Kidz Life

Our Children’s Ministry is for well children. We love children, but we do not have the facilities or staff to give the separate, special care that sick children need. If a child has or develops any of the following, we cannot accept him/her into Children’s Ministry Classes.

• Fever over 100.5 orally. Fever is associated with illness and is not acceptable with teething.
• Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
• Skin rashes or eruptions of unknown origin, including impetigo, measles, chicken pox, etc. If your child contracts any of these, please call the church office.
• Severe or prolonged coughing associated with respiratory infections, including colds, bronchitis, RSV, etc.
• Runny nose with a yellow or green colored discharge, and/or congestion associated with a cough or fever.
• Conjunctivitis or pink eye which may also have a colored discharge or drainage.
• Parasites and forms of lice, mites, or ringworm.
• Draining ears, which are usually infectious and very uncomfortable for the child.

A child who has been ill may return to our classes if he/she is recovering from an illness which is usually contagious, but the doctor says is no longer contagious, or he/she has been on medication for at least 24 hours.

• We ensure the rooms are sanitized before and after they are used each week.
• To keep us all healthy, we have a well-child policy. Parents may not leave children who appear ill, who have been running a fever, or have vomited in the past 24 hours. (See above for further info.)
• Medication may not be administered by KL Volunteers any time. (This includes the application of diaper rash creams/ointments—parents will be called to come apply this).
• Kidz Life Volunteers are not permitted to apply first aid, beyond a Band-Aid, to any injury occurring in the church facility. Parents will be notified immediately and summoned to the child’s room via the phone number on their check-in sticker if a situation arises. First aid kits will be available for use if necessary.

• ALL Kidz Life volunteers (age 18 and older) have completed a background check to ensure the safety of the children we minister too each week.
• Families are asked to check in their children BEFORE bringing them to their classes. Children will only be released to parents/guardians that present their security tag when the child is picked up. No child will be released to anyone under 18 years of age without prior consent from the Children and Families Pastor.