Tips for selecting Best Summer Camps

Tips for selecting Best Summer Camps When snow is still on the ground, summer camps seems to be a distant thing. Yet, before you know it, the school year ends, and kids trade snowsuits for swimsuits.

Tips for selecting Best Summer Camps When snow is still on the

ground, summer camps seems to be a distant thing. Yet, before you know it, the school year ends, and kids trade snowsuits for swimsuits.

If you are considering enrolling your child in summer camp, it’s never too early to begin learning about the different types of programs, costs, schedules,

and admission procedures.

When choosing a camp, reputations and word of mouth are meaningful resources; however, a terrific match for one child and family might not be the

best match for your child or family. The best advice is to think about your child’s interests and temperament, and make a list of camp features that are

most important to your family and child.

Below are some helpful questions parents often ask when gathering information about camps. Asking these questions before zeroing down on a camp of

your choice might prove to be beneficial. We at Camp Navigator, assists you with some of the most obvious questions.

Application Process:

What is the camp schedule?

Does the camp offer flexible schedules?

What are the hours of operation?

What are the camp’s opening and closing dates?

What is the deadline for submitting applications?

Tuition and Fees:

What is the tuition and registration fee?

What is included in the tuition e.g., transportation, meals, insurance, special trips, entrance fees, health services, use of equipment, etc.? Ask the camp

director to itemize services for which additional fees are required.

Is there a membership fee? Must the parent join the sponsoring organization in order for his or her child to attend the camp?

How and when is tuition paid? By week, month, session?

Are scholarships available?

What is the refund policy if for any reason you commit and your child cannot attend the camp?

Health and Safety:

Who licenses the camp? Is the license current?

What is the policy around water activities? Who supervises the children during water activities?

How does the camp accommodate children who have special needs, such as asthma, diabetes, or allergies?

Are counselors or other camp staff required to be certified in CPR and First Aid?

How does the summer camp handle minor injuries, such as bruises, scrapes, and cuts?

How does the camp handle emergencies? What happens if there is an emergency and parents cannot be reached?

If transportation is involved, what vehicles are used and how often are they inspected? Who drives the vehicles and what training do drivers have?

Meals:

Are lunches provided by the day camp? (If yes, ask for a sample menu in advance. If no, ask what guidelines they have for bag lunches.)

Are snacks provided during the day? What kind and when?

Are special meals available for children with allergies or special needs?

Where do the children eat?

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