Welcome to Our Nursery!

Parents, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to the nursery. During the first two years of your child's life, important milestones in his/her spiritual development will take place. This may seem amazing, because after all, how can young children know and experience God? During the first year of life, basic trust is built. The trust your child develops as you meet his/her needs is the same trust they will use to trust Jesus as their personal Savior later in life. Here at TCOC, it is our goal to set forth that important foundation: knowing who God is, learning that church is a happy place, and finding that people at church love and take care of them.

Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with our policies and procedures. This is for the safety and well-being of all our children. If at any time, you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to come to any one of our staff members and let us know. We welcome any suggestions you may have.

Thank you for bringing your child to church and giving us the opportunity to teach them each week. Thank you for working with us to make church the very best experience possible.

Potential Nursery Workers...we know you are out there. If you are not currently volunteering as a nursery worker and would like to be a part of this ministry to our babies, please sign up at the welcome table this Sunday. See Stephanie Jordan for more information.
Stephanie Jordan, Nursery Director

• Discipline (correction and training) will be administered as needed.  Behavior that is not acceptable includes willful disobedience, disrespect toward others and their property, and any form of aggression (unprovoked attack) or violence (very strong force).
• If discipline is required, attendants will utilize the following steps:

1. Attendant will explain the inappropriate behavior to the child and what the appropriate behavior should be.
2. Attendant will ask child to apologize to the appropriate persons.
3. If the child is old enough to communicate and does not respond to this form of correction, a time out in a chair will be requited.  The child will stay in the chair for one minute per year of age.  For example, a two-year old child will remain in the time our chair for two minutes.

• If a child causes bodily harm to another person, the parents will be contacted immediately in order that they may discipline their child accordingly.
• Attendants will not administer any type of corporal punishment.
• If a child continually misbehaves or behavior is of an aggressive or violent nature during a scheduled nursery session, attendants will inform the Nursery Director and parent/guardian when they pick up their child.

From time to time, children may cry when left in the nursery.  However, if your child cries for 15 minutes continuously or becomes extremely upset, we will contact you.  If you are not comfortable with this policy, please let us know.
  


Please do not bring your child into the nursery when he or she is not feeling well.  This is for their well being and for the protection of others.  If your child has experienced any of these symptoms within the last 24 hours, they will not be accepted for care.

• Rectal temperature over 101 degrees
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Severe coughing sore throat or sneezing
• Colored nose fluid
• Unknown rashes
• Unusual fatigue or irritability
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• Parents and children may check in at either computer station.
• Each child will receive a name label-with class name, family ID # and any special instruction or allergies. 
• Each child and parent will receive a hand stamp with the same #.  This will be the security check upon dismissal.
• A designated volunteer will walk/carry your child to class along with their belongings.
• Once a child is properly checked in, they may not leave the children’s area without a designated volunteer or their parent who must first check them out.
• All belongings must be labeled by the parent (labels will be provided at the counter) before the child/ren goes to class.

• Wait in line on the side of your child’s class.
• An attendant will retrieve the child/ren and bring them to the parent.
• The desk attendant will check your child out of the computer system and once your child is ready, both the hand of the parent and the child will be compared to be sure they match.  If a child’s hand does not match – or the parent/guardian does not have a stamp, the child cannot be released.
• No child will ever be dismissed or released without proper ID from the parent or guardian who properly checked in the child.
• In the event that the person picking up the child will be different from the on checking in the child, we will notate this information (full name of the person picking up the child) in the special instructions on the child’s name label.  Once it’s time for dismissal, we will require a form of picture ID to be able to release the child properly.

Your family will be assigned a family ID number.  In the event that a parent is needed, the ID number will be flashed on the power point screen in the auditorium.  In a medical emergency, and a parent cannot be reached – or is not in attendance in our adult service, we will refer to the emergency contact information in the computer database. 

• No one who is not a scheduled volunteer will be allowed to go past the check in desk.
• No child will be released to anyone without the proper ID. 
• Any parent who must pass the check in point will be required to let the volunteer check your stamp to authorize entrance into the children’s area.
• Any visiting family who wishes to see the classroom their child will be attending, will need to be assisted by a designated volunteer.

Nursing moms are welcome in the nursery at any time, just stop at the door so one of the volunteers can check your stamp and authorize your entry

We want to provide a safe and secure environment for your child.  It is important that your mind be at ease when your child is in the nursery.  Please feel free to offer any suggestions, or ask any questions.  We are grateful for any advice you may have.