Safety Policy
The following policies are to protect our precious children and our valued volunteers.
VOLUNTEERS: All volunteers that serve in our children’s ministry from nursery to grade 6, in Sunday morning programs and mid week programs will have...
*Occasional volunteers, new volunteers or those coming into KidsView for a special event, will serve only with two other registered volunteers from ForestView.
STAFFING OF PROGRAMS; will always have a minimum of two adults in a room where children are participating in our programs. (The ratio of staff to children will be determined by the age of the children in that area and also the special needs of children in that area.)
At no time will an adult be in a room with a closed door or in any isolated situation with only one child. All class areas will have a viewing window in the door or wall or the door will be left open to that area, All children will be adequately supervised when going to the washroom or other areas in the building outside of their class area. (This will be age determined)
REGISTRATION and SIGNING IN;
All children who become a part of ForestView’s children ministry will have a registration form completed by a parent or guardian.
Registration forms will be given to the teacher(s) serving in the child’s area. A copy will be made and kept on locked file in the children’s ministry resource room. Information on these forms will not be given out unless the parents or guardians have given permission for this. (Other than to registered volunteers from ForestView serving in that child’s area)
A parent or guardian or an adult caregiver will sign in all children from NURSERY to SK. At this time this person will be given a number. (This will aid us in getting the caregiver or parent from the service if the child has a need for them.)
When the parent or caregiver comes to pick up the child from the child’s area they need to sign the child out and present the number. After doing this the child will be given to them by the staff of this area. (Your child will not be given to anyone unless they have followed the above procedure)
Children from GRADE 1 to GRADE 6 will sign themselves in at the appropriate sign in table. This will give us an attendance record in case of fire or other emergency. Once children are signed in, ForestView will take responsibility to care for these children. At no time after signing in can children leave their areas without informing their teacher.
Parents of children in grades 1, and grades 2 are asked to pick their children up in
their classroom area.
A ForestView children’s ministry volunteer will escort children in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 to the sanctuary where they can meet the caregiver who brought them. Once children are dismissed they then become the sole responsibility of their parents, guardian or the caregiver that brought them.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES:
If there is a need to evacuate the building due to fire or other emergency…
Children from Nursery to grade 6 will be escorted out of the closest exit by a ForestView children’s ministry volunteer from your child’s program area. (Volunteers will take with them the signing in record from the program of this time)
All children from nursery age through to grade 6 will be taken to the front lawn area where parents or guardians or care givers can come and meet with them.
NOTE: Please do not go to the child’s area to get them.
FAMILY EVENTS or BEFORE AND AFTER signing in or out or dismissal from FV children’s programs are the responsibility of parents or guardians or care givers that brought them.