The Bucyrus Area YMCA

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, Science Week, and Sports Week.  The children will need to bring a towel, swim suit, and sack lunch every day.  Any child registered for one full week will receive a free T-shirt (limited quantity).  

Join the Fun!

 

 

Summer Day Camp - Next offering Summer 2008

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:  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.

 

 

Other Day Camp Information:

 

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