Clarington Camps

·    Each day, pack a nut-free lunch, snacks, drinks, a reusable water bottle, sunscreen, a hat (or appropriate outdoor weather clothing), running shoes and a change of clothes. Please ensure that all items are clearly labelled with your child’s name. During summer camps, sunscreen and a hat are required for participants to engage in outdoor activities.

Please leave toys, electronic devices and valuables at home. Camp facilities and staff are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Our camp day operates from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The schedule below is a general overview of a typical camp day; keep in mind that each camp will have its own schedule and may include special events or activities aligned with its specific theme (tournaments, challenges, cook-offs, and more). Activity schedules are subject to change at the Head Camp Instructor's discretion. Days when a special event or trip takes place will look different from what is presented below. Major schedule changes will be communicated to caregivers.

* Please note that any camps with participants ages five and under will also include group washroom breaks in their schedules for 15 minutes before each snack and lunch time.

Before and After Care is available for an additional fee at select camp locations. Participants must register in advance. Before and After Care hours are 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Attendance is taken each day as children arrive and leave. A parent or guardian is required to sign in each child at the designated camp location at 9 a.m. Children must be picked up by an authorized Parent/Guardian at 4:30 p.m. Please notify camp staff if you need to pick up your child earlier.

Please notify camp staff if your child will not be attending the program. If your child is absent or late and we have not been notified, staff will attempt to contact the parent or guardian. If you need to report a late drop-off, early pick-up or absent child, please email daycamps@clarington.net.

Parents or guardians who are late to pick up their child will be charged $20 for every 15 minutes after camp ends at 4:30 p.m. or 15 minutes after 6 p.m. if registered for Before and After Care.

Please note that repeated late pick-ups may result in your child being withdrawn from the camp program.

Our camps' goal is to provide a healthy, safe, positive and fun experience for all participants in our programs.

Camper’s Rights and Responsibilities

• To learn and play in a safe environment
• To be free of physical and verbal harassment
• To take part in all activities in the program
• To respect the rights of others, peers and staff alike

If a child demonstrates challenging behaviour, staff will work to support the child and work to minimize the behaviour using positive behaviour management strategies. If a child’s behaviour threatens their own immediate safety, the safety of others, or significantly impacts our programming, their emergency contact(s) will be notified and may be asked to pick up their child. Please be aware that all requests to pick up a child must be fulfilled within one hour.

All campers and staff are required to wear sunscreen and hats when outdoors. Campers should arrive with sunscreen already applied. We will provide time during the day for the re-application of sunscreen. Participants will need to apply their own sunscreen. In extreme heat, camp staff will make accommodations to seek shade and limit campers' exposure to the sun. Participants must come to camp each day with a labelled bottle of sunscreen (SPF 30+).

If your child requires an EpiPen, please indicate this on their registration form. Complete an Anaphylactic Allergies and EpiPen Administration Consent Form and bring it with you on the first day of camp.

Participants who may require EpiPens are responsible for ensuring that they have their EpiPens while attending camp. The participants must carry their EpiPen in an easily identifiable waist pack (family-provided) throughout the duration of the camp day. 

Each day, please send a nut-free lunch with your child. During our morning snack, camp staff will double-check each participant’s lunch to look for items that contain or may contain nuts. These items will be removed from your child’s lunch bag and labelled with their name. In the afternoon, all participants in our “peanut club” will go with camp staff to an alternative location to eat the snacks that were removed. They will then wash their hands and faces prior to returning to the large camp group.

*Please ensure that products such as sunflower butters or other nut-free alternatives are labelled appropriately.

If a camper requires medications while at camp, please note the following procedures for sending medication to camp:

1. Parents must notify camp staff by completing and handing in the Medication Consent Form.
2. Only send the correct dose needed for each day.
3. All medications must be in their original bottle with the child’s name and dosage indicated.
4. Campers must self-administer their medication with staff supervision.

Each year, we run P.A. Day, Winter Break, and March Break Camps for participants ages four to 12.

• Registration for Winter Break Camps begins when registration for fall session programs starts.
• March Break Camp registration begins when registration for winter session programs starts.

Winter campers should come with weather-appropriate outdoor attire, including boots, snow pants, hats and gloves.

In order to participate in recreational skate campers should bring appropriate attire (warm clothing, gloves or mitts, long pants and a sweater or jacket), skates and a CSA-approved hockey helmet with chin strap. Skating is only available if it's indicated in the camp description.