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Eagle, ID

Multi-campus non-denominational Christian church serving the Treasure Valley with five locations: Central Valley (Eagle, HQ), Surprise Valley (Boise), West Valley (Nampa), Kuna, and Garden City. Kids ministry runs year-round; flagship annual programs include Vacation Bible School (PreK-5th grade, two weeks across June), CIY MIX middle-school camp, and CIY MOVE high-school camp. ECC Kids ministry team is staffed at each campus.

Eagle, ID

Church of the Nazarene congregation in Eagle. EagleNaz Kids ministry supports children PreK through 6th grade with year-round programming. Annual Vacation Bible School (Holy Land Adventure curriculum) and youth/student programs. Contact Lori Green for kids ministry.

Boise, ID

An independent Baptist church in west Boise whose midweek children's programming is the largest published kids' offering of any church currently in the directory's Boise coverage. Awana Clubs run Wednesday nights from September through April in three graded sections, Cubbies (pre-K), Sparks (K–2nd) and Truth & Training (3rd–6th), with registration, a published season calendar and a written child-protection policy. A separate Youth Ministry serves 6th–12th graders on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.

Boise, ID

A northwest Boise Bible church with two distinct kids' programs. HOPE Kids runs Kids Church during both Sunday services (9:00 and 10:45 AM) for infants through 5th grade, with a staffed check-in station and background-screened volunteers. A separate Awana club meets Monday evenings, 6:30–7:45 PM, from September through April.

Boise, ID

A west Boise Bible church running one of the largest published Awana clubs in the city, Tuesday evenings, 6:15–8:00 PM, September through April, open to kids age 3 through 8th grade. Registration is handled online through Church Center and families may join at any point in the year.

Boise, ID

A PC(USA) congregation in northwest Boise offering Sunday School for preschool through middle school following an intergenerational family time at the 10:30 AM service, and a Covenant Youth Group for 4th grade through high-school seniors that meets twice a month across the school year. The church also runs a Vacation Bible School and a summer day-camp week each June, and maintains a Family Comfort Room with a nursing area, changing tables and a soft-play corner available during both services.

Boise, ID

A United Methodist congregation in west Boise whose KidMin ministry meets every Sunday from 10:45 to 11:45 AM for children in kindergarten through 5th grade, with nursery and toddler/preschool rooms opening at 10:15 AM for ages 0–4. Alongside the Sunday programme, KidMin runs Family Ministries Fun Nights (movie nights, bowling, ice skating, a Pumpkin Palooza and Boise Hawks games), and annual family events including a long-running Trunk R Treat and a Vacation Bible School.

Meridian, ID

Meridian church running one of the Treasure Valley's larger AWANA programs: a structured Wednesday-night kids discipleship club for ages 3 through 6th grade, with age-banded groups (Cubbies, Sparks, Truth & Training). Older kids continue into CrossCurrent Youth, the church's teen ministry for ages 12–18, which incorporates the AWANA Trek and Journey divisions.

Meridian, ID

Meridian church with two age-banded youth groups: 'Inbetweeners' for 6th–7th graders meeting Wednesday evenings, and '812 Youth Group' for 8th–12th graders meeting Sunday evenings. The two groups combine for special events at least once a month. Activities include games, art, Bible study and service projects.

Boise, ID

Northwest Boise Catholic parish with a large, age-graded children's faith formation program running mid-September through early May. Offers Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (Montessori-based) at Levels I–III across four weekly session times, a Faith and Life Series for grades 4–5, and First Reconciliation / First Communion preparation inside the weekly class sessions. A separate youth ministry runs junior-high youth nights, a high-school youth group, and Confirmation preparation. Scholarships available on request.

Boise, ID

Boise Bench Catholic parish running elementary faith formation for pre-K through 5th grade on Sunday mornings after Mass, with classes beginning September 20, 2026. Also offers Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at three Montessori-based levels (ages 3–12, Sunday or Wednesday sessions, capped at 12 children per class), a concurrent one-year sacramental preparation track for First Reconciliation and First Communion, EDGE middle-school youth ministry, high-school youth ministry with Confirmation prep, and a summer 'Vacation Kidz' VBS.

Boise, ID

Independent Bible church in west Boise near Towne Square Mall. Sunday services at 9:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Children's Ministries provide age-appropriate biblical instruction through Children's Sunday School (Sundays 9:00–10:15 a.m., classes for all ages) and Children's Church during the services, with staffed nursery care for infants and toddlers.

Meridian, ID

A large Meridian church whose TMC Kids ministry runs Sunday programming for nursery through 5th grade, with kids chapel worship followed by small-group classroom time. A midweek program for 2nd through 5th graders meets Wednesday evenings with worship, games, Bible lessons and scripture memorization. All volunteers complete background checks, interviews and onboarding before serving.

Nampa, ID

A Nampa church running a full Awana children's club program on Sunday evenings from late August through mid-May, covering pre-kindergarten through senior high. Younger clubbers work through handbooks and Bible memory work with games and recreation; the older Trek and Journey groups add small-group discussion. Partial scholarships are available on request.

Nampa, ID

A Nampa church running Awana clubs on Wednesday nights from September through April, split into Cubbies for ages 4 through kindergarten, Sparks for kindergarten through 2nd grade, and Truth & Training for 3rd through 6th graders. The program combines Bible teaching, scripture memorization and games, with a single fee that covers handbooks and uniform.

Caldwell, ID

A long-established Caldwell church (founded 1876) with a layered children's ministry: nursery for birth through age three, Children's Church for ages four to eight during Sunday worship, Sunday School, midweek Awana clubs following the school calendar, and a summer Vacation Bible School. A separate youth ministry serves older students.

Caldwell, ID

A Caldwell church on East Ustick Road with year-round children's and student programming. Serve Kids runs for PreK through 5th grade during the Sunday 11am service, nursery and toddler classes run at both Sunday services, Awana clubs meet Wednesday evenings from September through April, and Student Ministries serves 6th through 12th grade on both Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.

Middleton, ID

A Middleton church offering children's programming for newborn through 5th grade at both Sunday services, plus a Canyon Students ministry for 6th through 12th grade that runs its own outings and gatherings. One of only a handful of organized kids' programs in Middleton.

Middleton, ID

A small downtown Middleton congregation on East Main Street running Sunday School at 10am ahead of its 11am main service. One of the few faith-based kids' programs in a city with very little organized children's programming.

Middleton, ID

A Bible-centered Middleton church that gathers Sunday mornings at Middleton High School, with age-graded children's ministry running during the 10am service: nursery, separate Toddler 2s and Toddler 3s rooms, a PreK class for 4s and 5s, and an Elementary class for kindergarten through 5th grade. Church offices are on West Main Street.

Middleton, ID

Calvary Chapel congregation in Middleton that gathers on Sunday mornings at Middleton Middle School and runs a K-5th grade children’s ministry during the 10 AM service, with nursery space for mothers and babies.