Safe Place for Children
We believe Grace church has always been a safe place for children. From our beginnings, we have done criminal background screenings for employees who served as nursery caregivers and educators with children.
With the increase of adult predators at large nationally, our leadership decided several years ago it was time to add child abuse safeguards among all staff and volunteer leaders with children and youth. We call this, “Safe Place for Children”, at Grace church, and all staff and volunteers now undergo a child abuse prevention training. All our preschool staff, and all staff and volunteers who might do overnight events with children and youth have had a criminal background check.
Grace Keys Program
When a parent or guardian brings a preschool child to our worship nursery, a 4-part sticker is given to the parent/guardian to complete with the child’s information. Each part of the sticker is printed with the same number. Part 1 of of the sticker is placed on the back of the child containing their name, age, their belongings, allergies. Part 2 and 3 of the sticker are for the child’s belongings – cup and diaper bag and the final part of the sticker remains with the parent/guardian. Your sticker is the key to claiming your child at the conclusion of the worship. “Grace Keys” safeguards against a visiting stranger with a friendly smile, unfamiliar to our care-givers, being given custody of your children.
Whenever young children are dismissed from their class or group, our adult leader makes sure the child’s parent or guardian is present before dismissal. Parents must come to the room as children will not be released into the custody of an older brother or sister.
These and other practices makes Grace church a “Safe Place for Children.”
With the increase of adult predators at large nationally, our leadership decided several years ago it was time to add child abuse safeguards among all staff and volunteer leaders with children and youth. We call this, “Safe Place for Children”, at Grace church, and all staff and volunteers now undergo a child abuse prevention training. All our preschool staff, and all staff and volunteers who might do overnight events with children and youth have had a criminal background check.
Grace Keys Program
When a parent or guardian brings a preschool child to our worship nursery, a 4-part sticker is given to the parent/guardian to complete with the child’s information. Each part of the sticker is printed with the same number. Part 1 of of the sticker is placed on the back of the child containing their name, age, their belongings, allergies. Part 2 and 3 of the sticker are for the child’s belongings – cup and diaper bag and the final part of the sticker remains with the parent/guardian. Your sticker is the key to claiming your child at the conclusion of the worship. “Grace Keys” safeguards against a visiting stranger with a friendly smile, unfamiliar to our care-givers, being given custody of your children.
Whenever young children are dismissed from their class or group, our adult leader makes sure the child’s parent or guardian is present before dismissal. Parents must come to the room as children will not be released into the custody of an older brother or sister.
These and other practices makes Grace church a “Safe Place for Children.”
