NOW OPEN The long awaited return of childcare to the Community Center is over. The Sprouts Room is now open for up to 12 children at a time on a first-come, first-served basis. Children will be required to sanitize their hands before entering the room and have their temperature checked by a staff member. One parent will be permitted to enter the room for drop-off. Parents will not be required to have their temperature checked at this time. Please check www.westerville.org/parks for updated hours. The Sprouts Room may be closed due to lack of use. The indoor pool welcomes the community through the new Checkpoint desk and locker rooms to the indoor hot tub with a limited use of eight guests at a time. Also open is the new water playground located in the Leisure Pool. Fun will be had by all when using the slides, water cannon, water activities and preparing to get soaked when gallons of water fall from the large bucket.
Sprouts Room
OPENING SOON The state of the art indoor warm-water therapy pool is in its final stages of completion. The Adventure Gym, Climbing Wall, indoor playground and MAC Gymnasium will open once approved due to COVID-19 regulations and recommendation by the Ohio Department of Health. Indoor Pool
MAC Gymnasium
E-Sports Room
BEST OF THE BEST: City Receives National Parks, Recreation Accreditation Westerville Parks & Recreation is once again being nationally recognized for its commitment to excellence. The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) announced in the fall that the City’s accreditation was renewed for another five years. To top off the honors, the City was named to an elite list of CAPRA’s “Best of the Best” practicing agencies. Fewer than 1% of accredited organizations receive this designation. “Westerville Parks and Recreation staff hold themselves to the highest of standards, this recognition from CAPRA affirms that we’re performing at the highest level,” said Randy Auler, Westerville Parks and Recreation Director. The City has held this distinguished accreditation since 2005. Agencies are rated every five years based on compliance with 151 rigorous standards.
CAPRA provides quality assurance and improvement of accredited park and recreation agencies throughout the United States by providing agencies with a management system of best practices. It is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies and is considered a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management and service to the community. Achieving CAPRA accreditation is the best way to demonstrate that your agency and your staff provide your community with the highest level of service. Learn more about Westerville Parks & Recreation at www.westerville.org/parks.
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