October 7, 2025

Ten Safety Tips for Special Needs Ministry

Creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for every child is the foundation of an effective special needs or adaptive ministry. Ensuring safety involves planning, clear and consistent communication, empathy, and training. Here are ten safety tips for serving children with exceptionalities in a special needs ...

September 17, 2025

Five-Point Strategy to Grow Youth Programs

Whether you are new to youth ministry or have been involved for some time, having a clear, actionable growth strategy will not only help expand your youth program but also demonstrate leadership, vision, and commitment. Your strategy should emphasize measurable goals, timelines, and how each point ...

KidCheck Secure Children's and Youth Check-In are sharing Why The Annual Family Survey?

August 20, 2025

Why an Annual Family Survey?

The annual family survey is more than just a questionnaire. It’s the connection that brings together your organization with the experiences of attending families. By collecting direct feedback from kids, parents, guardians, and caregivers, you will gain critical insights into your program and display a ...

August 12, 2025

20 Reasons to Love YouthCheck

They’re not little kids anymore. To effectively connect with youth today, you will need to gain an understanding of their world, and to do this, you will have to build trust and foster a sense of belonging. To help, we offer YouthCheck. It’s the only check-in ...

KidCheck Secure Children's and Youth Check-In Shares A Safety Checklist

August 5, 2025

Children’s Ministry Safety Checklist

Using lists can improve memory, increase productivity, and even help reduce anxiety. Simply crossing off items from a list provides a sense of achievement and boosts motivation to keep going and accomplish more. That’s why a safety checklist can be a powerful tool to help you ...

KidCheck secure children's check-in shares Ten Ways to Prevent Bullying.

July 22, 2025

Ten Strategies to Prevent Bullying

A 2021 study from the National Center for Education Statistics reports that about 22 percent of students aged 12-18 experience bullying, while Together Against Bullying states that 33 percent of US elementary students report being bullied. Organizations with limited supervision, inconsistent discipline, and no established anti-bullying ...

July 16, 2025

10 Safety Tips for Families

Child safety is always on the minds of parents. As a new school year approaches, families are seeking ways to increase safety as their children return to school, participate in sports, and, in some cases, interact with new groups and people. Here are ten practical safety ...

June 25, 2025

Ten Steps to Prevent Child Abduction

According to the Child Crime Prevention and Safety Center, the majority of abduction cases are committed by family members. However, 28% of kidnappings are carried out by strangers. The FBI estimates that every 40 seconds, a child goes missing or is abducted in the United ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Child Label

June 3, 2025

New! Photo Permission Icon on Check-In Labels

The children’s labels and guardian receipts used with KidCheck are a security feature, as well as help to reduce the time and effort staff and volunteers need to spend accessing important information about the children in their care. The name badge is designed to provide an at-a-glance visual representation of what each child requires to be safe, celebrated, and served. New! To further this effort, we are excited to introduce the photo permission icon on the child’s name ...

March 12, 2025

Ten Strategies to Improve Active Listening

Active listening is a key part of the foundation for success. Listening to others enables you to acquire information and a fresh perspective. It fosters trust, enhances communication, builds relationships, and helps to understand a person’s point of view. However, active listening is more than ...