It is the Circuit Court’s intent to provide the children who have accompanied their parents or guardians to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for court appearances, hearings, trials, and related services with a safe, welcoming, and supervised waiting area, called Kids Spot, dedicated to children between the ages of 2 years old and 12 years old.    It is the Circuit Court’s intent to provide a supervised waiting area away from the general public that provides children involved in Court proceedings with a dedicated environment that lessens or mitigates the stress or trauma associated with court proceedings.  Many of the matters before the Court involve subjects that may be inappropriate for children, whether the proceedings they observe involves their own family or others.  Further, children may need to appear in court for testimony or an interview, yet may be excluded from the bulk of the proceeding.  These children were previously required to wait in public waiting areas with an adult.   It is further the intent of the Circuit Court is to allow parents who may have no other child care options to give their full attention to the proceedings they are attending and the services they are seeking or receiving.