Parent Agreement Form BAC 2024

We at The Ridges Sanctuary want you to know that we value the safety and wellbeing of you and your child(ren).  We continuously work with Public Health officials and continue to follow CDC Guidelines for contagious illnesses to ensure our protocols are up to date. For this reason, we ask that you take time to read through the following statements that we have put into place to keep everyone healthy and safe.

If you or your child meets any of the following criteria, please do not visit or drop-off a child at our program:  

1. Your child has a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. Fever reducing medication may not be used when determining a child’s health. Your child should be fever-free, vomit free, and diarrhea free for 48 hours before returning to camp.  

2. We also request that you keep your child at home if they are experiencing any symptoms of a contagious illness. Our goal is to avoid spreading illness of any kind to the children and adults in our program, which means keeping sick children and adults at home. This includes but is not limited to any ONE of the following symptoms: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, diarrhea or vomiting, loss of taste or smell, atypical headache, muscle pain or body aches, sore throat, unusual fatigue, nausea, or congestion/ runny nose. This does not apply to individuals with a doctor’s note stating that the child does not have a contagious illness. * 

3. If your child has symptoms of COVID-19, the CDC recommends testing for COVID-19 as soon as possible after symptoms begin. If a child with COVID-19 symptoms tests negative for COVID-19, the CDC recommends getting tested for other respiratory illnesses that could be spread to others, such as flu. 

* Please let us know of any chronic illnesses or conditions your child has on their enrollment form prior to the start of camp, including allergies. If your child has any symptoms of illness that we were not previously made aware of, they will be sent home for the safety of the other campers. 

If your child has been exposed to someone who has had COVID-19 (by testing or medical diagnosis) within the past 5 days or; Anyone in your family is in isolation for COVID-19 unless that person has tested negative using a COVID-19 test OR if your child has had sustained contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) with a person showing symptoms of COVID-19 within the previous 5 days, your child must wear a mask at camp for 10 days and take a COVID-19 test 5 days after exposure. 

When picking up or dropping off a child in our car line, please wait inside the car and a teacher/staff person will assist you. Our car line will enter the Overflow Parking Lot at the North Campus off County Rd. Q. To get to the North Campus, drive North from Baileys Harbor for .5 miles. Turn right onto County Q and turn into the first driveway on the right side of the road. At the fork in the driveway, veer left. A teacher or staff person will help your child exit the car and grab materials while you sign our drop-off form. You will be asked a few sign in questions, including if your child has any symptoms of illness.  We will need to know a phone number where you can be reached and who is picking up your child. Be sure to apply bug spray and sunscreen at home.  You will continue through the parking lot and exit at the north end.

Please stay in your car for the entirety of drop off. Staying in your vehicle ensures the drop off process is as quick as possible and reduces stress on both camp staff and campers.

Pick up will follow the same procedure.  It is important that you remain in the car for everyone’s safety and for our car line to run smoothly.  Please remember we cannot release your child to anyone other than a parent or someone you have previously designated as the pickup person. 

If your child becomes ill while in our program, you will be asked to pick up your child as quickly as possible.  Please have plans in place to ensure you or a designated person is available if this should occur. 

Should the forecast call for weather (pouring rain, thunderstorm, or wind advisory) that would keep us inside for the majority of our session, we will cancel class for the day.  We will notify you of the cancellation via email as early as possible.  Keeping your child safe is our priority. 

If the Air Quality Index is at an "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" level or above, Ridges staff will notify families of changes to camp plans. Please let us know if your child has a preexisting condition, such as asthma, that could be affected by poor air quality or wildfire smoke.