DCC KIDS

Psalm 127 tells us that children are a gift from God. Therefore, we have an awesome responsibility to love them, care for them and teach them. As parents who are seeking to follow Jesus, you have the great privilege and responsibility to model what it means to live in the ways of Jesus. More than anyone else, your children will watch you as they seek to follow Jesus themselves. 

Our vision at DCC Kids is to equip you with enough resources to engage with your children in between Sundays and instill the truths from the Bible stories they hear in the classroom.

MEMORY VERSE: 

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, love your neighbor as yourself.” ~ Luke 10:27

Our priority is to make sure we create a safe environment for all of our volunteers and kids. In order to do this, we have set in place the following policies and procedures.

VOLUNTEERS

All volunteers must go through a background check and approval process before being allowed to serve in each of our classrooms.

CHECK-IN & DISMISSAL

Make sure your child has gone through the official check-in process with our Check-In team located on the 3^rdfloor in the front of the DCC Kids entrance at Wash Park or the landing inside the DCC Kids entrance at Uptown. Families will receive two ID tags for each child with a corresponding family ID number.  If you do not have your ID tag or an orange volunteer lanyard, you may not be allowed access to the DCC Kids areas.

RESTROOMS

Volunteers will never go into the bathroom alone with your child. If your child need help, two adults will assist your child.

ALLERGIES

Please communicate any allergies your child may have to the volunteers working with your child.

DISCIPLINE

If your child is having trouble following the guidelines that have been put in place, the volunteers will first try directing the child’s behavior. If that doesn’t work, the children’s pastor will be contacted so that they can handle the situation apart from your child’s small group.

SICKNESS POLICY

We ask that a child be fever free for at least 24 hours before entering the environments.

FIRST AID KITS

First aid kids are readily available to our volunteers and placed throughout the children’s ministry environments.

EVACUATION PLANS

All volunteers have been trained on our church  emergency evacuation plan. There is a map on the wall by the door of each classroom with the emergency exit route, along with a red bag containing everything volunteers will need to execute the emergency evacuation plan and lead the children to safety.

LOST CHILD PROCEDURE

Should your child get lost after he or she has been dropped off, the environment will be shut down and no one will be allowed to enter or exit until your child has been found.

DIAPER CHANGING POLICIES

Volunteers are trained to wear gloves and sanitize the training area. Other adults are around during the process and will let you know that your child has been changed. If you prefer to change a diaper yourself, please communicate this to the volunteers in your classroom and they will page you as needed.

TOY CLEANING

We wipe down each toy with antibacterial wipes and let them air dry after all of the children have left.

We believe that living in community allows us to journey together and demonstrate God’s love to all people. There are many ways for our families to get connected and feel a part of the DCC community.

GROUPS

We have many family-friendly groups which are a great place to begin building connections through community.