The Altar Nursery :

Primary Objective : Provide care and safety for newborns and toddlers during Sunday service times.

Check-In/Out Procedures : 

  • First time visitors please fill out a Registration Paper with specific information to your child's name, needs, and parent/guardian’s name and number.

  • All children will be signed in with the name of the guardians allowed to pick them up after service. 

  • Nursery staff will sign and date the sign in sheet and save it in the check in office. 

Parent Responsibilities :

  • Please bring your Diaper Bag supplied with diapers, bottles, formula/breastmilk, 2-3 changes of clothes, SNACKS and any other special item(s) your child might need. 

  • Please clearly label your child's diaper bag and belongings.
    *each child will have a designated spot in the check-in area

  • Please pick up your child promptly after service ends.

  • Nursery volunteers will bring your child to the door when you arrive. 

  • Children are released only to the parent/guardian listed on the sign-in sheet. 

Wellness Policy : 

Our desire is to protect all children/volunteers from exposure to illness.

We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining a healthy ministry environment and ask that you do not bring your child to nursery if they have experienced any of the following symptoms in the past 48 hours:

  • Persistent coughing

  • Persistent sneezing

  • Discolored nasal discharge

  • Vomiting

  • Inflamed throat

  • Diarrhea (2+ loose bowel movements)

  • Fever (over 100.5°)  

  • Unusual fatigue and irritability

  • Rash (except diaper rash)

If a child shows signs of any of these symptoms while in our care, we will isolate them from the others and you will be contacted.

(Exceptions will be made in the case of children with allergies who might exhibit some of the above-mentioned symptoms)

Your child must be on an antibiotic for at least 24 hours before entering the nursery with any illness.

The nursery is cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis to reduce the spread of germs and illness (dirty toy bins, disinfectant spray, etc).


Discipline Policy :

For the safety of all children, we use the following discipline procedures to address behaviors such grabbing, kicking, hitting, biting, not following directions, etc.

  • Stop the child’s behavior 

  • Kneel down and address the issue. 

  • Tell the child the appropriate way to handle the situation.

  • Offer the child another activity.

  • If the child persists in the behavior, we will have them sit with one of the volunteers until the behavior has finished or the child has moved on to another activity. 

  • If the behavior persists, we will tell their parent/guardian at pick-up about the consistent behavior and discuss how to handle it in the future.