Infants Room (0 – 12 months):
This room is reserved for our smallest babies. We have a range of abilities including infants who love to be snuggled, babies learning to sit up and crawl and those who are starting to pull up on things. We create a loving, quiet, calming environment for these little ones. We have lots of toys, balls, books, swings and exersaucers to keep your little ones stimulated. We have a quiet corner with a port-a-crib so your child can get rest when needed. All of our volunteers love playing with babies and are prepared to help with any separation anxiety. They will make sure that they get any special instructions from you regarding feeding, changing, and sleeping habits before you drop off your child. The Infants room is attached to the Mother's Room, so if you'd like to have your baby held after feeding, you can trust our volunteers right next door! We really want you and your child to feel comfortable and at ease.
1 Year Old Room (12 - 24 months):
The goal of this room is to offer lots of space since these guys are mobile, on the move, and ready to touch anything that looks remotely tempting! This room has lots of toys and books and room for your little one to play.
The 1 year old volunteers will help try out different things, read a book, offer a snack and provide active areas. Our team enjoys getting to know your little one. They’ll likely tell you at pick-up time what your child liked best, who they made friends with, and what was most likable about their personality!
We have some simple curriculum for these little ones each week that teach basic words and phrase about God's character.
Nursery Tips:
- The more consistently your child is involved in the nursery, the more comfortable he/she will feel.
- It is common for babies to cry immediately after parents leave, but they usually calm down. We will not let your baby cry longer than 5-10 minutes without informing you. You will be given a pager when you check-in.
- You can inform the Nursery caregiver of any special instructions, allergies, feeding schedules, naptimes, whether or not you’d like us to change your child’s diaper, etc on the clipboard at the entrance of your room. Please fill this out each week so that we can provide the best care possible for your child. Please also label your child’s belongings.
- For your child’s safety, we only release him/her to the authorized parent that returns with the child’s identification sticker.
Please remember, we cannot admit any sick child into the nursery. If your child has had a fever or contagious illness within the last 24 hours we would appreciate if you keep them with you.
SAFETY:
Volunteers wash toys after each service and stick any soft/plush items to be laundered in our laundry room. They are trained to wash their hands after diaper changing and after touching any body fluids on a child. Care is taken to look for developmental needs of babies so they know their ability to sit up or not, how competent they are at standing and pulling up, etc.
We hope your little one has a fun time with our community this year and we encourage you to talk to us if you ever have any questions or ideas.