The South Florida Church of Christ desires to provide a safe environment for all children who attend church activities.
Preventive steps will be taken to promote the safety of children and those who volunteer to work with them. Accord-
ingly, the church adopts these guidelines and procedures to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse or physical injury to a
child from occurring while attending church activities. It is important that you become familiar with this information!
Age Groupings & Adult / Child Ratios
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Infants: Age 6 months to 23 months. One adult for every two infants.
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2 and 3 Year Olds: At least one adult for every four children.
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4 through Kindergarten: At least one adult for every five children.
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1st and 2nd Grade: At least one adult for every six children.
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3rd, 4th & 5th Grade: At least one adult for every eight children.
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Preteens: Children in the 6th, 7th & 8th grades. At least one adult for
every eight children.
Proper supervision— No class may operate or receive chil-
dren with less than two adults inside the classroom.
Registration — Child Sign In
The Lead Teacher will select a “Greeter” to welcome the
children and assist the parents in registering the children for
class.
• The same person should remain the Greeter for the
entire rotation, becoming familiar with parents and
children.
• As with all volunteers serving, a Kingdom Kids shirt
must be worn while registering children.
• Use only authorized Kingdom Kids registration forms.
• Start with line number 1 and issue a Kingdom Kids
parent card for each child registering in the class.
• Clearly complete each space of the form without skip-
ping lines.
• Print the child’s name clearly before handing the clip-
board to the parent for signature.
• Be sure to indicate the day’s snack on the top of the
form prior to registration. Parents must “okay” the
snack for their child.
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If a child has allergies or special needs, be sure to indi-
cate this in the comment section of the form.
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If tha