Update: Childcare Policies for Off-Campus Groups
Do you have childcare worker policies and procedures for off-campus groups? That’s the short version of a question that was asked last week. The question was prompted by <em>on-campus</em> childcare/ministry liability concerns that are mitigated (big word meaning “make less severe”) by policies and procedures (i.e., fingerprinting, child-worker ratios, 2 person rule, etc.).
Turns out every survey completed indicated that they had no policies or procedures for off-campus childcare for small groups. In addition, none of the surveys indicated that they’d ever had a problem that resulted in liability for the home-owner or the church.
Should your church have a policy? You’ll need to consult your attorney and/or insurer. Based on the survey results, it doesn’t appear to be an issue in many churches.
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Are the survey results posted? I’m curious… how many people took the survey? Thanks for sharing!
Krista, I got only 13 responses. All 13 indicated that they did not have policy or procedures for off-campus small group childcare. In addition, all 13 indicated that they’d never had any homeowner or church liability issues.
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