NURSERY VOLUNTEER EXPECTATIONS

• Arrive 30 minutes before the service starts to attend our Team Prayer Huddle located outside of the Nursery.

• Conduct yourself with patience, love, and grace towards both the children and the other volunteers.

• Keep discussion godly and age-appropriate. Though the children are young, they are still very impressionable.

• Please remain off of your phone during the service, unless contacting Rachel or Lexi. It will be helpful to pre-program these numbers in your phone incase you are in need of assistance during the service.

  • Rachel Blanchard: 602-803-9335

  • Lexi Priolo: 623-853-7919

• Please do not wear shoes in the nursery. If you need to keep your shoes on, please wear the bootie covers over your shoes that can be found at the nursery entrance.

WHITEBOARD

In the classroom, there is a whiteboard with questions to ask the parents at child drop-off. Please ask all questions and fill out the whiteboard for each child. This will help you to know feeding times, allergies, special instructions, etc.

CRYING CHILD AT DROP-OFF:

If a child is crying when getting dropped off, ask the parent, ‘How long would you like for me to allow them to cry before alerting you?’ Respect the parent’s wishes and if the child cries for longer than the given amount of time, contact a staff member, who will then contact the parents.

SAFETY POLICIES

• Remain in the Classroom: If you need to leave the classroom for any reason, please notify a member of staff. A child is not allowed to be taken out of the classroom, except by members of staff or their parent/guardian.

• Child Injury: If a child is injured in any way (bite, bumped head, paper cut), please notify a staff member.

• Emergency: In the case of an emergency, use the radio to dispatch for a member of staff or the Safety Team.

• Fire Alarm: If the fire alarm goes off, carry all babies to the parking lot and find a member of staff. Do not release a child to a parent without the pick-up tag.

• Lockdown: Lock doors, close windows, turn off lights, and quiet children. Do not unlock doors for any reason. Staff members will have a key to unlock once lockdown is over.

DIAPER CHANGING POLICY

• Collect all supplies needed (including clean diaper from child’s bag, wipes, etc.) and place at the changing station before beginning.

• Grab a sanitary paper from the board and place it on the bottom of the changing pad.

• Put on gloves, found on the board.

• Place the child on the changing pad. DO NOT LEAVE THE CHILD UNATTENDED ON THE CHANGING TABLE.

• Removed soiled diaper from child.

• Place soiled diaper in the trashcan, located to the left of the changing table.

• Wipe all soiled areas from child’s skin with wipes. If a diaper rash is evident, notify parents at time of pick-up.

• Place a clean diaper on the child .

• Remove the child from the diapering station, toss the gloves and sanitary paper, and thoroughly wipe down the changing area with sanitizing wipes.

• Wash your hands (wash hands after each diaper change).

• If the trash begins to stink, notify a member of staff to take the trash out.

crying child

We have a 10-minute rule in our nursery. If a child cries for more than 10 minutes (or earlier if a parent requests) please contact the Early Childhood Coordinator.

TOY SANITATION

Toys are deep cleaned weekly. If a child dirties a toy during service, please place it in the black bucket under the sink. We ask that 10:30am volunteers put all toys in the bucket at the end of service.

NOTIFYING PARENTS

If you need to notify a parent during service for any reason, please contact a member of staff. Staff will then contact parents via text message, phone call, or by presenting their unique 4-digit code found on the child’s tag on the screens in the Main Auditorium.

child pick-up

EXAMPLE OF CHILD NAME TAG

EXAMPLE OF PARENT TAG

MATCHING NAME TAGS: When a child is being picked up, ensure that the parent’s pick up tag matches the child’s name tag. Verify that the 4 digit code matches and remove the child’s name tag from their shirt. You can then place both 'parent tag’ and ‘child name tag’ in the trash.

COLLECTING THE CHILD’S BELONGINGS: Before the end of service, collect all of the child's belongings and place them on the hooks near the door.

COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS: Upon child pick-up, communicate with the parent any important information form their child’s experience that day. This includes: diaper changes, feedings, behavior, etc.

WHAT IF A PARENT LOSES THEIR PARENT TAG? Contact the Early Childhood Coordinator or the Life Kids Director and the parent’s ID will be check with the ‘trusted people’ we have in our database.

SAFETY CHECK-INS