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more so. It's less structured, because
we're outside so much."
Some families want a swimming
program for their youngsters, "so they
go on" to other camps, said Weintraub.
Shaarey Zedek's programs in West
Bloomfield and Southfield offer water
play instead.
Another change for summer is the
hours. During the school year, Shaarey
Zedek's pre-schools offer extended
hours, providing additional programs
before and after school. During the
summer, full-day day camp runs from
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sometimes people
need care from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Weintraub
said, but "I don't have
that here." Some who

need longer hours opt for private day-
care homes or use the Jewish.
Community Center day camps.
While stay-at-home moms are rarer
today, Weintraub said many of her

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Tal Rubin, 4, of West

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