Day camp

A day camp is eight hours of access — every single day.

Bathroom trips, lunch tables, the walk to the bus — a day camp counselor is alone with kids constantly. That level of unsupervised access is exactly why every volunteer needs a real background check. VolunteerBadge clears your whole team for $5 each, with biometric identity verification.

Day camps have more unsupervised adult-child moments than almost any youth program — transitions, free play, and small-group time happen constantly, and rarely with two adults present.

State licensing, the facilities you use, and your insurer almost always require a documented check on every staff member and volunteer. One gap can void coverage and shut a camp down.

Screen everyone with camper access

Counselors and group leaders
Activity, art, and sports volunteers
Floaters, aides, and lunch helpers
Drivers and field-trip chaperones

Day camp screening questions

Who at a day camp needs a background check?

Every adult and teen volunteer with camper access — counselors, group leaders, activity helpers, drivers, and floaters. The check is $5 per person, the same for a director or a first-year helper.

We re-hire the same counselors each summer — do they need re-screening?

Best practice (and many policies) call for a current check each season. With reusable badges, returning counselors re-verify quickly instead of starting from scratch.

How long does it take to clear a counselor team?

Counselors verify from their phone and most results return same-day to 48 hours, so an entire team can be cleared in the days before camp opens.

Clear your counselors before the buses roll

Every volunteer with camper access, screened for $5 — identity-verified, before day one.

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