TODAY'S DATE
Friday, May 09th 2008.
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The
nursery and preschool ministry rooms are open during regularly scheduled church
services and during some special services as noted in the Sunday morning
bulletin. Children may be brought to their room 15 minutes before services begin
and should be picked up as soon as possible after church is over.
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Nursery
Ages
0-1 . . . Room 106
Ages
2 . . . . . Room 105
Age
3 . . . . . . Room 103
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Preschool
Ages
3-4 . . . . Room 101
3
years old and potty trained by Sept. 1st, 2001.
Ages
4-5 . . . . Room 104
4
years old and Pre-Kindergarten by Sept. 1st, 2001. |
At times other than
Sunday mornings, groups of children are usually combined in one or more of the
above rooms. Please follow our classroom signs for more information.
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When
you bring your child to the classroom:
1.
Bring your child to their classroom.
2.
Tell us your child's name and any special needs he or she may have.
3.
Let us know where you will be located during church, and when you expect to
return for your child.
4.
We will clip a Name Tag onto your child's clothing.
5.
We will give you a Nursery Pager or a Preschool Claim Card labeled with your
child's I.D. number.
Hang
on to this pager or claim card (it will be your pass to retrieve your child).
When
you're ready to pick up your baby:
1.
Please come to your child's room promptly after church to pick up your child.
2.
Please do not enter your child's room. Wait for the staff member to bring
your child to you.
3.
Present your pager or claim card (the pager or card number must match your
child's I.D. number for us to release your child to you).
4.
You will receive back your child and his or her belongings.
More
about nursery pagers:
If
your child (age 0-3) needs you during church, we will signal for you by
activating the pager which you received at the nursery. Please clip the pager
onto your belt or clothing (close to your body) so that you can feel it
vibrating if/when we activate it. These pagers will not "beep."
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We
are always on the lookout for Christian parents and others who love children to
join our staff of teachers and helpers.
Our
nursery is a "cooperative" ministry in that we require parents
to help out once a month. Many other people also work with us including couples
without children, grandparents, single adults and teenagers. The nursery needs a
large staff to maintain a safe environment. We require a minimum ratio of 1
worker for every 4 children in our nursery.
In
our preschool ministry, many
of our staff members serve on a rotational basis, taking turns with other
teachers and helpers so that they can have time out of our children's classes to
be refreshed in our adult ministry programs. We provide training and supplies to
help equip our workers for a superb ministry experience!
All of our regular
workers are required to complete an application form and to read our Child Care
Manual. We perform criminal history background checks, contact references and
interview all applicants before they become an official part of our children's
ministry team.
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Extra diapers
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Change of clothes
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Bottle, pacifier or comforter
These
supplies should be labeled with your child's name and nursery identification
number (once one has been assigned to you).
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During
their time in the nursery, children can . . .
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Play time with clean toys and books
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Eat fresh snacks -- crackers and water
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Be held or rocked
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Hear a Bible lesson designed for toddlers
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Have their diapers checked (and changed if needed)
Parents
are welcome to stay with their child in the nursery or to return at any time to
see how their child is doing. We have a room divider which helps to hide parents
from their child's view (so you can check on your baby without being seen).
Our
Do's and Don'ts:
We
do . . .
1.
Change diapers and assist children with toilet use as needed.
2.
Pray with children and talk with them about God and His Bible friends.
3.
Gently correct and redirect inappropriate behavior.
4.
Call parents to come and comfort overly upset children, or to correct and remove
children for excessively inappropriate behavior (e.g., biting, hitting).
We
do not . . .
1.
Spank or mistreat children.
2.
Yell at children.
3. Care for sick
children in the nursery.
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We
maintain a "well baby" nursery which means that we cannot accept a
child with a fever, contagious rash or possible signs of infection (e.g.,
persistent cough, runny nose with colored discharge, etc.). Out of consideration
to other families, please do not bring your child to the nursery if he or she is
ill.
If the nursery
cannot accept your child, you may sit with him or her in the main lobby just
outside of the Sanctuary, or you may bring your baby with you into your adult
class (as long as they are not a disturbance to others).
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On
Sunday mornings, mothers who are breast feeding their baby can come to the
Infant Nursery (Room G10) for privacy -- no men allowed.
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We
teach young children important lessons from the Bible on these topics (and
more): God made the world, God made you and loves you, Who is Jesus?, Why did
Jesus have to die?, and How can a child go to heaven one day? Children will also
learn about many great people in the Bible who's lives are good examples of
faith and godly behavior (which helps us to teach about kindness, sharing,
obedience, self-control, etc.).
We are currently
equipping our teachers with detailed lesson plans and visual aids from Charisma
Life Publisher's "Jr. Kids Church" curriculum. Besides Bible lessons,
we sing fun songs, eat snacks, make craft projects, play games and play with
toys.
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Children
must be potty-trained before
they graduate from the nursery and enter our three year olds' class.
Children
should be pre-kindergarten to remain in our four year olds'
class.
Children
graduate to their new class each September (not on their birthday).
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