Recreation and Community Center Opportunities
Our
Mission
The Kids’ Nite Out Across America program was founded in
1991 in Westminster, Colorado with a simple mission:
Provide parents with a safe environment where their
children ages 8 to 14 can participate in an exciting
age-appropriate program, keeping them active, and allow
them to have fun!
Today that mission still applies. Each month, we serve
over 15,000 kids – and, with our nationwide expansion,
that number is growing rapidly! We provide an active,
community-positive program for children that is
supervised by caring adults.
Our
Program
A Kids’ Nite Out Across America® program is a
partnership between a community facility (recreation
center, YMCA, JCC, school, church, etc.) and a Kids’
Nite Out Across America® franchisee. Our programs
usually run from 7 pm to 10:30 pm on either Friday or
Saturday nights throughout the school year and are open
to kids ages 8 to 14. Admission at most locations is $10
per child, and kids may purchase food, beverages and
snacks.
We have a wide variety of activities for kids to choose
from, with most taking place in the gym area and in the
dance room.
In the gym, we run games and contests like basketball,
scooter hockey, dodgeball, lacrosse, soccer, kickball,
football, and relay races. We also have inflatables,
which can include a bounce house, a giant slide, a human
slingshot, or an obstacle course.
In the dance room, the kids can cut loose to their
favorite songs. Disc jockeys are hired and trained and
play only music that has been pre-approved, edited, and
deemed appropriate. The DJ runs dance contests and games
throughout the night to encourage the kids to
participate.
If a facility has an indoor pool, two hours of each
night may be used for swimming and water games. We hire
lifeguards to keep everyone safe while our counselors
get the kids involved in various water game and
activities.
One of the highlights of every Kids’ Nite Out Across
America® program is the opportunity to win prizes or
candy cards. These cards may be given for participating
in games and contests, showing good sportsmanship,
answering trivia questions, or for just being in the
right place at the right time!
Safety
It’s great to see kids being active and having fun with
their friends. While their enjoyment is very important,
what’s even more important is their safety while in the
Kids’ Nite Out Across America® program.
All of our counselors are subjected to a criminal and
sex-offender background check prior to being hired and
trained. Our program include providing a maximum
staffing ratio of 20:1 (kids to counselors), and having
a uniformed police officer on duty at all times.
Benefits to Your Facility
How will the Kids’ Nite Out Across America® program
benefit your facility? Simply put, we do all of the work
for you. You need only have one representative present
during our program. And even then, all he or she has to
do is turn off the lights and lock up when our program
is over!
•
We provide a safe, healthy and exciting environment
for kids
 in the underserved 8- to
14-year old age group
• We provide revenue to your facility while reducing
your
expenses
• We hire and train all counselors, who are screened
through
criminal and sex-offender background checks
• We hire a uniformed police officer to be present
for the evening
• If your facility has an indoor swimming pool, we
hire your
lifeguards for pool hours
• We screen and hire the DJ and provide a list of
pre-approved
music
• We handle all marketing and advertising for the
program
• We help you provide a much-needed service to the
community through a program that promotes exercise,
socializing and integration
• We offer exposure to your facility from both the
kids and
parents involved in our program, increasing
the chance that
they will remember your facility and
return in the future
• We make sure that the kids have a great time!
Community, Pediatrician and Parent Endorsement
Schools and city councils have given their support to
the Kids’ Nite Out Across America® program. Community
leaders agree that there are few social opportunities
for the 8 to 14 year old age group, and our program is
designed to meet that need.
Pediatricians find value in programs that promote
physical activity. According to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, “regular physical activity should be
protected within families, schools, and communities.”*
At Kids’ Nite
Out Across America®, we find fun ways to keep kids active.
Whether they’re playing dodgeball in the gym, dancing to
their favorite tunes, or playing water games, they’re
getting the exercise they need with the excitement and
variety that they want. And – through our random trivia
games – we even help them exercise their brains!
Finally, parents praise the program for many reasons.
They feel reassured that their children will be in a
safe, secure environment and also enjoy the fact that
their kids will be involved all evening, getting the
exercise and social interaction that they need. And
last, but not least, parents get a night out of their
own!
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