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2005 Nursery Guidelines
St. Philip Lutheran Church
Raleigh, NC
Nursery Coordinator
January 30, 2005
* Final Draft *
St. Philip’s nursery is staffed by volunteers,
mainly the parents of our young children and our youth (5th grade
and older). The following guidelines for volunteers and parents
have been developed by our Nursery Coordinator in order to provide
a safe, nurturing environment for our children while our adults attend
worship. Please direct any comments, questions, or concerns
to _______. These guidelines are reviewed at the beginning of every
year by the Children’s Ministry at St. Philip.
Nursery Coordinator:
- Maintain list of nursery volunteers, phone numbers, and email
addresses.
- Create the nursery volunteer schedule once each quarter (approx.
1 month before the start of each quarter). Schedule one adult
and one youth (5th grade and older) volunteer OR two adult volunteers
for each Sunday service.
- Send the completed schedule to all volunteers (via email or mail)
and to the church office for posting of names in the epistle and
weekly bulletins.
- Maintain copies of the volunteer schedule in the sign-in book
located in the nursery and posted on the bulletin board outside
the church nursery.
- Check supply of sign-in sheets and make additional copies when
needed.
- Keep sign-in book stocked with nametags and labels for food and
drinks.
- Check the supply of sanitizing wipes and gel in the nursery.
- Contact new volunteers (from Time and Talent sheets, sign-in roster,
etc.) who express interest in becoming volunteers for nursery duty.
- Send the Nursery Guidelines (this document) after each revision
to the nursery volunteers, and post on the bulletin board outside
the church nursery for the parents to access.
Nursery Volunteers:
- Please arrive at the nursery 15 minutes before your scheduled
service.
- If you cannot serve during your scheduled service, please contact
one of the other volunteers on the schedule (a copy should be e-mailed
or mailed to you each quarter) and arrange a swap with another volunteer. Contact
the church office (846-2992) if you swap with another volunteer
so the bulletin can list the correct names each Sunday. If
you don’t have time to swap with another volunteer, contact
the church office (846-2992) on Sunday morning and the other person
you are scheduled to serve with, to make sure they are planning
to be in the nursery.
- At least one adult must be in the nursery at all times. One
adult and one youth (5th grade and older) volunteer OR two adult
volunteers should be scheduled for each Sunday service.
- The allowed ratio of children to volunteers in the nursery is
4:1 (maximum of 8 children to 2 volunteers). Instruct parents
who wish to leave their children in the nursery after capacity is
reached that they must stay to assist you.
- Please wear a nametag.
- Please ensure that parents fill out the sign-up sheet and a nametag
for each child, and that they label any food or drink brought into
the nursery.
- If possible (if another volunteer is available to stay in the
nursery with the other children), diapers should be changed in one
of the bathrooms across the hall on the changing table. Spare
diapers and wipes are available under the sink in each bathroom.
- Please check for toys that are dirty or broken before children
play with them. Place dirty toys into the dirty toy bin and
throw away broken toys.
- At least one adult nursery volunteer must stay in the nursery
until all children are picked up.
- Please straighten up the nursery before you leave. If time
permits, wipe any dirty toys with sanitizing wipes and put them
away.
Parents:
- Please do not bring sick children to the nursery (fever, vomiting,
or diarrhea in the 24 hours prior to church, or thick stuff coming
out of noses!).
- Please sign your child in when dropping off at the nursery. Indicate
on the sign-in sheet any food allergies your child has, and indicate
any foods your child can or cannot have.
- Place a nametag on your child if requested by the nursery attendant. Nametags
are provided in the sign-in book.
- Snacks are provided in the nursery (animal and/or graham crackers). If
you leave any other food or drink in your child’s diaper bag,
please label it with your child’s name and let the nursery
attendant know what your child may have. Labels are provided
in the sign-in book.
- As a general rule, children ages 6 months to 4 years old are welcome
in the nursery. Due to limited space, safety concerns, and
the desire to maintain a child/volunteer ratio of no more than 4:1,
school-age children (kindergarten and older) are encouraged to be
in worship. At the discretion of the nursery volunteer(s),
you may be asked to stay in the nursery with your school-aged child
until they are ready to return to worship. If nursery capacity
has been reached (8 children with 2 volunteers), you can use the
library, parlor, or narthex if you need to leave the worship service
with your child.
- Please have the same person who dropped off your child pick them
up immediately following the service.
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