All Charter Standard clubs must have FAL1. Incorportated within that is the Safeguarding Children certificate and Emergency Aid, which in my view are vital if you're running a kids team.
If you're not a CS Club, then you don't need to have a FAL1, although nowadays, I would question why parents...
Our under 8s are pretty good - we have two teams and two great coaches who both work for the Albion in the Community. Ping me your details and I can pass on your details to them.