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 The Top Safety Challenges and How To Address Them

September 17, 2024

KidCheck Addresses Top Safety Challenges

Children are vulnerable, so child protection and safety are essential topics to prioritize. Understanding current safety challenges and that you will never entirely rid your organization of potential danger is an excellent first step to finding solutions that reduce risk and prioritize protection. If you search ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In is Sharing New KidCheck eBook - Optimizing Child Safety in Your Organization

April 25, 2023

New eBook – Optimizing Child Safety in Your Organization

So much is happening in the world today. For those leading organizations dedicated to serving kids and youth, it can feel overwhelming trying to create a safe and secure environment. The Optimizing Child Safety eBook is a comprehensive resource packed with valuable information and simple ...

September 6, 2022

The Importance of the Annual Family Survey

Recently we shared a post on five items for success in children’s ministry and highlighted the benefits of using an annual survey to engage and connect with families. However, that’s just one of the many benefits of using an annual survey. More organizations should take advantage ...

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 ...

May 3, 2021

Developing a “Speak Up” Culture

A “Speak Up” culture improves child safety and provides an excellent opportunity to create a safe and welcoming environment. It encourages staff and volunteers to raise concerns about illegal practices or policy violations without fear of getting in trouble or experiencing retaliation. A “Speak Up” culture ...

April 27, 2021

How a “Speak Up” Culture Improves Child Safety

Organizations dedicated to children and youth have an excellent opportunity to create a safe and welcoming environment by fostering transparency and encouraging open dialogue between leadership, staff, volunteers, and families. Encouraging stakeholders to come forward with questions, comments, and concerns, illegal practices, or policy violations, lays ...

March 23, 2021

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Motor Vehicle Report

If your organization requires staff or volunteers to get behind the wheel to fulfill their job responsibilities, then obtaining a Motor Vehicle Report or Motor Vehicle Record on that person is in the organization’s best interest. It should be a standard part of your overall ...

February 22, 2021

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – Tips for Social Media Assessment

Not only is it important, but there are also many benefits of using a Social Media Assessment to evaluate potential candidates applying to work or volunteer directly with kids and youth. While it may seem like a big task to incorporate the assessment into the ...

December 8, 2020

The Annual Security Review

For organizations serving children and youth, there are many benefits for completing an Annual Security Review. By conducting a safety audit at the end of each year, an organization can determine if the current safety policies are adequate or not, confirm training initiatives are working, ...