There is a difference between daycare and day camp. A great resource is
the American Camp Association, which does have a credentialing process
for camps of all types. While this is a voluntary credential, and is not
required, I would recommend it highly. We went through the process a few
years ago, and it really helped us tighten our standards and improve our
staff training. Here is the link:

http://www.acacamps.org

 

Dave Becker

Senior Manager of Learning Experiences

Chicago Zoological Society

 

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 5:45 AM
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Subject: Re: summer camp issues

 


Hi! Samira here from the Black-Eyed Press in Racine WI. I started three
weeks of summer art camp for kids last year and had some pose the same
questions. Instruction based camps in our case printmaking, fell outside
daycare laws in our state. The Department of Health and Family Services
was able to help me determine that. Basically, we had no intent to
provide long-term care, set hours, shorter than most day area, and most
importantly were focused around specific instructional goals not overall
care. As a result, our week long summer day camps do not fall daycare
laws. 

We did find online copies of emergency forms from DCFS useful in making
sure we had enough information to keep kids safe and parents informed.
Hope this helps you.

Samira
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organization's Board) concerning our intention to start a Summer Camp
program. He is basically saying that if we have a Summer Camp program,
we are providing daycare and must abide by the laws and regulations of a
daycare. I know that many Museums have a Summer Camp program and I do
not believe they are subject to these laws and regulations, which are
prohibitive. However, I wanted to hear from those of you who may have
faced the same questions from their Board Members. Is there a loophole
or some other reason that a museum providing a Summer Camp program is
not subject to these laws and regulations? Although this person does not
sit on our Board, we rent the facilities from the organization that he
is a Board Member of and we would be having these programs in one of
their buildings, so I have to address these issues. You can reply off
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