November 20, 2024

The Legal, Ethical, and Spiritual Role of Mandatory Reporting

Mandatory Reporting is critical in children’s ministry. Parents and guardians entrust you to provide a safe environment. Reporting laws serve as a safeguard, ensuring that concerns are quickly and effectively addressed. Understanding Mandatory Reporting Children’s ministry is often seen as a sanctuary of trust and compassion for ...

September 24, 2024

20 Child Safety Red Flags

With our focus on child and youth safety, KidCheck has answered many questions about how to predator-proof an organization over the years. When we discuss child predators, we often hear the same responses, “Why would a predator target our organization?” “Predators are monsters; I would ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Tips to Prepare for An External Emergency

June 13, 2023

Tips to Prepare for Natural Disasters

During an emergency is the worst time to prepare for one. That’s why an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is essential to the overall safety of the children’s area. An EAP is a written guideline or procedure detailing how your organization intends to respond to different ...

March 7, 2023

Five Skills Every New Leader Must Master

If you are new to leadership, you will quickly learn there are several different management styles. For example, some leaders are extroverted and excel at social connections and advocating for new ideas, innovations, and vision. In contrast, introverted leaders stand out with analysis, listening, and ...

October 25, 2022

Resources for Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying is a serious and complex issue. October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Although we take one month to raise awareness, bullying happens all year long and in various forms, such as physical, cultural, verbal, emotional, sexual, and cyberbullying. Bullying happens regardless of socioeconomic factors ...

August 23, 2022

The Importance of Reviewing Your Child Protection Policy

You may think of a policy manual as a dusty 3-ringer binder that hasn’t been opened since the day it was put on the bookshelf or in the file cabinet. Perhaps your organization thinks of policies and procedures as permanent or unchanging. Once the information is ...

August 9, 2022

10 Child Safety Mistakes Families Notice

Families are becoming more informed about child safety and know what to look for when identifying gaps in protection. They may choose not to return if they feel that safety is compromised. You must have safety and security measures to grow your organization and reach ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares An Updated Best Practice 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System

July 11, 2022

New Best Practice – 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System

This week we are sharing an updated KidCheck best practice, 5 Benefits of a Children’s Check-In System. The best practice shares how secure children’s check-in is about much more than just attendance tracking. We cover five advantages of using a full-featured, scalable check-in solution that ...

May 24, 2022

Resources for Vacation Bible School

You may be experiencing a mixed bag of emotions with Vacation Bible School (VBS) is right around the corner! Vacation Bible School is unique in that it brings together new and visiting families who may not attend weekly. We want to highlight KidCheck resources and child ...

April 12, 2022

8 Ways to Get Involved with Abuse Prevention Month

According to childwelfare.gov, National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM) recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect. During April, this prevention program centers on related activities to reduce risk factors and build up protective factors for ...