EP Nursery
Guidelines for Workers
1. Preparation
– Arrive 15 minutes early for your assigned service –
2.
Visitor Registration –
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Give Parents of a visiting child a copy of the Guidelines for Parents.
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Have the parent mark the child’s name on the attendance form.
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Have the parent fill out the numbered tag label, and inform the parent that
they must present the numbered portion after the service upon picking up their
child. No sibling under the age of 12
may pick up the children.
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Using the numbered label, make sure that parent has labeled bottles, bags,
pacifiers, cups, and all other personal belongings that might be removed from
the diaper bag. Be careful to make sure
that other children do not use these items.
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Inform the visiting parent that there is a nursing room if needed. They may also take a beeper for peace of
mind.
3. Registration
for Regular Attendees –
* Have the parent mark the
child’s name on the attendance form.
*
Have parent fill out the numbered tag label.
*
Using the numbered label, make sure that parent has labeled bottles, bags,
pacifiers, cups, and all other personal belongings that might be removed from
the diaper bag. Be careful to make sure
that other children do not use these items.
4. Suggestions
for Crying Babies – Offer to take a crying child from the parent and hold
them for awhile. Distract child with
toys, funny faces, funny noises, or songs.
Look out the window together.
Introduce the child to the play of other children. Hold, gently bounce, or rock child. If child continues to cry for 10 minutes,
notify the parent and allow the parent to decide if they should return to the
nursery. However, if the child is
inconsolable and in need of so much attention that the care of other children
is being compromised, the worker should not hesitate to ask a parent to return
to their crying child.
5. Illness
– Check child for any signs of illness such as fever, diarrhea, runny nose that
is thick and cloudy, loose and frequent cough, or unusual lethargic
behavior. If the child appears to be ill
at any time, in the best interest of the child and to prevent the spread of
germs to other children, notify the parent.
6. Play
– Interact and play with children as much as possible. Sing songs, read books, do puzzles, hold
them, and just have fun. Play a music cd and make up hand motions to songs. Play games like follow the leader and
peek-a-boo. The children in the toddler
room often have their own play activities, but join in with them by playing
dolls or trucks, etc. This is your
chance to be young again!
7. Diaper
Changing – Check each child’s diaper at least once while you are there for
your shift. Use rubber gloves and one of
the paper pads from under the counter to go on the changing pad. To help eliminate odors, try to wrap the
soiled diaper in the rubber glove prior to proper disposal. Wipe counters and changing pad with disinfectant
solution after each change. Remember to
wash your hands with antibacterial soap after each diaper change and after each
contact with child emitting or toy containing bodily fluids. Take potty-trained children to the bathroom
that is in the infant room. Wash the
child’s hands and your hands afterwards.
Note on the attendance sheet for the parents that the diaper was changed
or that the child was taken to the bathroom.
8. Cribs
–
Use
new crib pad for each child. Remove and
place in the hamper after the child is through sleeping. Close and secure crib gates when children are
inside. Note on the attendance sheet the
length of time the child napped.
9. Clean-up
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Keep
the nursery clean. Do not allow children
to share mouthed toys. Put all used toys
in the sink and disinfect with the toy solution, wash, rinse and dry before
returning to bin or shelves. Get the
children to be actively involved in returning things to their places. Wash any area, including yourself,
that has been contaminated by bodily fluids.
10. Check-out
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Verify
that the person picking up the child has the same number tag that corresponds
with the child. Remind parents to gather
all belongings and inform them of any changed diapers, naps from the attendance
sheet.
Try
to give a positive report to the parent about the child’s time in the nursery.
11. No-shows
–
If
you have waited 15 minutes in the start of the service, and there are still no
children in your nursery room, we ask that you check with the other nursery
room to see if your assistance there would be helpful. If you are not needed, then you may feel free
to leave the nursery area.
12.
Emergency –
In
case of emergency and the need to leave the building, use the cribs in the
infant room. These cribs are evacuation
cribs and are capable of holding all the kids in the nursery. They hold up to 130 lbs for each crib. Wheel the cribs down the hall and out the
front door to the driveway and wait there.
If the hallway is not passable use the door that is in the toddler
room. Just remember that this door locks
from the outside once the door is shut. There
is a phone on the wall in the bathroom of the infant room in case of emergency.
Thank you for all your
efforts in the nursery. Parents can
worship more freely knowing that their children are being well cared for. Thank you for your ministry!