Nursery & Young Toddler Care Tips

Nursery care is provided by experienced, loving caregivers for infants and children ages 3 ½ – 4 year old swho are not potty trained. Potty trained 3 ½ – 4 year olds can graduate up to our young children's RE group called “Chalice Kids” when a new Fall RE program year begins.

Be sure to visit our nursery before or after the 10AM service to meet Christine Corneilson, our adult nursery care professional.

Our youth Nursery Care Assistants have taken babysitting training and are experienced sitters. Parent volunteers are welcomed in our Nursery & Toddler program to assist with this lively ministry. The nursery is located in Harmony House, the larger of the 2 modular buildings outside the fellowship hall at the far end of the parking area of the sanctuary building.

Family TIPS for Nursery & Young Toddler Care :

1. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early before 10AM Worship to sign your child into nursery care and get them settled in.
2. Please feed your child(ren) breakfast before arriving to church. Due to our Safety Guidelines & attention to Adult to Child ratios in the Nursery, we are not able to supervise feeding children & do not serve snacks while in 1st Hour Nursery. During 2nd Hour RE for All Ages time, we do serve a healthy snack with water to drink. Please speak to our Lead Caregiver to make arrangements for bottle-feeding young babies.
3. Bring a diaper bag with special items like pacifiers, cloth diapers if you use them, extra disposable diapers, and a spare change of clothing in case of “accidents”. The diaper bag hooks are just inside the Nursery room near the sign-in clipboard. Make sure your child’s diaper bag has their name on it.
4. During sign-in, please list a cell phone number, if you have one available. Place your cell phone on the “meeting setting” or vibrate. If there are any concerns about your child’s well being, our staff will call you during worship. Our Director of Religious Education (DRE) also has a cell phone. She can be paged by Nursery Care Givers to alert parent's that little one’s are having difficulties as needed. If paged, simply exit the sanctuary to answer your phone and the Nursery Care Giver will share the information with you. Restaurant-style vibrating pagers are also available in the nursery to give parents.
5. Our rule in all children’s and youth programming is SAFETY FIRST! We cannot allow children with fevers, nasal discharge, repeated coughing, vomiting or diarrhea to be cared for in the Nursery. If your child has any of these symptoms while in Nursery Care, we will page you. Thank you for your understanding in matters of health and well-being of our little ones.
6. You may want to bring a marked cup if your child requires it to drink water.