Church children's program attendance
Make family arrival easier at your church's children's programs.
Welcome families with a simple attendance routine. A parent completes your regular church check-in, then selects the children attending with them. Saved names make the next visit easier.
- No email or phone needed for additional people
- Saved people for the next visit
- App kiosk and mobile web/QR check-in
For your program
A practical option for family attendance
Children can be added by name
Families do not need to invent an email address for a child or reuse the same address for everyone. A parent can add each child as a separate named person and save the link for later visits.
Record each person who attends
The parent and each selected child receive separate attendance records. This is useful for family services, parent-and-child programs, and gatherings where the parent also participates. A parent completing check-in is recorded as attending too.
Use the entrance you already have
Offer the app kiosk on a shared device, or let families open your web check-in link from a QR code on their phones. The group option appears after the primary check-in confirmation when enabled for your organization.
From arrival to attendance
Check yourself in, then your people.
Enable Group check-in from the Group/Family Checkin page in your organization’s app or dashboard menu. The setting is off by default, and it is also available in Kiosk Settings.
Use the app on a shared device, or share a web check-in link or QR code. Visitors using the web flow do not need to install the app.
- Complete the usual check-inThe first visitor provides the identity details and answers required by your organization. Their own attendance is recorded first.
- Select saved people or add a nameAfter confirmation, choose who is here today. Add someone new with a name and optional email. Adding alone does not record attendance.
- Check in the selected peopleEach selected person gets a separate visit using the primary check-in’s event. Additional people do not repeat the contact fields or questions.
- Review the result and finishCheck each person’s result before leaving. Saved people remain available for future visits to the same organization.
See the actual web experience
From a name to a recorded visit.
Captured from a local demo account for Maple Community Church. All names and details are fictional. Tap a screenshot to view it at full size.
1. Add someone by name
2. Choose who is here today
3. See each successful check-in
In practice
A Sunday family program
Jordan arrives with two children for a family ministry morning. Jordan completes the normal check-in, selects both children, and submits their attendance. All three visits use the same selected event. This flow does not assign children to different classrooms or verify who may collect them.
Your setup checklist
- Choose an event name that accurately describes the shared gathering, such as Sunday family ministry.
- Test the full parent-first flow with a sample family before inviting visitors to use it.
- Continue using your established child registration, room assignment, and pickup procedures alongside attendance.
Use a separate event for each session you want to review independently. Event-specific setup requires Events access. You can also record group attendance without an event.
Choose the right attendance flow for your program.
Group check-in works best when the primary visitor and their selected people attend the same gathering. The primary visitor is counted too, and all additional visits inherit that event. It does not assign people to separate rooms or collect a separate questionnaire for each child.
For children’s programs, continue using your established registration and safeguarding procedures. MemberMaker does not provide security labels, authorized pickup verification, or proof of guardianship.
Before you get started
Church Children's Check-In & Family Attendance: questions and answers
Is this a secure children's pickup system?
MemberMaker records attendance. It does not provide security-label printing, authorized pickup verification, custody checks, or classroom allocation. Use your existing safeguarding process for those needs. A saved link lets someone submit attendance; it is not proof of guardianship.
How do I turn on group check-in?
Open Group/Family Checkin in your organization’s dashboard or app menu, enable Group check-in, and save. The same setting is also available in Kiosk Settings. It is off by default and applies to the app kiosk and web/QR check-in for that organization.
Do children need their own email or phone number?
No. Additional people can be added by name alone. Email is optional. The primary visitor still completes your normal check-in fields and questions; selected people do not repeat them.
What happens if an email already belongs to someone?
An existing member must approve the link by email before they can be selected. Pending links cannot be checked in. Name-only additions create separate people and never match or merge by name.
Can family members attend different events in the same submission?
No. Each additional visit uses the primary visit’s event, or no event if none was selected. Event-specific setup requires Events access for your organization. Group check-in also works without an event.
Does checking in the group check anyone out?
No. Group check-in is offered after a successful check-in, not after checkout. Selecting someone who is already present does not check them out.
Ready for your next gathering
Make the next family arrival easier.
Create your web account, set up your organization, and enable Group check-in when you are ready.
