During the service there are five groups for children, Shine (age 1 – 3), Glow (age 3 – 5), School years 1 to 4 and School years 5 & 6. The children join us is in the main service at 9:15am and 11:30am and go out to their groups after about 20 minutes. All of our children’s work volunteers have been through our safeguarding process and have had the appropriate checks. Visiting children are very welcome to come and join our groups.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Hope Kids

Registration to Hope Kids is open before the Sunday service gathering. Head over to the desk in the entrance when you arrive to register your child, you’ll be given a label for them and a collection ticket for you to keep., you’ll need to show this when you collect them after the service.
Registration opens before the start of each service. After registering your children you can all go into the auditorium for the start of the service (9:15am or 11:30am) there will be a notice on screen to let you know when to take them to groups, usually around 20 minutes into the service. Once the services have started we close registration after 15 mins to ensure safe numbers in the rooms and as it can be disruptive to the group to allow more children to keep joining through the morning. Please do aim to be there from the start of the service to ensure that your child can join the group.
Our Hope Kids classrooms are organised by age and year group: Shine (1-2 years old), Glow (3-5 years old), Years 1-4 and Years 5-6.
Because our Hope Kids groups are organised by age and year group, your children may not be able to be in the same room.
Children are in Shine until the September after they turn 3, then moved each September based on their school year.
Hope Kids curriculum has been written by the team at Hope Church and aims to explore how through God’s rescue plan, Jesus is revealed throughout the entire Bible.
Whilst children are welcome to stay with you during the Sunday gathering, we do suggest you encourage you child to participate in their age related group since this will be more accessible and age appropriate from them. There may be occasions where, due to the nature of the sermon, it would not be appropriate for your child to be in the main gathering.
Hope Kids is run by a team of dedicated and passionate children’s workers who are all well trained and go through DBS and safeguarding checks.

What time does Hope Kids check-in open?
Check-in to Hope Kids open around 20 minutes into the Sunday service gathering. Simply make your way downstairs and someone will be there to assist you with the signing in process.
How are Hope Kids rooms organised?
Our Hope Kids classrooms are organised by age and year group: Shine (1-2 years old), Glow (3-5 years old), Ignite (Years 1-2), Blaze (Years 3-4) and Illuminate (Years 5-6).
Will my children be able to be in the same room?
Because our Hope Kids groups are organised by age and year group, your children may not be able to be in the same room.
How is my child moved onto the next group?
Children are promoted by age until they reach school age. Then they will be promoted based on their school year.
What curriculum is used in Hope Kids?
Hope Kids curriculum has been written by the team at Hope Church and aims to explore how through God’s rescue plan, Jesus is revealed throughout the entire Bible.
What if I want my child to stay with me during the service?
Whilst children are welcome to stay with you during the Sunday gathering, we do suggest you encourage you child to participate in their age related group since this will be more accessible and age appropriate from them. There may be occasions where, due to the nature of the sermon, it would not be appropriate for your child to be in the main gathering.
Who will be teaching and looking after my child?
Hope Kids is run by a team of dedicated and passionate children’s workers who are all well trained and go through DBS security checks.