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CampGroup Camps are Accredited by
the American Camping Association.
What is ACA-Accreditation?
- ACA Accreditation assures parents that the camp has had a regular, independent safety audit
that goes beyond regulations in most states.
- Accreditation is different than licensing.
- Licensing, with surprise inspections, focuses on enforcement of minimum regulations - often in just sanitation and food service.
- Accreditation, with scheduled visits, focuses on education - supporting best practices in all aspects of camp operation.
- Licensing varies significantly from state to state.
Accreditation standards and process are nationally developed, tested, and accepted - both by camp
professionals and legal/regulatory authorities.
- Licensing is required and imposed. Accreditation is voluntary. Camps who are accredited have demonstrated
their commitment to providing a safe and nurturing environment for children.
- To be accredited, camps must first comply with up to 26 mandatory prerequisite standards on critical health and safety
concerns such as emergency exits and lifeguards.
Then, camps must demonstrate substantial compliance with 20-40 additional standards in each of ten separate operational
areas to earn ACA accreditation: five operational management areas such as facilities and staffing and five program areas
such as aquatics and trips.
- No accreditation process, no licensing program, no set of regulations or laws can guarantee safety. But accreditation is
the best evidence for parents that a camp is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for their children.
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