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Background checks for childcare volunteers — $5 each.

Nursery helpers, preschool aides, and childcare co-op parents care for the youngest, most vulnerable children. Screen every adult with an FCRA-compliant national criminal and all-50-state sex-offender check, plus identity verification, for $5.

FCRA-compliant No per-seat fees Results in minutes

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The littlest ones

Who's caring for the youngest kids?

Infants and preschoolers depend completely on the adults around them and can't speak up. Every nursery helper, aide, and co-op parent is worth verifying.

Nursery & infant-room helpers

Total, hands-on care for babies.

Preschool aides

All-day contact with the youngest kids.

Childcare co-op parents

Rotating care of other families’ children.

Mother’s-day-out volunteers

Drop-in care during services and events.

Play & activity leaders

Small-group time with toddlers.

Teen mother’s-helpers

Under-18 helpers — screened with guardian consent.

VolunteerBadge · Childcare

Every $5 volunteer check

$5

Criminal records

650M+ county, state & federal court records

Included

Sex-offender registries

All 50 states + national registry

Included

Identity verification

Government photo ID + biometric selfie

Included

Address history

SSN-traced — free on every check

Included

Watchlists

FBI Most Wanted + OFAC / global

Included
Care note: ~94% of volunteers come back with a clean record — you'll know the few who don't. Every hit is human-reviewed before it reaches you.

Cleared before the first drop-off

Step 1

Send the application

Email a link or post a QR code for helpers and aides. They apply from their phone in minutes.

Step 2

We verify + screen

Government ID + selfie confirms the real person, then the $5 national check runs. Under-18 helpers get guardian consent automatically.

Step 3

Get a clear status

A green “verified” badge (or a flagged review) lands on your roster — with FCRA adverse-action built in.

On a nonprofit budget? Let volunteers cover their own $5.

Flip on volunteer-pays and each volunteer pays for their own check at sign-up — screening stays free for the program, and you still get a verified result for everyone.

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Screening for daycare, preschool, nursery, and childcare co-ops

No group depends more completely on the adults around them than infants, toddlers, and preschoolers — they cannot speak up, and they are cared for hands-on all day. Church nurseries, preschools, parent co-ops, drop-in childcare, and mothers’-day-out programs all rely on volunteers and aides with total, close access to the youngest children, which makes screening every one of them non-negotiable.

VolunteerBadge runs a full national criminal background check across 650M+ county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists — with a free SSN-traced address-history check on every applicant, no per-seat fees, and no contract. Note that licensed childcare centers may have additional state fingerprint requirements; VolunteerBadge complements, and does not replace, any mandated state check.

And because verifying the human matters as much as searching the name, VolunteerBadge confirms each caregiver with a government photo ID and a biometric selfie matched to the ID.

See your state’s volunteer screening rules

Build your childcare screening policy — free

Generate a branded, FCRA-aware background-check policy in minutes.

Childcare screening — questions programs ask

How much does a childcare volunteer background check cost?+

It is $5 per volunteer or aide through VolunteerBadge — a full national criminal check with a free address-history check and FCRA adverse-action workflow, and no per-seat or monthly fees on pay-as-you-go.

Does it include a sex-offender registry search?+

Yes — all 50 states plus the national registry, alongside 650M+ court records, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists, on every $5 check.

Is this the same as a state licensing fingerprint check?+

No. Licensed childcare centers often must run a state fingerprint-based check for paid staff. VolunteerBadge is a fast, affordable national database check that complements those requirements — ideal for volunteers, nursery helpers, and co-op parents — but it does not replace a mandated state check.

Can we screen teen mother’s-helpers under 18?+

Yes. VolunteerBadge screens applicants as young as 14 and collects a parent/guardian authorization for anyone under 18 before the check runs.

Can volunteers pay for their own $5 check?+

Yes — turn on volunteer-pays so each volunteer covers their own check, keeping screening free for the program.

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Peace of mind for every parent at drop-off

Set up your program in a few minutes and screen your first volunteer for $5 — no contract, no per-seat fees, cancel anytime.

Screen a volunteer for $5