Child Watch

Jamestown/Lakewood YMCA

Our YMCA child watch staff will care for your children while you are

working out in our facility! Ages 6 weeks to 9 years.

Children must be active on a YMCA membership.

Please note the following policies and procedures when using our services:

1. ADVANCED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED VIA OUR WEBSITE: HERE No drop-ins please.
2. Reservations are closed 15 minutes before the start of the time slot. If no prior reservations are made, the room will be closed.
3. All parents are expected to be in the facility unless they are walking/running to and from the YMCA as part of their exercise plan. Every child must be signed in by their parent or caregiver upon their arrival.  Time out must be recorded on the attendance sheet.
4. For safety & security purposes, each parent will receive a sticker with their child’s name on it and a sticker will be placed on their child's back. Upon pick up of their child, parents are required to present their sticker.  This policy will prevent mix ups when returning children to parents especially in the event of a staff change. 
5. In the event that an adult (over 18 years of age) other than the parent who brought the child to program will be picking that child up, we must have written permission from parent before staff are permitted to release that child to someone else. A written note on the sign in sheet is sufficient.  ID will be required.  Our staff is instructed never to release a child to anyone other than a parent without written documentation from the parent. 
6. To ensure the safety of ALL children, parents are not permitted to enter the child watch room or to remove the gate for any reason (gate located at the Jamestown facility). The gate is a safety precaution and must remain in the doorways at all times.
7. Please feed your children before they come to child watch. No food is allowed during child watch hours.  Bottles or spill proof cups are permitted for younger children.  Spill proof cups must remain in the child’s knapsack during the child’s stay and staff must supervise children when they are using their spill proof cups.
8. Parents are responsible to change their child’s diaper before drop off, and will be notified if their child needs a diaper change during session. Staff do not change diapers in child watch. Parents are not permitted to leave soiled diapers at the Y; please take and dispose at home.

For questions or concerns, please call Alex Lantigua at 716-664-2802 ext 241 or email [email protected]