Kids

Kids Classrooms provide a fun, Bible-based curriculum with engaging activities for children from nursery through 5th grade. Kids enjoy prayer, music, story time, and age-appropriate play each week. Our dedicated volunteers—carefully screened and trained—are excited to welcome and teach your children about Jesus.

Our classrooms are organized by age: 0-1 Year Olds, 2 Year Olds, 3 Year Olds, 4–5 Year Olds, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th–5th Grade

On your first visit, head to the Kids check-in room. A volunteer will help you register and direct you to your child’s class.

Redemption Families are welcome to park in our Family & Accessible Lot off Southern Ave. We suggest arriving about 15 minutes early.

At Redemption Kids, we strive to create a loving, hopeful environment where every child can worship and grow. Our goal is to help your child learn biblical truths alongside peers their age.

Through our Support Ministry, we offer a sensory room and trained volunteers who are ready to support children with unique needs so they can fully participate and feel at home. For more information about our Support Ministry, please reach out to our Kids Director below.

Check In/Out

For the safety of all children, a copy of your child’s nametag (the parent receipt) is required at pick-up. Only a parent or guardian may pick up a child. If you’ve lost your receipt, please be patient as a Kids Supervisor verifies guardianship.

If you're needed during the service, the number on your parent receipt—matching your child’s nametag—will be displayed on the screen in the sanctuary.

Restroom Policies

For safety and security, all bathrooms in the Kids area are reserved for children who are checked in during service. All adults, including volunteers, are asked to use the sanctuary bathrooms.

Security

Our dedicated security team regularly monitors the entire facility, and supervisors are present at every service to oversee the Redemption Kids classrooms and hallways.

Classroom Ratios

To ensure safety, we limit the number of children in each classroom based on carefully determined child-to-teacher ratios. Sometimes, due to volunteer availability and these limits, we may need to turn children away to maintain a safe environment.

For security and to protect our screened, trained volunteers, parents are asked not to enter classrooms unless invited by Redemption Kids staff. If you’d like to visit your child’s classroom, please ask the classroom leader or our Welcoming Director to contact a Kids Supervisor for approval.

Volunteers

All Kids volunteers complete a thorough screening process that includes an application, background and reference checks, an interview with a Kids Supervisor, training, and a classroom observation. We also ensure a CPR/First-Aid certified volunteer is always present during services.

Emergency Preparedness

All Redemption Kids volunteers are trained on emergency protocols, and a CPR/First-Aid certified volunteer is always on site during services.

• In the event of an evacuation, please pick up your child from the large grass area behind the two-story building on the east side of campus.

• If there is a lock-down, all classroom doors will be secured until the situation is safe. Parents may pick up their children once the lock-down is lifted.

Child Protection Policy

Our detailed policies and procedures can be found in the RKids Volunteer Handbook

Well-Child Policy

We like to share everything but germs! Please do not drop children off with any of the following symptoms (not related to pre-existing conditions):

• Runny nose (clear, white, green, or yellow)

• A temperature of 100* or higher (in the last 72 hours)

• Diarrhea, vomiting, upset stomach, or any visible rash other than diaper rash

• Any drainage from the eyes/ears, open sores

• Extreme irritability or exhaustion

• Head lice or mouth sores

• Persistent coughing or sneezing (allergy or asthmatic symptoms excluded)

• If any member of the family contracts a contagious illness (i.e. pink eye, strep throat, head lice, chicken pox, covid-19)

• Any illness that prevents them from fully participating in classroom activities

Please note if your child displays any of the above symptoms while in our care, you will be asked to pick them up from the classroom.

Allergies + Medical Concerns

If your child has special allergies and/or medical concerns, please be sure to note these when first registering your child into our computer check-in system. These will appear every week on your child’s tag. If you forgot or need to add an allergy or medical concern to your child’s profile, our Family Greeter can assist you.

At Redemption Kids, each classroom’s schedule is built around four key activities: Pray, Sing, Read, and Play. We use curriculum from The Biggest Story, which guides children through the entire Bible over the course of two years with engaging stories and activities. You can view our current Curriculum Guides to see what your child is learning each week.

Redemption has been Susanne’s church home since its early days of Praxis on Ash, back in 2005 (she also met her husband Martin at a Praxis small group). In her role of directing the ministry of Redemption Kids at R/Tempe, Susanne gets to see kids, families, and volunteers get to know and love Jesus more as they grow in their understanding of what it looks like to follow Him and be a part of His family. Her experience teaching kids in fun and engaging ways stems from her degree in Elementary Education, but especially from her many years of involvement with Younglife, working various summer camps around the country and with Boys and Girls Club, and volunteering with Redemption Kids before joining staff.

Susanne and Martin have two zany and beautiful children who remind them of God’s faithfulness daily. Susanne also finds joy in birding, going to the zoo, eating cheese, and reading books.

Help show the love of God to the kids of our church by serving in Redemption Kids!

Just tap "Serve with Kids" below and/or show up to a Volunteer Orientation on the first Sunday of every month. Meet under the Orange umbrella in front of the Sanctuary after the 9:30am service and we'll get you started!

SERVE WITH KIDS

We want families to be able to connect what we do in the classroom on Sundays to their everyday lives–echoing our belief as a church that All of Life is All for Jesus. To support that, we’ve provided two helpful resources: our current Curriculum Guides, and a list of simple, practical Family Discipleship Practices.