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=== Children's and family programs ===
YMCAs offer child care, including supervised space for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children to stay and play while parents enjoy a workout. YMCA staff members are trained to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in their care so that parents can confidently pursue their fitness goals or take part in the various YMCA programs.<ref name=":7" />

Family programs include family nights, parent-child classes, and different events put on by the YMCA.<ref name=":7" /> YMCA's parent/child programs, conducted under YMCA's Y-Guides program, provides structured opportunities for fellowship, camping, and community-building activities, including craft-making and community service, for several generations of parents and children from kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref name="townhall">{{cite web |last=Michelle Malkin |date=12 September 2003 |title=P.C. vs. the Indian Princesses |url=http://townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2003/09/12/pc_vs_the_indian_princesses |access-date=2012-07-01 |publisher=Townhall.com}}</ref>

YMCA after-school programs are geared towards providing students with a variety of recreational, cultural, leadership, academic, and social skills for development.