PARENT INFORMATION

Dear Parent: This Parent Information Pamphlet is compiled to, hopefully,
provide you all the information you will need and want, as a Camp
Exploration Parent. Please read through it carefully, and do not
hesitate to contact the Camp Director, if you need or want further
information. We expect that both you and your child will be pleased that
you have chosen to become a part of the Camp Exploration family.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to provide your child with a
truly enriching and growing experience within a safe and caring
environment. We look forward to doing everything we can to provide your
child a variety of skills, understanding and appreciation, ultimately
leading to the development of positive feelings of self, positive
interactions with others, and positive memories to warmly look back upon
in future years.

Now, for all the details . . .

Camp begins each morning at 9:00am, (supervision will always be
available by 8:45am). Our Camp meeting place for morning drop-off is the
playground at the West Valley Park at Wilbur & VanOwen. Please be sure to
sign your child in with Camp Exploration for the day. One of the staff
will have the sign-in clipboard.

Early Supervised Play, (also known as Morning Extended Care), will be
made available to suit your needs for early drop-off. Such care, (before
8:45am), will be charged at a rate of $10/hour. Staff, however, may not
be available for such care, if not pre-arranged. But, do not hesitate to
pre-arrange such care, we will be happy to help you out. Last minute
arrangements will be accommodated, whenever possible. Again, please
be sure to always sign your child directly in with Camp Exploration's staff.

The group program will start each day, once everyone has arrived, by
9:15am, but preferably at 9:00am, with Morning Meeting. Should you have
an appointment or other schedule conflict that would lead you to be
unable to have your child to Morning Meeting by 9:15am, please call in
advance to see if a late arrival can be arranged. Some days we will have particular
appointment times for which we will be departing promptly. Plus, it is
valuable for everyone to be a part of Morning Meeting to start the day
together.

Afternoon Pick-Up will take place back by the playground at the
West Valley Park at Wilbur and VanOwen at 3:30pm. Depending on the
afternoon, we could be playing in the playground, on the grass field.
Please be sure to sign your child out with Camp Exploration for the day.
One of the staff will have the sign-out clipboard.

Should you be unable to pick-up your child by 3:30pm, Extended Care will
be provided at an additional $5 per hour per child. Please do try to let
us know of your needs in advance.

For your child's safety, we will not release him/her to anyone not
authorized by you, signed in writing. Please be sure we have from you a
signed list of any and all persons authorized by you to pick up your
child. If there need to be any additions or changes to this list, please
be sure to provide us with a signed update.

If your child has your permission to walk home or ride his/her bike
home, instead of you picking him/her up, we need to have a signed note
from you indicating such.

Each day, please send your child with a clearly labeled sack lunch,
(preferably in a non-disposable bag).

It will never be necessary for your child to bring money to camp. It is,
however, permissible with your discretion. At amusement parks, lunch may
be purchased. Please be aware that food at these facilities is
overpriced. If you do choose to send your child with money, you may want
to ask a staff member to hold it for your child. Other facilities may
also have snacks and souvenirs available for purchase.

A simple, healthy and enjoyable snack will be provided by camp, each
afternoon.

If your child will be needing to take any medication during any, day(s),
please send a signed note with such medication, complete with explicit
administering instructions, to the Director.

Such items as Walkmans, Gamegear, etc. do not have a place in the group
experience. They are more suited to private usage on private time. We
plan to have plenty of music, games and fun as a group. Please do not
send your child with such items.

We may have optional swim time, in the nearby pool, on a
variety of days, so a bag, packed with a towel and swimsuit, should
regularly be brought. (Even if it is not used, it is better to be
prepared.)

Please be sure to send your child each day dressed in appropriate,
comfortable playclothes with sneakers and socks, (especially required
for possible rainy day options of skating or bowling).

Any item belonging to your child, that may not be permanently on him/her
for the entirety of the day, should be clearly labeled with permanent
ink with his/her name.

A Camp Exploration polo shirt is free with a registration of three or
more weeks. Please let us know what size shirt will be desired, by
noting such on your emergency form. These shirts will not be required to
be worn on any particular day. Other perks are also provided with
multi-week registrations.

Should you desire to register your child for additional weeks with Camp
Exploration, we would be happy to have you do so, space permitting.
Multiple week discounts, however, are based on one time registration.
Registering for additional weeks will be subject to rates corresponding
to a separate registration.

Feel free to share information about Camp Exploration with your child's
friends, and your friends who have children of their own. Space
permitting again, we would be happy to register new campers during the
Summer.

While each week consists of one Hiking Day (usually Monday), one
Extended Day (usually Tuesday), one Beach Day (usually Wednesday), one
Traditional Day (usually Thursday), and one Special Day (usually
Friday), these days may vary. A specific schedule for each week will be
provided at Monday morning sign-in.

In the event of more than a mist or light drizzle of rain, during drop-off or
pick-up time, we may meet at the public library next to the park.

For anything needing to be addressed during camp hours, please do not
hesitate to call the camp telephone number. For anything needing to be
addressed during camp hours, please instead make your call after camp
hours, so as not to unnecessarily disrupt the camp program.

Please feel free to speak directly to the Director, before or after each program
day, if you have any questions you want answered, information you
desire, or input you would like to offer. After all, this program has
been created for your children and you.

Again, thank you for entrusting your child into our care. We are looking
forward to a most excellent summer together.