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Summer Day Camp
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Summer Day Camp

Boys and girls ages 6 – 12 are invited to enjoy a summer filled with fun at the Bucyrus Y.  From early June through mid-August , the YMCA will be hosting a day camp that includes swimming, arts and crafts, games, gym time, and much more. Every week will have a theme which the activities will focus on. Some of the themes this year are: Welcome Week, Nature Week, Animal Week, and Sports Week.  The children will need to bring a towel, swim suit, and sack lunch every day. 

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Summer Day Camp (next offering Summer 2010)

Dates: 

Times:  7:30am – 5:30pm ( Scheduled activities run from 9am to 4pm )

Fee:

 

Members

Non-Members**
   Paid by the week       TBA TBA
 

Paid by the day

 TBA TBA
                                  **A summer youth membership may be purchased for $59.00 + tax

Please note:  There are discounts available for second or more children; this discount is $5.00 off per week.  All fees for weekly campers must be paid on Monday of that week.  If you need to make other arrangements, you must contact Kim Chavatzas or Sandra Rostash before your child starts camp.  Weeks/days are not transferable or refundable.

 

Other Day Camp Information:

 

Hours

Camp runs from 7:30am – 5:30pm (9 – 4 are scheduled).  Parents or other authorized adults are required to sign children in and out each day with a drop off/pick up time.  Children may not be signed in earlier than 7:30am.  Children picked up after 5:30pm will be charged a late pick-up fee of $1.00 per minute per child. 

 

Arrival Time

We would like to have all children arrive at camp by 9:00am.  This will allow staff to get started with the day’s activities.  We may leave earlier for some field trips, so please check with the staff for departures.   If your child arrives late on a field trip day, you have the option of dropping them off at the field trip site (provided there is room for return transportation) or back at the YMCA after the field trip.

 

Schedules

Weekly schedules will be available from the camp staff by Friday for the upcoming week.  The schedule will include departure and return times for field trips, planned activities, and important notes to children and parents.

 

Snacks/Lunch

Children will need to bring a sack lunch each day.   They may also want to bring a snack or money to use in the vending machine for a snack. 

 

Children's Attire

Children should come to camp dressed for the day’s activities and prepared for changing weather conditions.  Tennis shoes, swimsuits, towels, sunscreen, and a light jacket are items your child may need every day.  Please mark all your child’s belongings on an inside surface for identification.  All children should bring a water bottle to promote hydration throughout their daily activities.  We will be outside everyday.

  

Personal Items

The YMCA is NOT responsible for children’s personal items.  Such items include, but are not limited to: lunch boxes, clothing, jackets, walkmans, Game Boys, books, notebooks, glasses, watches, ball caps, etc.  Please make sure your child leaves all valuable items at home.

 

Medication

If your child will need to take medication while at camp, please notify the staff.  All medicine must be given to staff, in labeled container, and a permission to administer medication form must be signed.  This includes Tylenol, asthma inhaler, cough drops, decongestants, etc.  Staff will give medicine to child at appropriate time, for the child to administer to themselves. 

 

Field Trips:

 

There will be field trips and outings during camp this summer.  Signed permission slips will be needed for each trip.  Parents will be asked to help transport children on the outings.    

                    

Discipline Policy:

 

The Bucyrus YMCA Day Camp shall adhere to the following policy regarding discipline:  

  1. If a child becomes a discipline problem, the counselor will speak with the child about the problem and direct him/her away from the problem area. 

  2. If the first step taken does not resolve the problem, a conference will be scheduled with the parent and the child with the counselors.  

  3. If the above steps prove to be fruitless, and no solution to the situation can be found, the child will be dismissed from the Day Camp.  

  4. Physical punishment or physical restraint will not be used as a discipline procedure.  

 

Safety Policy:

 

     The Bucyrus Area YMCA Day Camp will adhere to the following policy regarding safety:

  

  1. A staff member is always in charge of a child or group of children and responsible for their safety.    

  2. Each child must be signed in and out of Day Camp  each day by a parent or other authorized individual.  Eye contact is to be made between parent and counselor when the child is dropped off and picked up.  Any exceptions to this rule must be arranged in advanced with the counselor.  

  3. Attendance is taken at the beginning of each day.  

  4. No child shall be released to an unauthorized individual.  If the child is to be picked up at the end of the day by anyone other than the child's parent, the parent must communicate to the counselors  in writing prior to them being picked up.   

  5. Emergency telephone numbers for all children are on file in the Day Camp room. There is a phone available at all times at the YMCA Service Desk.  Emergency Authorization Forms are on file and are taken on all Field Trips outside the YMCA.  

  6. Fire drills and tornado drills are held on a regular basis.  Emergency procedures for these drills are posted in the class room.

  7. A fire emergency and weather alert plan and diagram of evacuation routes is posted in the classroom.  

  8. First aid kits are available at the Service Desk and in the Day Camp room.  A first aid kit will accompany the class on each field trip outside of the YMCA.  A person trained in first aid will be available on the trip.

  9. On field trips, each child shall have identification attached that includes the Day Camp’s name, address, and telephone number.  

  10. Use of spray aerosols is prohibited when children are in attendance at Day Camp.

  11. When an accident or injury occurs or when any other incident necessitates administration of syrup of ipecac (following verbal instructions of the poison control center or a licensed physician) or the emergency transportation of a child in accordance with rule 5101:2-12-49 of the Administrative code, the center shall complete a report to be given to the parent or guardian on the day of the incident.

 

Emergency Procedures

 

 In case of severe emergency or accident: 

    

  1. Administer first aid - pull child's file.   

  2. Call emergency medical transportation.    

  3. Contact parents