Kids    Zone

Kids Zone Rules

• Age Limits: Children must be over 2 years of age and under 12 years of age.
• Time Limit: There is a maximum limit of 2 hours per visit per day.
• Only parents and guardians are allowed in the Kids' Zone.

• Beverages permitted: Beverages are permitted in the Kids' Zone (preferably water) that are sealed in a bottle or lid and labelled with your child’s name.

• No outside food permitted in the Kids' Zone. For safety reasons, if you want to provide your child with a snack during their time in the Kids' Zone kindly order from the Kids' Zone menu containing items from our café. If your child has allergies, please disclose this information.

• No bicycles, strollers, personal toys or personal items of any kind allowed in the Kids' Zone.

• BQE Fitness is not responsible for any stolen or lost property. Please refrain from bringing in personal toys.

• Bathroom breaks:

  1. All Kids' Zone attendees must be potty trained – No Diapering.
  2. Parents will be contacted to accompany their child to the restroom while their child is signed into the Kids' Zone. Each bathroom break must be logged.

Policies

1. COMMUNICATION POLICY: KIDS’ ZONE AT BQE HEALTH CLUB supports an “Open Door” Communication Policy Procedure:

   1. Parents are welcome to drop in and observe the program at any time.
   2. Parents feedback and suggestions are always recommended.

2. ALLERGIES: Parents/guardians need to inform staff in writing if their child has any allergies.

3. ILLNESS: In order to maintain the health and safety of the Staff and other children in the Kids’ Zone, children with the following symptoms or medical issues will not be permitted in the Kids’ Zone:

   1. Fever over (99ºF).
   2. Infected eyes or skin.
   3. Any type of contagious or communicable disease such as flu, measles, mumps, rubella, or chicken pox.
   4. Unexplained diarrhea or loose stool combined with nausea, vomiting or abdominal cramps.
   5. An acute cold with fever, runny nose and eyes, a “croupy” cough or congested to the point that he/she has heavy breathing.
   6. If a child becomes sick at while at the Kids’ Zone - the parent or guardian will be immediately paged or called to pick up child. The staff will isolate the child from the other children and make him/her as comfortable as possible.
   7. Staff will not administer any medications.

4. EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION/MEDICAL ATTENTION POLICY: For children who require immediate medical attention, staff will call emergency services to respond.

   1. Staff will phone for emergency transportation and/or medical attention when they deem it necessary for a child or children in their care.
   2. Staff will also immediately page, contact or call parents or emergency contacts to inform them.

5. CHILD ABUSE: STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

   1. As our concern is for safety and well-being of all children the following procedures have be implemented to protect the children.
   2. Suspected or Disclosed abuse must be reported as follows:
      1. Inform BQE General Manager or Supervisor on Duty Situation
      2. Call the police and or NYS Office of Children and Family Services and report any child that looks like they have been abused, mentally, physically or emotionally.
      3. Document the reasons why you felt you had to make the call.
      4. Parents of the child that staff may have concerns about will not be notified.

6. PHOTOGRAPHS:

   1. Pictures taken in the Kids’ Zone will be for the enjoyment of the program participants, and for program promotion as needed. By registering your child for the Kids’ Zone you are hereby providing advance consent for photos to be taken and utilized as set forth herein.

7. NO SMOKING Policy:

   1. Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco is strictly prohibited

8. FIRST AID KIT AND DEFIBRILLATOR: In case of emergency, BQE Health Club has a First Aid Kit and Defibrillator on Hand.

9. EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE: In the event of an emergency that requires us to evacuate the kids’ Zone:

   1. We will take all the children north of the Main Entrance of BQE Fitness, if not safe then to either police station 114th Precinct located at 34-16 Astoria Blvd South, Astoria, NY 11103 or fire station FDNY Engine 325 and Ladder 163 located at 41-24 51st Street, Woodside, NY 11377.
   2. If needed we will illicit the help from the BQE Health Club Staff to drive the children to the above listed meeting places. Our first priority is to get them away from the danger as safely as possible and as quickly as possible.
   3. Each child will have an emergency contact card, with the child’s name, emergency numbers and contact people.
   4. This will be taken and parents will be contacted for pickup as soon as possible.

10. POWER OUTAGE OR BOMB THREAT PROCEDURE:

    1. If there is a bomb threat the kids’ Zone staff and children will immediately evacuate the building.
    2. Staff will take the children north of the Main Entrance, where parents shall meet with staff to pick up children.

11. Crisis Statement and Policy: The policy of BQE Health Club is to respond quickly, accurately, and fully to all legitimate requests for information about any crisis that affects the BQE Health Club, its employees, its members, and its public image with full regard for individual privacy and legal responsibility.