Nursery

What you may expect from our nursery…

· Nursery workers will wear a nametag at all times.

· Nursery workers will greet all families at the door during drop-off and pick-up times. Children will be greeted by name.

· Pagers are given to all parents to be available if your child needs you.

· Children will only be released to authorized persons, as per the sign-in/sign-out sheet

· You will be paged if your child cries for an extended period of time.

· Your child will only be given food or drink that you have packed for him/her in labeled containers inside a bag clearly displaying your child’s name. Any unused portions will be returned to the child’s bag. Note: Some children in the nursery may have peanut allergies. PLEASE MAKE SURE SNACKS ARE PEANUT FREE.

· Nursery workers will be available to interact with children at all times.

· Diapers will be checked regularly.

In the rare circumstance that your child is injured while in our care, you will receive a copy of a completed Incident Report. You will be asked to sign this report.

Keeping our Nursery Healthy

For the health and well-being of all the children and staff, please keep your child with you or at home when any of the following symptoms or illnesses are present:
Fever greater than 100
Rashes such as chicken pox, Fifth disease, impetigo, ringworm, scabies and scarlet fever.
Pink eye or conjunctivitis
Green Runny Nose
Vomiting or Diarrhea
Has experienced major physical discomfort within the last 24 hours
Bronchial or deep chest cough
If your child is being treated with antibiotics, he/she must be on the medicine for at least 24 hours before coming to the nursery.
After being fever free without the use of medication for 24 hours then your child may return to our Children’s Ministries.

Staff cannot administer medicine of any kind.