There are a number of unknowns that a parent should look into before sending their child to a summer camp. In addition to the questions such as are the facilities safe and clean and the activities age appropriate they should also find out if the staff has been properly background checked. A national criminal background check along with a national sex offender search should be the minimum requirement for staff to have access to children. State licensed facilities must perform a background check on employees and in general background screening of counselors and leaders at summer camps is increasingly common as everyone agrees that children should be given the safest environments possible to live and play in. To read more about this subject read recent press release found at: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-6-21-Summer-Camps-and-Background-Checks.html