Can I bring outside food and beverages to the pool?
Outside food and beverages are permitted under the following guidelines:
- Coolers are allowed and must be checked by SRB staff before entry
- All food must be kept off the main pool deck
- No glass containers or bottles
- No Alcohol
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Do I need a bathing suit to swim in the pool?
The Illinois Department of Public Health requires anyone in the water to have a lined bathing suit on at all times. Leotards, board shorts, athletic shorts, or underwear are not considered bathing suits.
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Are non-swimmers required to pay to come to the pool?
Anyone who enters the facility is required to pay the entry fee. The pool offers a variety of non-aquatic amenities such as a sand play area, a concession stand, and grass areas. Even those not swimming must pay the admission.
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Are there certified lifeguards at the pool?
Stingray Bay is always supervised by lifeguards during scheduled hours. All lifeguards are certified through the Starfish Aquatic Institute.
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Are refunds given for inclement weather?
Stingray Bay will close for cold weather, thunder, lightning, severe weather, or the imminent threat of severe weather. In any of these situations refunds are not given for weather regardless of the amount of time in the facility before closing.
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Are non-toilet-trained children allowed in the water?
Non-toilet-trained and recently toilet-trained children are allowed to swim, but must have all of the following:
- Aqua diapers
- Rubber pants
Disposable diapers, such as Little Huggies, are only allowed if they are covered by the tight fitting aqua diaper. Aqua diapers are reusable and sold at the pool. In the event of an accident in the pool, the water must be cleared for 30 minutes. Please help to keep the pool open by ensuring all non-potty-trained and recently potty-trained children are wearing all the items listed above.
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Can you wear life jackets in the pool?
US Coast Guard approved life jackets are allowed. The park district has a limited number available for use at no charge with secured ID.
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Are there scheduled safety breaks?
Safety breaks will be announced at designated times. Adults and adults with infants who cannot walk on their own will be allowed in the water during safety breaks. Children must be held at all times. Slides are only open to adults during safety breaks.
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What is the pool capacity and what happens when it is reached?
The capacity for Stingray Bay is 977 guests. Once that number is reached, staff will allow one person to enter for every one person that leaves in order to maintain a safe and enjoyable environment for all of our guests.
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Is the pool heated?
The pool is heated by the environment as well as a boiler. Staff strives to keep to water at 81o, as the optimal temperature. The temperature of the water varies based on the environmental conditions.
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Can you tell me at what air temperature the pool will close. Thank you.
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What should my child bring to Remote Learning Camp?
Just like summer camp children should bring the following:
- Backpack for their belongings
- Water Bottle
- Lunch
- Sunscreen and Bug Spray if this is a concern
- Children with cell phones may bring them; however, use of these will typically be limited to pick-up and drop-off times. Please see the parent handbook for more information on this.
For Remote Learning Camp children should also bring the following to provide the best environment for learning:
- Their daily schedule from their teacher.
- Their school-issued device (which must be charged each night, just like school).
- Feel free to have your child pack their charger.
- Headphones with a microphone to participate in learning video calls.
- Necessary supplies (we will have a shoe-box size storage for their writing implements and other school-related supplies)
- Parents should bookmark any necessary websites or apps that their kids may need to use.
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What will the day look like for Remote Learning Camp?
Huntley Park District is working with D158 to better understand their school day. I'm sure we will continue to adjust and adapt as the school year gets underway. We know that children will be doing synchronous learning (live with the teacher) and asynchronous learning (independent activities that are done on the students time and pace).
Because children in each group may be from schools, and even different grades, we know children will be working at different paces throughout the day. During breaks staff will plan to make as much use of the outdoors to allow for mask breaks and to do many other camp activities.
Once school activities have concluded for the day for each group, Park District staff will transition to camp activities which will make as much use of our vast indoor space and our outdoors space and provide fun enrichment activities for the kids.
Snack will be provided at about 3:00p each day.
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What are the drop off and pick up procedures for 2020?
Drop off and pick up procedures are posted HERE. Additionally, before attending any Huntley Park District activity, and until further notice, all participants must be aware of the Health Screening and Self-Check requirements before attending.
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My child is in middle school and they start at 7:30a. I can't drop off till 7:30a. How will this impact them?
We've discussed this scenario with the school district and they have confirmed that starting a few minutes after 7:30a will be acceptable. Please plan to drop your child off as close to 7:30a as you can if you are in this situation.
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What are the health and safety guidelines for 2020?
Huntley Park District is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience to all campers. 2020 is a different year for sure but we are in tune with all applicable health and safety guidelines and you can see the full list of them on our Health and Safety Page.
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Are you doing any health screenings for campers or staff?
Huntley Park District has provided a Health Screening to all employees and participants. Both employees and participants are required to review, understand, and if COVID-19 symptoms exist they are to stay home.
You can view the Health Screening which is to be self-administered by staff and by participants (or by their parent/guardian).
Additionally, we do have a designated space for those that may develop symptoms of COVID-19 during the course for the day where they can be isolated, yet supervised appropriately by staff, until parents arrive.
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My child has an IEP at school. How will your Remote Learning Camp address this?
As park district staff are not certified teachers, nurses, or social workers we are not able to provide the same level of accommodation as you child might receive at school. However, we are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help your child participate in our program and will make every reasonable effort to seek guidance from parents or other school staff as is appropriately authorized.
