Parents are the first and most important teacher in their child's life. We find it a great privilege to walk alongside your family and partner with you in laying a foundation for faith in your child's life. We take that task of caring for your child very seriously and will do our very best to care for them as you wish. 

• Upon the first visit to the nursery, parents will be asked to complete a Nursery Registration Form. Please note any allergies and food specifications on your form. Let us know if there are ever any changes.

• Parents will be given a card with your child's name on it along with the names of the people permitted to pick him/her up. Please bring this card back and give it to the coordinator to pick up your child. We will not release your child to anyone who is not on the card. 

• Parents are asked to remain with their child until a volunteer is available in the nursery. This does not include the coordinator who checks you in.

• We have a pager system to contact you if your child is upset and cannot be consoled. Volunteers will page you if they cannot console your child after 15 minutes of being dropped off. 

• We ask that all parents remain outside of the nursery for the safety of the children. If you would need to come into the nursery due to separation issues, we ask that you please remove your shoes so that little fingers do not get stepped on.

• When the service or Sunday School has ended, we ask that parents arrive promptly to pick up your child. 

• Snacks and drinks are provided to the toddlers and preschoolers. Please specify at drop off and on your registration form if your child is not allowed to have our snack.

• Please address any potty training or special needs on the registration form and let the coordinator know at drop off, so that the volunteers may better assist your child.

• Parents should make sure that all bags and sippy cups are labeled with the child's name. Diaper bag tags are provided by the church. Let the Preschool Children's Ministry Director or the coordinator at drop off know if you need one.

• If your child has an accident and we cannot find a change of clothes in your child's bag, we will change them into a spare set of clothes that we have. We ask that you wash them and return them the next week.

• We encourage all parents whose children regularly attend the nursery to volunteer on a regular basis in order to provide enough adults in the rooms to keep the children safe. Pick up a Nursery Registration Form at the Connection Center or talk to the Preschool Ministry Director if you are interested in helping. 

• To prevent the spread of colds and flu, we ask that, if your child is sick, to not bring him/her to the nursery. You will be notified immediately to come and get your child if he/she becomes sick while in the nursery.

• Children will move up to the next class at the time of their birthday if they are at the appropriate age to move to the next class. The Preschool Ministry Director will notify you if we feel that your child would benefit from moving up to the next class early.