First Day Checklist for Parents

 First Day Checklist for Parents

✔ Before You Leave Home

Pack a nut‑free lunch and two snacks

Fill a water bottle

Apply sunscreen (child must reapply on their own)

Label any personal items your child brings

Ensure your child is wearing comfortable indoor/outdoor clothing

Enter the camp location into your GPS not our office location: Camp is held at Trinity Church, we use the side door at the corner of the driveway loop. 330 Conservation Dr, Waterloo.

✔ What to Pack

Nut‑free lunch + snacks

Water bottle

Sunscreen + hat

Any required medications in a labelled bag with written instructions

Weather‑appropriate clothing (light jacket, running shoes)

Optional: a spare clothing if your child tends to get messy during projects, or if your child has an amazing ability to focuse on projects but forgets the washroom...

✔ What Not to Bring

Personal electronics (phones, tablets, gaming devices)

Toys from home

Anything valuable or fragile

Food containing nuts

✔ Arrival & Check‑In

Drop‑off is 8:00am–9:00 AM

Staff will greet you when you enter the building. We are hiding in the basement

Confirm pick‑up permissions if anything has changed

Give any essential medications directly to staff such as epi-pens. Do not leave them in backpacks

✔ Pick‑Up

Pick‑up is 4:00–5:00PM

Bring ID if someone new is picking up

✔ Communication

Share your thoughts, whether it is new ideas we should try, methods that can increase our level of care.