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.