At Broadway, we want families to know that church is a safe and happy place for children.

In an effort to accomplish this, we follow these guidelines:

Safety
We want to ensure that our children are safe when they come to church. We have a system for checking and retrieving children from Bible class, and we encourage all of our approved staff and volunteers to wear nametags. Fire Escape routes are posted prominently in every classroom.

Broadway's Safety Team members patrol the hallways each week, always on the alert for suspicious behavior.  Our video surveillance system routes to the central Safety Room, where cameras are monitored and team members are ready to respond to any concern.

Safety Check In
Parents of all children attending the nursery or cradle roll classes are given a pager upon check-in, and will be contacted should there be a need. This pager must be returned to pick up the baby.  Children in Beginner, Preschool, and Kindergarten classes are given nametags upon check-in, and the parent is given a matching nametag for the child.  Children wait in class until parents pick them up and return the child's nametag to the classroom teachers.  Children may not leave with anyone not returning the pager or nametag. Parents need to pick up their children no later than 5 minutes after the end of class.

Health Policies
We want all our children to be healthy. We have specific guidelines for parents to follow to assess their child’s health before bringing them to church. Parents should keep their children at home if they show symptoms of illness: fever (99.1) or higher temperature, excessive coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, discharge in or around the eyes, questionable rash, green or yellow runny nose, or any communicable disease.
A child that is being treated with an antibiotic should have received treatment for a minimum of 24 hours before coming to church. All care givers and teachers should follow the same guidelines.

Volunteer Policies
We screen our volunteers who work directly with children. The application process includes completing an application, attending a safety training meeting, and completing a criminal background check. Our volunteers have certain guidelines to follow when working with children such as the “two person rule” meaning that an adult is never to be alone with a child in any non-public place, following the discipline plan, and specific check-in procedures.

Discipline Plan  (click to view)

Thank you for sharing your children with us each week.  We are blessed to share God's love with them!