, adaptive programs, teen programs, and a wilderness resident camp in the Redwoods at YMCA Camp Campbell, as well as before and after school programs at multiple school campuses. Summer Day Camp at El Camino YMCA is described as “where kids stay active, make friends, and have the best summer ever.”

A shared story from the YMCA highlights a 4-year-old named Maritza, whose parents enrolled her in YMCA swim lessons because they themselves had never learned to swim, and notes that swim lessons at the Y made swim drills playful and fun. Each year, contributions from donors help El Camino YMCA provide assistance and resources to neighborhoods and community members, and YMCA of Silicon Valley describes itself as strengthening Silicon Valley by promoting health, empowering youth, and supporting neighbors through partnerships and commitment to the community.

Last updated March 14, 2026.