KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In shares Classroom Staffing and Ratios

Classroom Staffing and Ratios

Providing adequate staffing and guidelines in the classroom is essential in preventing abuse, establishing due diligence, and eliminating easy access to children. But, what should ratios look like if every organization is unique? Is there an association that sets these standards and if so what ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In is Sharing Safety Tips for VBS

VBS Safety Tips

It’s the time of year when children’s ministry teams begin ramping up for planning, coordinating, and overseeing their most significant outreach event of the year – Vacation Bible School (VBS).  Whether you’re recruiting volunteers, preparing budgets, or creating a promotional plan; one fact remains the same ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Comprehensive Screening and the Written Application

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Written Application

    There are seven key elements that contribute to a comprehensive screening process. These elements include:   A written application A local, state, national, and FBI background check Social media review Personal references The Interview Motor vehicle report Establishing a waiting period The application lays the foundation for the remainder of the six elements and ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In is sharing several ways to communicate your child safety plan to new families

Communicating Your Child Safety Plan to Families

This week KidCheck had the honor of joining the team from INCM for Web Week – The Best Week Online for Kidmin! This event is next-level professional training that draws multitudes of people involved with children’s ministry who are interested in gaining more knowledge, connecting ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Improving Child Safety – A New Approach in 2018

Improving Child Safety – A New Approach in 2018

What a start to the year it’s been. Triumph and tragedy have been the defining factors that kicked off the year.  More than anything we hope both aspects have helped to usher in thoughts of what you’d like to improve, introduce, change, and even eliminate ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Gaining Leadership Support for Improving Child Safety Part #2

Gaining Leadership Support for Improving Child Safety – Part #2

This is the second post in our series, “Gaining Leadership Support for Improving Child Safety”. In Part #1, we shared some steps on how you can encourage leadership to take child safety and abuse prevention seriously and offer their support. We covered points on why leadership ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In is Sharing Part One of Gaining Leadership Support for Improving Child Safety

Gaining Leadership Support for Improving Child Safety – Part #1

When sharing information on improving child safety, a question commonly asked  is,  “How do I get leadership in my organization to take child safety seriously and offer support?” Although it’s a good question, it’s unfortunate in today’s world it even has to be asked. All ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In is sharing about upcoming child safety events in January

KidCheck Child Safety Events In January

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, “At KidCheck we believe every child deserves a chance to grow up in a safe environment, and every parent deserves peace of mind about the safety of their children.” That’s why we’re excited to be participating ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Participates in a panel discussion on child safety with KidMin Nation

Let’s Talk about Child Safety – A Panel Discussion from Kidmin Nation

Last week, KidCheck had the honor of participating in the Safety in Kidmin Online Forum put on by Ryan Frank, founder of Kidmin Nation. Participating in the forum were children’s ministry directors from all over the US and Canada. The safety panelists were a mix of ...
Read More
KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares a post from Relevant Children's Ministry by Dale Hudson

6 Steps to Prevent Child Abuse from Dale Hudson

On the KidCheck blog, we like sharing relevant, and credible information it’s one of our favorite things to do. Our goal is to provide resources that can assist any organization caring for children in reducing risk and increasing the care and safety of children. This week’s ...
Read More