Children's ministry parent survey from 30 months to grade 6

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* 1. To what degree do you feel confident with the emphasis on child safety at CrossRoads?

Extremely confident

Somewhat confident

Room for improvement

Inadequate focus on child safety

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* 2. What elements of children's ministry are most important to you as a parent/caregiver? Choose TWO

Strong biblical teaching

For my child to build friendships

For my child to be known personally by his/her leader(s)

For my child to have fun

For my child to grow up seeing her/himself as a part of the larger church body

For parents to have opportunities to know and connect with the children's ministry staff

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What I appreciate most about children's ministry at CrossRoads is: choose TWO

Having children's programming at each service

The quality of biblical programming

The fun atmosphere

The simple check-in process

The quality of staff and leaders

Having fun events for my child outside of Sunday services

The relationships leaders have built with my children

The friendships my children have made

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If I could change anything about children's ministry at CrossRoads it would be: choose up to TWO

More consistent leaders so my child can build relationships and be known

More avenues for my child to grow up seeing him/herself as a part of the larger church body

More children's activities outside of Sunday services

Better flow of information from staff to parents/caregivers

Stronger Biblical focus in curriculum

Greater support for families from children's ministry staff

I don't think anything needs to change

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If your child has any specialized needs how supported do you feel by children's ministry?

children's ministry is a difficult environment for my child given the current support level

Children's ministry somewhat supports the specialized needs of my child

Because of the support in place, my child is able to participate in children's ministry at a high capacity

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please rank your familiarity level with what children's ministry offers in each of the following areas:

	not familiar at all	somewhat familiar	quite familiar	I use this resource often
Resources and information available on our website	Resources and information available on our website not familiar at all	Resources and information available on our website somewhat familiar	Resources and information available on our website quite familiar	Resources and information available on our website I use this resource often
Resources and updates on our facebook page	Resources and updates on our facebook page not familiar at all	Resources and updates on our facebook page somewhat familiar	Resources and updates on our facebook page quite familiar	Resources and updates on our facebook page I use this resource often
Take-home family resources	Take-home family resources not familiar at all	Take-home family resources somewhat familiar	Take-home family resources quite familiar	Take-home family resources I use this resource often
Curriculum dynamics of what your child is being taught week to week	Curriculum dynamics of what your child is being taught week to week not familiar at all	Curriculum dynamics of what your child is being taught week to week somewhat familiar	Curriculum dynamics of what your child is being taught week to week quite familiar	Curriculum dynamics of what your child is being taught week to week I use this resource often

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* 7. Please select which situation best describes your area of involvement in children's ministry

My kid(s) are in pre-k

My kid(s) are in pre-k and I assist in a classroom in pre-k

My kid(s) are in k-6

My kid(s) are in k-6 and I assist in a classroom in k-6

I have children in both ministry areas

I have children in both ministry areas and I assist in a classroom in either pre-k or k-6

I have children in pre-k and/or k-6 as well as in student ministries (gr. 7-12)

I have children in pre-k and/or k-6 as well as in student ministries (gr. 7-12) and I assist in one of these ministries

I do not currently serve in children's ministry, but would be interested in learning how I could become more involved. (Please leave contact information in comment box)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. It is our desire to help and inspire you as parents and caregivers as you raise your children in faith. Please provide feedback on anything further you would like to bring to our attention so we can support you and your children as effectively as possible.