When you drop your child off at camp, you are not just handing them over for a fun day. You are placing your trust in an organization and the people running it. At Camps ‘R’ Us, we take that seriously.
Since 1993, our family-owned program has operated on one guiding belief: a great summer must be a safe summer first. As an ACA-accredited camp running across nine campuses in Nassau and Suffolk counties, health and safety are not items we check off a list. They are the reason families come back to us year after year. Here is how we maintain that standard for our 2,000-plus annual participants.
Hygiene and Illness Prevention: The Daily Routine
Operating inside modern school facilities gives us a head start most camps do not have. Professional-grade restrooms, sanitized classrooms, and maintained outdoor spaces are already built into our campuses. We add structured daily routines on top of that foundation.
Mandatory handwashing breaks happen before and after meals and activities. Our staff is trained to monitor campers throughout the day and identify any signs of illness early. High-touch surfaces and shared equipment are sanitized on a regular schedule. The goal is simple: keep kids healthy so they can focus on having a great summer, not on feeling sick.
Staff Training and Emergency Preparedness
Preparedness is not something we advertise once a year. It is something we build into our training before the summer even starts.
All leadership and key staff members are required to be certified in First Aid and CPR. As a licensed, ACA-accredited camp, we adhere to the safety standards that certification requires, and we hold ourselves to those standards at all nine of our locations, from Kings Park to Bellmore.
Every campus has a comprehensive emergency response plan specific to that location and its facilities. Whether a situation calls for managing a minor injury during an activity or executing a full facility safety protocol, our team is trained to respond clearly and calmly. Parents can count on that.
Nutrition, Food Safety, and Allergy Awareness
Campers bring lunch from home, which keeps meals familiar and gives families full control over what their child eats. On our end, we handle the extras: two daily snacks included with enrollment, an individually packaged snack in the morning and a frozen treat or ice cream in the afternoon. Campers also have unlimited access to water and a flavored drink option throughout the day. Pizza day happens once a week, and select events and field trips include lunch as part of the experience.
Allergy management is handled on our side. Staff are fully briefed on every camper’s dietary restrictions before the summer begins, and we maintain protocols to prevent cross-contamination across all food service. Every family’s concerns are taken seriously. Whether your child has a common allergy or a more specific dietary need, we work to make sure snack time and meal time are safe and straightforward for every kid.
Proactive Parent Communication
You should never have to wonder how your child’s day went. Our communication approach is built around keeping families informed, not just when something goes wrong but throughout the summer.
Parents receive regular updates and immediate alerts when there are any health-related incidents worth knowing about. Whether your child is in our preschool programs or our older camper programs, our communication is professional, timely, and clear. We are your partner for the summer, and that means keeping you in the loop.
Communication platforms include phone calls, text, email, and our amazing Campanion App.
Experience the Camps ‘R’ Us Difference
For over 30 years, safety has been the foundation of the high-quality, high-value experience we promise Long Island families. Our exclusive school partnerships, flexible scheduling with no minimum week requirement, and consistent commitment to professional standards mean your child spends the summer being a kid. That is exactly how it should be. Contact us to learn more about our safety protocols, or call us at 516-935-2267 to get started.