April 9, 2020

National Child Abuse Prevention Month Safety Resources

In honor of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we’d like to share some warning signs, tips, and resources (links at the end) to help your organization take child protection to the highest level. Warning Signs for Adults and Older Children Showing too much interest in ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares a Guest Post from Dale Hudson, 10 Safety and Security Mistakes Churches Make

September 24, 2019

10 Safety and Security Mistakes Churches Make: A Guest Post from Dale Hudson

Every church that wants to grow in today’s culture must make safety and security a top priority. When parents walk in the doors of your church, they are wondering “Is my child going to be safe here?” We live in a new reality. And the reality is ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Top Five Youth Safety Tips

September 11, 2019

Top Five Youth Worker Safety Tips

Organizations go to great lengths to protect the children they serve. We see this in the development of a Child Protection Policy, establishing a thorough screening process, prioritizing training and education, or implementing a secure check-in and check-out process. Nevertheless, there’s a steady increase in ...

March 6, 2019

Safety Actions for Child-Centered Organizations

Every year KidCheck shares child protection information with churches, fitness facilities, activity centers, and other business based childcare organizations. Our goal is to provide new insight and guidance on how to best keep the little ones in your care safe. As we speak at various conferences ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares a Free Safety Resource from Group

November 28, 2018

Free Safety Assessments

As a leader managing the daily operations of a child-focused organization, we know you’re familiar with the safety and security challenges often faced today. Nevertheless, do you know how prepared your organization is to address these challenges? Listed below are links to three safety and security ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In shares an excerpt from Technology Spotlight: Children's Check-In

September 20, 2018

KidCheck’s “Technology Spotlight: Children’s Check-In Solution”

In partnership with Church Tech Today KidCheck designed the eBook “Technology Spotlight: Children’s Check-In” to focus on helping children’s ministry leaders fine-tune their safety and security protocols. The eBook is a timeless resource that shares information on key topics such as: volunteer security, background check ...

August 8, 2018

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – Motor Vehicle Report and Waiting Period

This is the final post of the six-part series on the Comprehensive Candidate Screening process. So far we covered the written application, background check, social media review, personal references, and the interview. This post covers two additional courses of action, running a motor vehicle report and ...

August 2, 2018

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Interview

This week we’re continuing the discussion on the seven elements of a Comprehensive Candidate Screening process, with topic number five, the Interview. The prior post covered the importance of utilizing Personal References and the role they play in bubbling up need-to-know information about the character, ...

July 12, 2018

Interview with Jason Hensley, Director of Safety for Shadow Mountain Community Church

Recently we sat down with our friend Jason Hensley. Jason is a wealth of knowledge regarding child protection and safety. He served 11 years as a senior/associate pastor, before becoming a law enforcement officer and SWAT Team operator. He now works as the Director of ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Comprehensive Candidate Screening – Tips for Social Media Assessment

June 27, 2018

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Social Media Check

This post continues the discussion on the seven elements of a comprehensive screening process and discusses item number three, the social media check. To do or not to do a social media assessment, that is the question? Let’s explore the benefits and some of the ethical ...