• NURSERY POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

  On Sunday mornings our facility will be open 15 minutes before first service and will remain open until the end of the last service. 

  - All children are to be checked in at the computer stations located at the entrance of the children’s area. Visitors should check in at one of our Welcome desks.

  - If you have a child in the nursery, please have your child’s belongings properly labeled. This includes: diaper bag, drinking cups and bottles, blankets, coats, and hats. 

  - Pacifiers must be properly labeled and clipped to the child’s clothing. 

  - Each child is able to move up to the next age appropriate room, on or after their birthday.

CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION POLICIES

• All adult volunteers have a Criminal Background Screening.

• Children are released to the person that has the scan card that matches the one that the child is wearing. In addition, they must also present the pager that was given to them upon checking in the child. If the parent or guardian has lost their scan card or pager, the volunteer will not release the child without first getting the approval of the Children’s Ministry Director, Assistant Children’s Director, Check-in Coordinator, or the Nursery Director.

• The vibrating pager assigned to each Nursery Parent and child, is used to summon the parent if necessary.

• Our volunteers work on a “buddy system”, which places no less than 2 volunteers in a room with a child at any given time

Health Policies

1.  For the protection of your child and the other children, parents are requested not to bring a child who appears to be ill. A child should not be brought when any of the following exists:

—Fever of 100° or higher within the previous 24 hours

• —Vomiting or diarrhea

• —Significant, persistent nasal drainage which is green or yellow in color

• —Any symptom of a childhood disease, such as German measles, mumps, chicken pox

—Bleeding or uncovered cut or wound

• —Any unexplained rash

• —Any skin infection

• —Pink eye or any other eye infection

We are not able to administer any medication, which includes diaper rash ointments. Please do not mix medicine in cups or bottles left with your child in the nursery.

• If the child develops a fever or other symptoms of illness while in our care, the parents will be contacted to remove the child from the nursery.

• If your child has a physical or emotional condition which may require specialized intervention or precaution, please contact the Nursery Director or Director of Children’s Ministries to discuss special accommodations.

• If your child develops an infectious disease (chicken pox, etc.) after he or she has been at church, please notify the Nursery Director or the Director of Children’s Ministries so we may notify other parents of their child’s exposure.

• Toys used by the children are sprayed with a non-toxic cleanser every week.

Food Policy

1.  Infants will be fed formula, milk, juice, or water as provided by the parent. All bottles should be premixed or premeasured by the parent. Please label each bottle with the child’s name.

2.  Young toddlers will be served water and Goldfish during snack time. Older toddlers will be served animal crackers and water.

3.   School age children may receive snacks during various program times.

4.   Children with allergies should have an allergy bracelet put on by the parent each time they arrive.

DIAPER OR RESTROOM POLICIES NURSERY

1.  Each child is checked and changed while they are in our care.

2.  Only women volunteers are allowed to change diapers and assist with the potty trainers. This is for the protection of both volunteer and child.

3.  If your child is potty training, we ask that you include extra pull-ups or training pants and an extra change of clothes.

4.  The following procedures are used when changing diapers:

• Children are changed on the changing tables in each room.

• After each change we clean the table with disinfectant.

• We place a “Changed” sticker on the child’s back.

• Volunteers wash their hands after each diaper change.