SAFETY AT CAMP
The safety of our campers, camp families, and staff is our primary concern at Kids Inc Camp. We have specific rules and policies that secure your child’s safety during their time at Kids Inc. Please review this page and our Parents Handbook to learn more.
GENERAL SAFETY
Only registered camp participants, staff, and registered guests will be permitted on camp property during camp hours. We ask parents to respect this policy and always communicate with our office prior to entering the facility during camp hours. Please check out these safety highlights and read all of our Policies in the Parents Handbook prior to getting registered.
- All of our staff maintain current First-Aid and CPR certificate
- Criminal Record Checks are on file for all staff and adults who are working with our campers
- All staff are certified with High Five - Principals of Healthy Child Development
- Lifeguards, Lifeguard Assistants and Aquatic Supervisors are all certified appropreatly through the Lifesaving Society
- Our Code of Conduct that can be found below is in place for yours and your campers and our staff safety
- Health and safety policies as per Public Health are followed at all times
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Allergies, medication, and behaviour related notes should be made in your campers profile - however - if you need to discuss anything in depth prior to your child attending please let us know.
FOR MORE SAFETY RELATED INFORMATION PLEASE READ OUR PARENTS HANDBOOK
AQUATIC SAFETY
Safety in our pool and our pond are important topics and we know that you have lots of questions about these areas of our facility. We understand and we have created a handout to address these concerns. We understand and support you in reaching out to us for further conversation on the matter so please do not hesitate to email us today to set up a time for a phone call at registration@kidsinc.ca
CODE OF CONDUCT OVERVIEW
Please review this information and be sure to read the parents handbook for a complete section on our Code of Conduct and all of it’s implication. We count on every camp family to help us keep camp safe and fun.
All campers, and camper family members will treat one another and our staff with respect.
All campers and camp family members must respect the property of the park and of other campers and camper families. Camp families must also agree to respect speed limits, driving instructions, pick up and drop off times, and understand that rules administered by our staff are not negotiable.
If you encounter a staff member who is enforcing our rules and systems and would like to ask questions – we ask that you call our office or email us to discuss the matter with the owners of the camp. Please note that our staff do not have the authority to create or change rules – they only enforce them.
Communication is the key! We need to hear about any issues that come up while your child is at camp. Teasing, and bullying behaviour will be investigated and you will be a part of the problem solving process with regards to this kind of issue – so thank you in advance for keeping an ear to the ground about any and all issues we should know about. We are not able to solve problems that we do not know about and ask for team work from camp families in this regard. Please inform us about any and all behaviour of concern related to incidences that could be in the realm of bullying. Thank you!
Campers, and members of camper families will be asked to leave Kids Inc. if they use abusive language, or have an abusive or aggressive interaction with campers or staff.
Campers, and members of camper families will be asked to leave Kids Inc. if they exhibit violent behavior with campers or staff. This includes driving habits, verbal, physical, and emotional violence.
This also includes inappropriate communication with our staff about matters that are beyond their control and/or issues arising from the camp program or bus service.
This also includes e-mail communication, online posts and all other forms of communication that are abusive or violent in any way towards our staff, or Kids Inc.
We ask that all matters requiring our attention be brought to the camp owners attention so that we can be proactive.
There is no trespassing on the Kids Inc. property. We are happy to host Kids Inc Camp on this private property but failure to adhere to our no trespassing rules will render us unable to serve you.
Please do not enter the property at a time when your child is not a registered participant unless this visit has been organized in advance.
This includes visits in order to ask for a tour.
We understand your desire to see our facility but ask for your cooperation and respect in this regard.
We have virtual tours here on our website and plenty of photos for you to view. You are also welcome to email us at registration@kidsinc.ca if you would like to discuss the program, facility and camp.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not have an office where you can come to get registered, or meet with us in person. If your child is attending on any given week and you need to organize a meeting in person to discuss anything this can be done via email to registration@kidsinc.ca We also offer zoom meetings or phone meetings to discuss any items that require conversation.
Your camper/s and registration with Kids Inc is important to us and we do wish to meet with you prior to camp as needed, so please email us to set up a time.
Please note – In cases where a camper or a camper family member has caused cancellation from our program due to policy related concerns we will provide a refund for remaining sessions whenever possible. Every effort will be made to get this mailed to you within 60 days of the end of the camp season in question.
Please note – As per the other items listed in our Code Of Conduct: Any person exhibiting behaviour that in anyway compromises the safety, security, or health of themselves, a fellow camper, or staff member will be removed from the camp immediately. More information about the Campers Code of Conduct is available in the Parent’s Handbook. You can access the Parent’s Handbook on our Forms and a Documents Page of the web site.
QUICK FACTS ABOUT Other safety concerns
Please review this information and be sure to read the parents handbook for a complete overview of all of our policies and their implications with regards to your campers safety. We count on every camp family to help us keep camp safe and fun.
