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We use Karyn Henley’s (Best-selling author of the Beginner’s Bible and Day by Day Kids Bible) Foundations curriculum that will present the love of Jesus at a child’s level of understanding. For information on Karyn Henley’s curriculum, visit her website at www.karynhenley.com.

Arrival Procedures

• All children should be signed in at the desk at the entrance to the nursery wing.
• Parents will be asked to complete a three-part nametag: one part goes on the child's back, one part on the child's bag, and one part remains with the parent.  All three parts will have corresponding numbers.  This number (which will change weekly) becomes the call number for a child.
• If there is a security alert (i.e. a parent who is not permitted to pick up a child) a red sticker should be placed on the nametag and a note should be made on the child's information sheet.
• If there is a medical alert (i.e. seizures) or an allergy alert (i.e. nuts) a yellow sticker should be placed on the nametag and a note should be made on the child's information sheet.
• All first time guests will need to complete an information sheet.
• When sign-in is complete, parents will come back to the classroom and children will enter through the small doors.
• For the safety of all the other children, parents will not be permitted to enter the classrooms.  Special exceptions can be made for new children to help them adjust.
• Thirty minutes after the service has started the floater will take the sign-in sheets to the various classrooms.  All remaining children will sign-in at the classroom door.

Dismissal Procedures

• Parents will pick children up directly from the classroom.
• All parents must present their portion of the child's nametag before a child is released.
• If they do not have the nametag, the floater should be called to verify their name on the child's information sheet.  A photo identification must be presented that corresponds to the names listed for pick-up.
• The child must be signed out on the sign-out sheet.

Below are opportunities to serve in the nursery ministry of Brownsville Assembly of God.

• Paid Nursery Staff

  One paid nursery worker oversees each of the different classrooms or the sign-in/registration area.  The paid worker is responsible for the implementation of curriculum and classroom procedures.  Paid nursery staff is also used for various church events when childcare is requested.  Paid nursery staff must attend scheduled trainings and meetings.

• Volunteer Nursery Staff

  Our volunteer nursery staff assists in the classrooms on Sunday mornings.  They are scheduled on a rotating basis.  Volunteer nursery staff must attend scheduled trainings and meetings.

Screening Procedure

All those involved in the nursery ministry must be screened.  Below is the screening process.

1. Application
2. Interview
3. Reference Check
4. Background Check

More information can be obtained by contacting our church office or by stopping by our check-in counter and picking up our Baby Steps Parent Handbook.