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Safety and Security
The safety and security of our children has always been of paramount importance at Harbor Haven. Here are some measures that we take. The perimeter of the property is watched by many senior staff and maintenance personnel throughout the day. We utilize a walkie-talkie system to communicate any concerns.
Our staff will wear the same Harbor Haven staff t-shirts, so that they are instantly recognizable to all of us. Harbor Haven will only release a child to a parent or legal guardian. If the staff member releasing the child does not know the parent, we will ask for picture identification. Please do not feel insulted if we do this. If someone other than a parent will be picking up your child, please send or fax a written note to the office. Please give a code word to that person and to us. We will then ask the person to show us proper identification as well as the code word, before releasing the child.
The Marlboro Police and Fire Departments have been notified of the dates of operation of Harbor Haven-Marlboro. Additionally, the emergency rescue squad of Marlboro and CentraState Medical Center in Freehold are also given notice of those dates. The response time of any of these emergency teams is under five minutes as we are very close to their locations.
Just as a reminder, we have a full time registered nurse on the premises.
Occasionally children at camp get a scrape or bump. Our nurse will call you in the unlikely event that your child sustains a more significant injury. Should your child become ill during the camp day, (i.e. fever, vomiting, sore throat, etc…) we will call you to discuss the situation and make a decision about sending the camper home.
Harbor Haven has a written set of emergency procedures. Our staff is aware of how to proceed in a number of different situations. The situations covered include: evacuation of buildings (fire drill), evacuation of buildings (relocation to another safe building), and clearing the fields and return to the buildings (weather related conditions/other). The safety of the children is our highest priority.
Should an emergency situation arise which interferes with children returning safely home at the regularly scheduled time, please know that we are prepared to care for your children for an extended period of time.
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