FAQ
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What are the requirements to attend Safety Town Camp?
Children must be 5 years of age on or before August 1st and entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall of the year attending camp. This two week camp is for children who are attending a safety town camp for the first time. If your child has already completed a Safety Town program, please register your child for the New Albany Graduate Camp.
In addition, children should be able to sit still and quietly for up to 20 minutes while the teachers provide instruction in a classroom and while community partners do their presentations. Children should also be able to pedal a small four-wheel bike. Children not able to do both should not attend this year.
Who is eligible to attend Safety Town camp?
Camp will be offered to any child who meets the age and grade requirements of being 5 years of age by August 1st and entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall of the year they are attending camp.
Camp registration will open for New Albany residents and New Albany Plain Local School District (NAPLS) families on Saturday, March 4th 2023 at 9am.
We will then open registration to all residents in neighboring cities on Saturday, March 18th 2023 at 9am.
Registration will remain open to everyone until Saturday April 1st, 2023.
Do I need to live in New Albany to attend?
No, however New Albany residents and New Albany Plain Local School District (NAPLS) families will have the first opportunity to register. Camp registration will open for those families on March 4th, 2023 at 9am.
We will then open registration to all residents in neighboring cities on Saturday March 18, 2023 at 9am. Registration will remain open to everyone until Saturday April 1st, 2023.
Sessions fill up fast so please do not hesitate to register. We will close registration this year as planned and will not be able to accept registrations after the planned close date. There will be no exceptions so that we can prepare to welcome campers in June!
How do I register my child and how much will it cost to participate?
Once registration opens you can visit our website at www.newalbanysafetytown.org and click on Register Now in the top right of the site navigation bar. You will be asked to create an account and create a profile for each of your children before you select the camp session or, you can login if you already have an account and either select the child you want to register for camp or add another child who is new to camp.
Cost of the camp is $95 for New Albany residents and NAPLS District families and $110 for all families not residing in New Albany or who do attend a New Albany school. The cost includes all instruction, class room materials, camp shirt, bike helmet, tote bag, water bottle, bike light and 2 filed trips.
What are the dates for Safety Town Camp sessions and where will camp be held?
Camp is typically held Monday through Thursday over a two-week period however, due to holidays the schedules have changed.
Please review the dates carefully before registering your child.
Session 1AM & 2PM:
Monday June 12th - Thursday June 15th & Tuesday June 20th - Friday June 23rd (No Camp June 19th Observing Juneteenth)
Sessions 3AM & 4PM:
Monday June 26th - Thursday June 29th & Monday July 3rd & Wednesday July 5th- Friday July 7th (No Camp on July 4th Observing Independence Day)
AM Sessions 8:30am - 11:30am
PM Sessions 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Camp is held at the New Albany-Plain Local School Early Learning Center at 5101 Swickard Woods Boulevard New Albany OH 43054.
What should I do if I register for the wrong camp session?
Please contact the camp director at safetytown@newalbanypolice.org to request to have the registration moved.
Please Do Not sign up for multiple sessions as we do not provide refunds for duplicate registrations.
Do I drop off my child or do I need to stay for the duration of camp?
We ask that all campers be escorted into the Early Learning Center. You will enter the building from the side parking lot entrance and walk your child to the gymnasium where you will meet your child's teacher and sign in. You will then leave and return to pick up your child from the gymnasium and sign him/her out for the day. You will have the opportunity to designate who is authorized to pick up your child during the registration process.
Are there make-up classes?
Unfortunately, there are no make-up classes. If there are handouts from a missed class, your child will be given them on the day he/she returns.
What if I want to register my child for a Safety Town Camp session and do not see it online?
Once sessions are full, they will not be visible as a choice when registering. Camp fills up very fast and we encourage you to plan ahead and register as soon as possible. We do not have a waitlist.
To save time when you register we recommend that you create or update your existing account ahead of time and either update your child's profile or create a new one.
May my child attend more than one session in the same year?
No. Your child may attend only 1 two-week session per Summer. Safety Town is an extremely popular program and each year all sessions fill to capacity. Moreover, we think that re- enforcement of the safety lessons taught during camp are best done the following year in Graduate Camp rather than in consecutive sessions the same year.