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Hearts and Hands Preschool
Hearts and Hands Church Partnership Overview
Ministry Partnership Plans
Approval Process 2008
Online Partnership Application
Church Resources
Hearts and Hands Church Partnership Overview
Welcome to an exciting outreach opportunity that is designed to reconnect your church to the families of your community. This ministry is unique in its design and we invite you to explore all the possibilities that this ministry could mean for your church.
Hearts & Hands Christian Childcare and Preschool Centers (H&H) works directly with local churches to provide a much needed community service from a Christian perspective. It also desires church leadership to be an integral part of the overall ministry to the families that use the center. H&H may be the door that your church needs to finally meet and minister to the young families that live in your area.
Purpose of the Ministry
The overall purpose of this ministry is to share God’s love with the children and families around the center. We seek to provide the very best atmosphere for learning, laughter and the development of children in all areas of their lives. We believe that local churches can be a positive and rewarding part of a family’s life.
Need
Quality childcare is the number one need listed by the residents of the Bay Area. Recent city reports indicate that, in San Jose alone, over 56,000 children were without needed daycare. It would take over 1,000 H&H centers today to meet this current demand! Preschool demand will far outstrip supply for the foreseeable future.
Goodwill
This ministry lets your church meet an expressed need of your community. H&H will promote your church as the reason the center is in the community. Parents and community leaders are very grateful to have access to our centers.
Christian Perspective and Community Access
H&H centers are open to every child in the community. All families are treated equally at the center as valued clients and friends regardless of their religious affiliations. It is our hope that interactions with our center and the local church family will provide a positive faith building experience for everyone involved. Our centers are open and transparent about their Christian perspective and use Bible-based curriculum, stories, themes and music.
Partnership
We believe that H&H is an opportunity that provides a rare win-win-win partnership.
It is a win for the community because its meets an expressed need. Our centers many times have waiting lists for children within two years of the site opening. It is a ministry the community needs your church to help provide and if you do, they will thank you for it.
It is a win for the church because the families are on-site daily and this allows positive relationships to form with the community. Many churches desire to assist young families, but do not know how to connect with them. The church also wins through access to updated preschool facilities for their own use on weekends and a selected weeknight.
Finally, H&H wins because it is fulfilling its mission to help the churches reconnect with their communities.
This partnership is a win for everyone!
Requirements for Hearts and Hands Church Partners
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The partnering church must own land or buildings that can be developed or used for a preschool.
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It must have a passion and long-term commitment to assist young families and minister to them when they are in need. This ministry will require a minimum of a ten-year partnership with H&H to reach your community. Please pray diligently about God’s direction for your congregation’s partnership with H&H.
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The partnering church commits to pray for and support this ministry by its weekly involvement at the site. This can be accomplished through a pastor, children’s leader or layperson designated by the church to be the official liaison from the church to the preschool ministry.
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The church agrees that the completion of their application is authorization for H&H to begin the feasibility study process. This study is free to the church and it does NOT obligate either party to proceed with the H&H project. (See H&H Approval Process - Step One.) Documents that may be requested by the H&H feasibility study are: architectural and site plans, church by-laws, three years of financial statements and balance sheets, trustees, etc. Different partnership plans will require different levels of documentation.
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Ministry Partnership Plans
Hearts & Hands Christian Childcare and Preschool Centers (H&H) partners with various churches to reconnect them with their communities. Churches come in all sizes and shapes and we have developed three different partnership plans to fit your unique situation.
In each plan, H&H provides the marketing, staffing and management of its preschool ministry at the site. The host church has no administrative overhead or staff costs.
Revenue Sharing Management Only Plan
The Revenue Sharing Plan is for churches that have access to capital to provide all permits, fees, and construction costs to prepare needed space and a playground for the H&H preschool center. H&H can refer experienced architects and construction management firms to assist the church in preparing their site. All plans must be approved by both parties, prior to construction, to ensure compliance with state standards required for preschool licensing.
H&H provides all removable teaching equipment such as tables, chairs and other items. These remain the property of H&H and are available for the host church ministries as needed. This plan requires a ten-year management agreement and includes an attractive revenue sharing plan with the church, based on tuition revenue and church participation in outreach ministries.
Remodel Plan
The Remodel Plan is for churches which have sufficient space, but who may not have adequate resources to upgrade their facilities to meet state preschool licensing requirements. H&H will pay for the complete remodel project for the preschool and playground.
This plan requires a 15-year agreement. In this agreement, the church obtains remodeled facilities at no cost (in lieu of revenue sharing). The church receives a partnership to encourage and equip preschool families.
New Building Plan
The New Building Plan places a new preschool building on the church property. H&H pays for the complete preschool building and playground construction. The church uses the building to expand its children’s ministries on the weekends and one weeknight. Ownership of the building is transferred to the church after 30 years, in lieu of revenue sharing. Government mandated improvements to the church site (if any) that are outside the scope of the footprint of the preschool center and playground must be discussed and negotiated with the host church.
All Plans
- H&H pays all of the janitorial, utilities and maintenance for the preschool
space and playground as negotiated with the church.
- H&H maintains the appropriate liability insurance for each preschool site involved with the ministry.
- The use of the preschool facilities by the church on weekends and one weeknight after childcare has closed.
- All staffing, management and administration are provided.
- All plans include H&H acquiring a state license to operate.
- All plans require an H&H sign on the frontage of the property.
- The church is able to focus on its core mission while allowing H&H to provide a ministry platform for the church to encourage and equip young families.
Note:
Hearts & Hands Christian Childcare and Preschool Centers is a trademarked ministry owned and operated by Central Coast Baptist Association (CCBA). Each preschool operation in the above plans is owned by CCBA. At the conclusion of each contract, the host church is free to end or extend its relationship with H&H. Any contract extension requires a signed mutual agreement by both parties.
If the relationship is ended at the completion of the contract, H&H will relocate all of its teachers, students and equipment to a new site. H&H retains ownership and control of its childcare ministries, operations, teachers, directors, students and equipment under all plans.
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Approval Process (2008)
Hearts & Hands Christian Childcare and Preschool Centers (H&H) ministries identify potential church sites through a comprehensive selection process. Architectural comments, local planning and zoning agencies inputs, demographics, area needs and church commitments to assist young families are all factors that determine if your church is awarded a ministry development partnership with H&H. Below is a simple outline that describes the selection process:
Step One
Complete online application. Upon receipt, your completed application authorizes a free feasibility study by H&H. If this study is positive and approved by H&H, your church site selection process proceeds to Step Two.
Step Two
H&H makes a presentation to your church. The philosophy and overview of H&H, as well as the feasibility study and partnership options, are presented to the church. This is an excellent time for questions and answers by the congregation.
Step Three
If the church selects and approves a partnership plan with H&H, a contract is signed and a start date is selected for the project.
Step Four
The plan design is presented and permits are approved. The construction process begins, as well as a marketing campaign targeting all of the families with preschool-aged children near your church, culminating with the Grand Opening of the new Hearts & Hands Christian Childcare and Preschool Center.
Step Five
The church now actively works to get to know and assist the young families through intentional ministry events that address their needs.
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