Security is also an important issue to parents, especially when they are new to a church. At Valley Shepherd we understand and have placed a high level of importance on security for our children. All children Kindergarten and under are checked in for activities and issued a name tag with a number that is issued to the parent. That parent then needs to turn in that number in order to pickup their child. Additionally we ensure that we have enough staff (always at least 2 per class, and more depending on class size) to monitor classrooms and hallways to ensure that your child will be safe.