What is a CCA?
The Child Care Assistant (CCA) Program is designed to enrich your family’s week at camp. We select a group of volunteer female teenagers who love Jesus and love kids to serve families by assisting in Trail Adventures each morning and babysitting each evening for children ages 0-10. When CCA’s are not with your children, they participate in dynamic camp programs of their own designed to support and encourage them in their spiritual growth.
General Information about the CCA Program
- Families with children ages 10 and younger are automatically assigned a Child Care Assistant. If you decide you do not need a CCA, please let us know as soon as possible.
- Our desire is that each family has a personal CCA for the entirety of the week, however, there are times when this is not possible due to unforeseen circumstances. We will make sure to communicate with you should any changes occur. Our CCA’s have submitted an application and personal references in order to participate in this program and they are eager to serve your family! Each CCA must be comfortable working with children, have a strong relationship with the Lord, and be at least 13 years old.
- Each CCA participates in an orientation meeting to discuss the following: safety and emergency procedures, Biblical view of service, philosophy of Family Camp and the role of CCA’s, child care best practices and reminders, as well as expectations for behavior and community living.
- We have many evening activities available for your children. Please advise your CCA on what options you have approved as well as routines and bedtime schedules.
- All CCA’s and children (unless they are in the Basecamp evening program) must be back in your cabin for “Critter Curfew” at 8:30 PM. Our CCA Staff stop at each cabin around that time to check on all kids and CCA’s and assist CCA’s with any needs, including bedtime. If you would like your child and CCA to stay out past 8:30 PM, please communicate this with your CCA.
- CCA’s are at your service until you release them at the end of each night. Their curfew to return to their own cabin is 10:00 PM. Please make sure to return to your cabin no later than 10:00 PM to relieve your CCA.
- When you are in for the evening, please have a female adult family member walk the CCA back to Chipmunk Corner so she may sign herself in. If an adult female is not available, please come to Chipmunk Corner first and one of our CCA Staff members will accompany you to your cabin to walk your CCA back to Chipmunk Corner.