Adventure Camp began in the mid 1990s and has been located at The Farm in Mount Albert since 2008. It is a division of York Professional Care and Education Inc., a non-profit organization with charitable status, established in 1986. It is a multi service agency providing child care centres, before and after school programs, licensed home childcare, literacy programs, and day camp programs in York Region and Simcoe County.

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The camp bus is the best way to get to camp.

We provide busing from Aurora, Sharon, Keswick and Mount Albert.

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Your camper is supervised by experienced and trained program staff. Each one has a heart for bringing out the best in children and youth. Our 6:1 camper to staff ratio ensures that each camper, from the beginner to the experienced, receives the encouragement and support they require to make new friends and experience success in their daily activities.

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Adventure Camp is accredited by the Ontario Camps Association, ensuring that it meets or exceeds the standards set for staffing, health, waterfront safety and more. Further, we comply with the requirements of Public Health, the Fire Department and Building Code.

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Please review our current year discounts (Sibling Discount, Full Summer Discounts etc.) in the Discount section of the Registration page.

Fee assistance available to eligible families through York Region.

Our camp program is built around two-week sessions so generally we don’t offer one-week sessions.

There are rare situations were we able to offer a one-week session, however that must be arranged directly through our Camp Registrar.

Yes, we do offer extended hours, at an additional cost, covering from 7am to 6pm at our child care based Exploration Camps in Aurora, Mount Albert, Keswick and Sharon.

Our standard hours at Adventure Camp is from 9am to 4pm.

Review current locations and costs at our Registration Page.

We do offer a comprehensive cancellation policy.

• If a session is not confirmed, or cancelled, by YPCE, a full refund will be offered.
• All cancellation requests must be made in writing to the Camp Director.
• Cancellation requests made after registration, but prior to 10 business day before the start of the session, are subject to a $50 administration fee per camp session and per child cancelled.
• If a cancellation request is made within 10 business days of the start of the camp session, it will be subject to a cancellation penalty of 50% of the total fee.
• If a cancellation request is made after the start of a session, no refunds are issued.
• Cancellation requests due to medical reasons must be accompanied by a doctor’s note at the time of the request.
• Refunds, or partial refunds, may be offered at the discretion of the Executive Director for situations not covered in this policy.

Session may be changed provided that space is available, and follows similar guidelines to our cancellation policy with respect to timing.

To notify the camp of absence, medical needs, or for questions/concerns please call, text or email the Camp Director directly.

In an immediate or emergency situation, please call the Camp Director. 

For all general and registration inquiries about YPCE’s programs please contact our Camp Registrar at 905-841-1314 x 321.

If your child is going to be absent please email, text or call the Camp Director and leave a message that includes your child’s name.

Refunds are not offered for absent days.

When you complete your child’s enrollment package, it is critical that you inform us of those allergies and list the meds.

Health conditions are listed with the Camp Director, and the medications are kept in the Camp Director’s Office under lock & key.

When the campers go for their medications, they are supervised by the Director. All staff are trained in Standard First Aid and CPR-C, including the Director, who also attends the OCA Camp Health Workshop annually.

On the registration form, you can include two main contacts and two emergency contacts. If you require additional adults to be authorized to pick up your child from camp, please email the camp office.

We will ask all people we have not met to identify themselves with photo identification (e.g. driver’s license) If someone comes to pick up your child without your prior written authorization, we will call you for verbal permission before releasing your child.

The camper to staff ratio at Adventure Camp is 6:1.

We hire staff who can demonstrate that they are reliable, have experience with, a love for, and an understanding of children and youth. All camp staff are at least 17 years of age.

The quality of our leadership staff and their commitment to our vision, mission and goals is critical. Staff must exemplify those qualities that we desire to see in our campers.

Counsellors participate in an intensive week of pre camp training. Our training emphasis is on health and safety, appropriate child guidance, planning exciting programming, and developing strategies to promote good character and excellent leadership skills.

All staff are thoroughly screened with a personal interview, references and a police Vulnerable Sector Check. In addition to bringing experience and skills, they are also trained in Standard First Aid and CPR-C.

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We are very lucky that most of the things that happen at camp are fun adventures that your child will tell you about when they get home. However, when there is a major incident or accident you will be contacted by telephone by the Camp Director to notify you of the situation and discuss how to proceed. Please ensure that you provide us with correct and current contact information when you complete your child’s camp forms.

For minor incidents or accidents, campers will be sent home with a written report with more information.

At Adventure Camp we love swimming and safety! There our Waterfront Team have responsibility for ensuring that the waterfront is safe and fun.

Campers will swim each day during their Swim for Life swimming lessons. There are many opportunities to get on the water each day.

Swimming levels are determined with a Swim Challenge conducted by the Head Lifeguard at the start of each session. This allows for the swim staff to know the abilities of each swimmer and ensure they are in the proper swim group.

At all times we ensure that our lifeguarding ratios follow those outlined by the Ontario Camps Association and the Lifesaving Society, where there are two lifeguards for 1-25 swimmers and three guards for 26-100 swimmers.

All members of the Waterfront Team hold current National Lifesaving Service (NLS), Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor (LSS/LSI) and Standard First Aid and CPR-C certifications. They work with the Camp Director, they ensure that the Adventure Camp beach meets all requirements under the Ontario Camps Association, Local Health Unit and Lifesaving Society Standards for a safe waterfront.