Kids Inc. camp is a nut-free environment. Please do not send your child with any nuts or nut products. If your child has nuts or nut products in his or her lunch or snacks he / she will be required to eat them in isolation from the rest of the children. There will be a call home in order to address our policy on this matter.
There are many other kind of allergies and we do understand that. We will do our best to work with you with regards to your campers allergies – however – please note that we are not able to guarantee that they will not come into contact with items that they may have a reaction to. You will need to send us all medications that can be used in the case of contact with an item that may cause a reaction. Medications must be in their original packaging. Please see the Parents Handbook for more information on allergies and medication.
We will also require instructions and information that will require in some cases for us to give you a call prior to the camp season in order to be sure that we have all of the information that we need. If you feel that talking with us would be helpful and you have not heard from us yet – please do reach out to our registration office. Thank you.
Contact with items that your camper may be allergic to can happen via touch, air, injection (bee sting) and ingestion and therefore it can happen at any time. Please note that sending your child to a camp program where your camper will be in contact with other campers who may have had contact with items that you camper is allergic to can cause a reaction. It is best to educate your camper how they themselves can stay safe with regards to their allergy.
Please also note that there are times that contact with such items are out of our control. It is imperative that we are in communication with one another and on the same page when it comes to working together with regards to our campers who have allergies.
If you have questions about our policies with regards to allergies please contact us directly. Please fill in a medication form for all allergy medication that will be sent to camp for your camper. This form can be found in our Online Registration and/or in our Parent’s Handbook. You can get documents on the Forms and Documents section of this website.
In most cases medication can be sent to camp with your camper – however – communication about the medication and it’s storage is the key to our success.
Please read our parents handbook and contact our registration office if you will be sending medication to camp with your camper.
There are forms that will need to be completed and details that we will want to discuss in order to keep your camper and the rest of our campers safe. Thank you!
If your child has sustained an illness or injury at camp we will follow the appropriate course of action which may include:
- A phone call to a parent at work, home or cell numbers during the day to report the incident.
- A phone call home in the evening to report and discuss the incident if follow up is required.
- A conversation upon pick-up of your child/children to report the incident.
- Calling parent or emergency contact to pick up the child.
- Providing First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care treatment.
- Calling EMS to transport the child to the appropriate health care facility. If this aspect of our protocol has been put into effect we will do our best to call you as promptly as possible to discuss the situation at hand – but – care of the child in question will take priority at the moment of the situation in question and this may delay or affect our ability to discuss the matter with you to some extent.
Please contact our office to discuss if you have any question about this. Thank you. For more information about our safety policies, please download the Parent’s Handbook. You can access the Parent’s Handbook on the Forms and Documents Page of the web site.
Please read our Parents Handbook to ensure that you understand all of our policies around pick up and drop off safety at our bus stop locations and at our camp facility.
Be sure to add all approved adults who might sign your campers in or out of camp each day and also provide us with any important information if there are any special circumstances.
Please ensure that medication that is dropped off is handed in to our staff in a zip lock bag with the name of the camper on the bag and that our staff has the information required for the medication in question.
Please ensure that all drop offs and pick ups are approved with a signature or that you have given your camper who is 10 years of age or older to sign themselves in and out each day.
If you need to sign your camper in late or sign your camper out early you will need to read our parents handbook to ensure that you have followed our procedure.
The washroom facility is always open and has flush toilets and running water for all campers to use.
General Camp and LIT Campers use the washroom in either a buddy system or may go to use the washroom alone in age appropriate situations.
In Junior Camp this is a little different. Washroom breaks are conducted in groups with one or more Junior General Camp staff members present. The female washroom is always used for washroom and change room purposes for all Junior General Camp participants. A staff member will be present outside of the washroom stalls to make sure that everyone is alright and that proper hand washing takes place after washroom use. We do have an outhouse right next to the Jr Camp area for emergency or very quick situations that can be used as needed.
Changing for swim time is done in a communal setting with all Junior General Campers male and female and our Female Camp Staff in the Female Change room. If your camper is more comfortable changing in a change room stall in a private setting they are welcome to do so – however – they will not be able to receive any assistance from our staff in the private area. If you have questions about this policy and how Junior General Camp Washroom and Changing will work please contact us. We find that our method provides us with an atmosphere where we are always able to help as needed and provide a setting with many care providers as possible at all times. If you have questions about this please clarify prior to attending our program.
More information about washroom use is available in the Parent’s Handbook. You can access the Parent’s Handbook on the Forms and Documents Page of the website.
If you are not yet booked with us and have a question about a particular issue please read our Parents Handbook. If you are still not seeing the issue in question addressed please email us at registration@kidsinc.ca
If you are booked and you have a concern with an issue that has taken place please proceed to email us as soon as you can at registration@kidsinc.ca