Camps: Open or Closed plus what they are doing for refunds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Valley Mill: no decision. Only offering credits for next year.
TIC: cancelled and offering full refunds.
Sidwell: no information.

Too busy counting their ill-gotten gains from the Small Business fund...

LOLOLOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Phase 1 says organized activities for kids (camp, school, daycare) remain closed. They don't open until Phase 2. So Fairfax County thinks we will be in Phase 2 by June/July?

I mean it's only the middle of May and they are supposed to start phase 1 within the week or two so yes it's definitely possible. Each phase isn't supposed to last months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

[Anonymous]

Unless they’re setting up as childcare for essential workers, I’d take any camp’s claim to be “open” with a grain of salt. The various phases of reopening are still contingent on a lot of different elements, and very few specific, definite dates have been tied to the different phases—in any of the three jurisdictions.

Until a jurisdiction explicitly states that day camps can open after a certain date, and clearly outlines the requirements camps must adhere to, it’s mostly just guesswork. It’s great that camps are planning and doing their best to work toward fulfilling what they think will be required, but I wouldn’t bet my child care budget on it actually happening, in spite of their best intentions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Phase 1 says organized activities for kids (camp, school, daycare) remain closed. They don't open until Phase 2. So Fairfax County thinks we will be in Phase 2 by June/July?

I mean it's only the middle of May and they are supposed to start phase 1 within the week or two so yes it's definitely possible. Each phase isn't supposed to last months.

If phase 1 starts on May 28 and goes two weeks exactly (the minimum), then we will be in phase 2 by Jun 12. That would mean things would have to really start looking up, and given how not-proactive VA and the federal govt has been, it seems unlikely but I guess....a girl can dream?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

Because it's a liability issue. County camps are going to be more conservative then private camps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

But did they close for the whole Summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

Because it's a liability issue. County camps are going to be more conservative then private camps.

Because gov camps and large publicly funded companies don’t care that you’ll need childcare eventually, and they don’t care about the $$ either. Closing camps and making refunds for a private camp often it’s a matter of survival. They will want to make camps happen and will wait until it’s absolutely prohibited to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No decision yet from (all sports camps);

ESF
kidball
Bullis
Headfirst

Big train canceled.

ESF not yet cancelled but only offering credits if they do. Or possibly "virtual camp" which is beyond useless. Really upset to see almost every other camp is refunding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

Because it's a liability issue. County camps are going to be more conservative then private camps.

No liability if COVID spreads in their camp? That’s what they’ll wait for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

Because it's a liability issue. County camps are going to be more conservative then private camps.

It's also a $$$ issue. County camps and rec camps dont run a big profit. Private camps run a big profit. Private camps can afford to hire extra cleaning staff, get extra sanitation equipment, change things around. For town camps and rec camps, it's not worth the cost. They start to become a drain on the county finances, which are already in trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County Parks just canceled all camps (the Recreation Department had already canceled theirs).

Head First has camps in multiple jurisdictions including MC. I wonder how they will handle it?

That does not mean all camps in MoCo are cancelled..just the ones run by the Park department.

How they could close the parks dept camps and let the private camps run this summer would be beyond my comprehension.

Because it's a liability issue. County camps are going to be more conservative then private camps.

Because gov camps and large publicly funded companies don’t care that you’ll need childcare eventually, and they don’t care about the $$ either. Closing camps and making refunds for a private camp often it’s a matter of survival. They will want to make camps happen and will wait until it’s absolutely prohibited to do so.

Yes, private camps are a seasonal business and this is what they DO. they will run unless they're prohibited. they wont preemptively cancel. camp is such a small portion of what the county or the rec dept etc. does

[Anonymous]

No word form Barrie or Dynamite which are the two I’m waiting on right now....