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 ...

June 8, 2018

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Background Check

The comprehensive screening process includes seven key elements. This post is highlighting element number two, the local, state and national background check process. Learn why background checks are an important piece of the overall safety puzzle, how they work, what to look for in a ...

May 23, 2018

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 ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Comprehensive Screening and the Written Application

March 14, 2018

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 ...