New to the Nursery
Whether this is your first visit to the Antiark Nursery, or your child is a regular attendee, we want to ensure that you are familiar with what happens from the moment that you place your child in our care.
This information explains some of our policies and procedures.
What to Expect
We understand that adjustments can be difficult for children. Your child may not want to stay in the classroom without you being there. Be patient. Talk positively about coming to the Antiark Nursery and reassure your child with plenty of hugs.
When you are leaving your child at the Nursery Check-in counter, tell him/her that you, too, are going to church, and that you will be back soon. If your child becomes upset, the staff will intervene and take the child to a calming activity. If your child cries for more than 15 minutes, we will call for you to return to the Nursery. Remember, it is helpful for you to pick up your child as soon as possible after Worship Service or an event, so that the child does not feel “left behind.”
Nursery Check-In and Badges
Please make sure that you check your child in at the Nursery Check-In counter. Here, you will receive a badge for yourself and one to be attached to your child as a security precaution. Pre-schoolers who are active and attend on a continuous basis will receive a permanent number. Permanent numbers are only given to children who attend regularly on Sunday. Because of the time and materials that it takes to prepare the numbers, we only want to issue those to our regular attendees (regular attendees are those who attend 3 out of 4 Sundays each month).
Security System
The security system exists to provide an optimally safe environment for our Nursery pre-schoolers. This is accomplished through the badges that we provide in the Nursery check-in area. Parents have individual badges with their child’s number on the front. Children’s badges have the same number and their name on the badge.
New badges are processed at the Nursery Check-In counter. Please be sure to keep your badge with you at all times while you are at the church. Lost badges will be replaced for a fee of $1.00. Children’s badges are kept at the Nursery Check-In counter and worn for each event they attend in the Nursery. When you come to pick up your child, you must present the Parent badge. Without doing so, the child will not be released.
Visitors obtain a temporary badge at the Nursery Check-In. One will be issued to the parent and one to the child. The badges must be returned immediately following Worship Service.
Teachers are trained to check the badge of children and whomever picks up the child. It is critical that we are notified of special circumstances for pick-ups so as not to release a child improperly. Please report this to the Nursery Director.