We are providing a supervised space for children to participate in their remote learning and will provide camp activities when children are not actively engaged in school activities.
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What are the eligibility requirements of camp?
For all Huntley Park District programs, participants must meet the Essential Eligibility Requirements which include:
- Participants must register and pay the fee as indicated.
- Participants must meet the age/grade guidelines for the activity
- Participants must comply with the Code of Conduct, which during the current COVID-19 pandemic means they must also follow the Health and Safety Rules for each activity. Details on these requirements can be found HERE.
- Participants must meet residency restrictions, if any, as advertised.
- Participants must meet gender requirements, if any, as advertised.
- Participants must meet basic physical/mental/skill requirements of the program. In the example of the Remote Learning Camp, because Park District Staff are not certified educators, nurses, or social workers, participants must be Independent Learners.
- All participants must be potty-trained.
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What if my child needs to be absent from camp?
We are required to keep detailed attendance and when children are not present a parent should report the absence and the reason why. For any absences due to camp please call the Camp Absentee Line at (847) 515-2965 no later than 9:00a the day of camp.
After the short recording, please the following information:
- Your first and last name?
- Your child or children’s first and last names?
- What camp they are in?
- What is the reason for the absence that day?
Once drop-off for the day is conducted and a child is absent and a call wasn’t received, a staff person will contact you to confirm their absence and the reason.
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How do I submit information about my child after registering?
When you registered you received an email receipt from the Huntley Park District. That receipt contains important information in addition to the receipt. That will be an email with an attached .pdf receipt and instructions on how to create an ePact Account.
ePact is a system we use to track medical, allergy, special need, and other important information about each participant. It is also the way we administer authorized pick ups for each child. Only users (parents/guardians) have access to your account information and only the users can add authorized pickup persons. If you are having trouble with your ePact account please contact our office at (847) 669-3180 x. 1. ePact also provides a phone number for support on their site.
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What is the cancellation procedure?
All cancellations must be made in writing. No verbal cancellations will be accepted. Refunds will only be given to those cancellations made at least 7 days prior to session start date. (minus one-time registration fee) If requesting a cancellation after the camp has begun any fees paid through that half of the month are non-refundable. Any future payments will be stopped. Billing occurs on the 1st and 15th of the month, or the closest business day after this if on a weekend.
Campers will NOT be allowed to attend if camp payments are not current.
Additional health restrictions will be in place related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Any cancellations or refunds as result COVID-19 related situations can be refunded only with a doctor's note.
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Do we register by grade or by age?
Summer Camp registration is based on the grade your child will be entering in the fall of that year. Our system recognizes this based on the age as of September 1 of that year, which is the same date the school uses for determining grade eligibility.
If you have a child that is an exception to this for any reason, please contact our office as our online system will not recognize this exception. We will work with you on a solution that is best for all parties.
Remote Learning Camp is done by grade by those entering Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Park District staff will make groups based on the number of children that sign-up. Kids will be placed in groups of no more than 15 and these groups could have children in adjacent age groups, depending upon the number of children enrolled for each grade.
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Does my child need to be potty-trained?
Yes.
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When does registration begin?
Registration begins on Wednesday, June 17 at 8:00a and closes two weeks prior to camp starting, or when the camp becomes full. Registration can be done online. For more information on how to register online please visit our Online Registration Portal.
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What is the payment process?
There is a $25.00 non-refundable deposit per week due at time of registration (The $25.00 will be used towards the balance due on each session.)
The payment of the remaining balance will be auto debited from a credit, debit, or ACH account on the Tuesday before each camp session begins. Unless paying IN FULL, all camp registrations REQUIRE an automatic payment method on file. If you wish to pay by check or cash, you still must have a valid automatic payment method on file, but you can pre-pay in person at the Huntley Park District before the Tuesday before camp starts. Your payments and the credit card on file must be kept current. If not kept current, your child's fee may not be paid on time and you may possibly forfeit their spot in camp.
Because of the health and safety precautions we are taking this summer, if you child is sick or possibly sick due to COVID-19 we are happy to refund you any unused portion of camp with a medical note.
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Can I use multiple payment methods?
Registrations must have one payment method. We are unable to take multiple payment methods for each registration.
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Can I pre-pay for camp?
If you wish to pre-pay for the camp you may do so at our main office before the automatic payment hits the Tuesday before each summer camp session begins. A valid credit card or ACH must be on file in case you do not pre-pay on-time.
For those in Remote Learning Camp, you may also pre-pay before you are charged on the 1st and 15th of the month.
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What if my payment declines?
Any payments that are declined or returned may be assessed a $25 fee. We make the final payment date 7 days before camp begins to give all parties time to workout payment situations before that camp session begins to avoid cancellation from camp.
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What happens if we have a planned vacation/illness/holiday/or behavior issue, causing my child miss camp?
We are unable to prorate fees for days missed due to illness, vacation, holidays or behavior suspensions.
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Are there special rates for my child to attend less than 5 days?
Huntley Park District provides pricing for full 5 day a week summer camp only.
Remote Learning Camp offers 5-day a week camp, Tuesday/Thursday camp, and Monday/Wednesday/Friday Camp. These days are static and participants may not select which days of the week they prefer. The days indicated are what is available.
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