Why we like Childsafe

Redlands has implemented Child Safe for a number of years. Through experience they have discovered the benefits of running child Safe. I asked Margaret Nugent, the coordinator to give three reasons why they are sold on Child Safe. She writes,

1. Childsafe helps us turn policy into practice. We know we have to meet our legal obligations and to complete the recommended levels of risk assessment everyone has to do certain things. Childsafe helps us turn those things from just a policy into getting them done by following the recommended steps.

2. Childsafe helps us keep up to date with our record-keeping. Because it is all there in one database, it is easy for us to see who is working with our children and whether they are well equipped to do that.  We can see if a planned activity is well-thought through and we can keep our records handy, like the numbers for the closest doctors  etc.

3. Childsafe helps us with other church events. Using Childsafe for children's programs made us realise that we weren't really planning other church events well enough. We used the Childsafe systems of risk analysis to set up a plan for all church events.

Now children and adults are safer at every event we run!

If you'd like to get started in Child Safe Contact us for details.

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