Two Adult Rule:

1. At least two adult Child Care Providers will be present at each time that the nursery is open for children.
2. There will be exceptions to the above rule in the situation of:
1. One Child Care Provider remains while the other Child Care Provider temporarily leaves the area or room for some medical, family, or other reasonable necessity involving one of the children being cared for.
2. One Child Care Provider is taking a child to or from a church-related function, activity, event, or program.
3. A Child Care Provider temporarily remains with a child while waiting for others to arrive at, or while a child is briefly waiting to leave a church-related function, activity, event or program.

Nursery Rules and Procedures:

1. The split door between the two nurseries is to remain open at all times and, therefore, be treated as one entity.
2.  No one other than the children in the nursery and approved Child Care Providers are to remain in the nursery.  (Exceptions would be children of a Child Care Provider.)
3. At least two Child Care Providers must be present when anyone is changing a child's diaper. The father of a child may change his own child's diaper; otherwise, only women may change diapers.
4. Children should be released only to the person(s) indicated on the sign-in sheet.

Arrival:

1. Always have parents sign in their child. Ask if there are any special instructions, medical or behavioral information, etc.
2. Make sure any visitor's diaper bags are marked; labels are in the chest of drawers if needed. Also label sippy-cups with tape.
3. Hang diaper bag by nametag peg.
4. Ask parents if a child is potty training. If so have the parents bring child to use the bathroom before leaving.
5. Always comfort the children if upset by parents leaving. Introduce toys and reassure that their parent/guardian will come back soon.

Infants and Toys:

1. Keep an eye on the younger babies: either hold them or place them on a blanket.
2. Give only age appropriate toys.
3. If toys are put into a child's mouth, put them by the sink to be washed and sanitized later.

Discipline:

1. Time outs should be used at the Child Care Provider's discretion.
2. If the child is being destructive or will not stop a behavior that is hurting another child, a child care provider should get the parent for assistance.
3. You should also get the parents out of a service or class if:
1. Their child becomes ill
2. Soils his/hers clothing and there are no other clothes available.
3. A child cries inconsolably for more than 15 minutes.
4. A child has been injured.

Snack:

1. At 9:45 - 10:00am (during the morning service) or at 11:15-11:30am (during Sunday School classes) offer a snack (animal crackers or goldfish are found by the sink in the bathroom).
2. Children should be instructed to eat at the table with their snack on a napkin and a small cup of water (or the child's personal sippy-cup).
3. Children should not walk around the room with food or play while snacking to prevent the possibility of choking or of making more of a mess.
4. Children can have their sippy-cup while playing but be on guard for sharing of drinks. (Sharing germs-yuk!)

Diaper Changes

1. Use a new pad for every diaper change and sanitize the area after changing.
2. Consider using rubber gloves for changing messy diapers.
3. Soiled diapers are to be put in a tied off bag and put into the diaper pail.
4. Empty the diaper pail into outside trash after 12:00pm.
5. Extra diapers are available in a drawer of changing table

"Potty Times"

1. If child is potty-training, try to make the child use the restroom every 30 minutes or as child shows need.
2. If an accident happens check the child's diaper bag for pull-ups or extra clothes.
3. Extra pull-ups are available in a drawer of the changing table.

Pick-up Time:

1. Children may be picked up by designated person(s) only (as shown on the sign-in sheet).
2. Siblings can not pick up children from the nursery unless specifically approved by their parents.
3. Share with the parents how their children did.