Illness Prevention in the Nursery

We are well into “sick season,” and we wanted to assure you that we take the health of your children very seriously. We would like to take the time to update you on the precautions we take to ensure that we remain as sanitary an environment as possible. If we work together, we believe we are able to provide a safe, clean nursery for your little ones.

Our responsibilities:

• We have committed to sanitizing our entire play areas, eating areas, and diapering/toileting areas with a product called DZ-7. This neutral disinfectant cleaner was thoughtfully chosen because it has no active ingredients that are harmful to children. It is sensitive to viruses, including the H1N1 virus. This is a recent change from the DMQ product we have used for years, specifically because of DZ-7’s ability to target H1N1.
  
  
• We have a policy of glove use, hand washing, and sanitization after every diaper change. Diaper changing is only done by a paid staff member.
  
  
• All blankets, bedding, and spit cloths are machine washed after each use. We also hand or machine wash any toys we have seen put into a child’s mouth.
  
  
• We keep hand sanitizer at our check in counter, in our kitchen, and in every room.
  
  
• We are vigilant about asking parents to retrieve an obviously ill child.

Your responsibility: Please keep any child who is exhibiting an illness home with you for the day. If your child has had a fever or has had vomiting or diarrhea, please be sure these symptoms have not been present for 48 hours prior to leaving your child in the nursery. If your child is being treated with antibiotics, please be sure they have been in your child’s system for at least 48 hours before bringing them to the nursery.


Thank you for trusting in us and bringing your precious child to class each week! We strive to be deserving of your trust. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

Mary Pollard, Nursery Director
598-6767 x. 212; mpollard@pulpitrock.com

Sarah Tinan, Assistant Nursery Director
stinan@pulpitrock.com

A nursery poem for parents

Mary had a little cold
That would not stay at home
And everywhere that Mary went
The cold was sure to roam.
It wandered into Molly’s eyes
And filled them full of tears.
It jumped from there to Bobby’s nose
And then to Jimmy’s ears.
It painted Anna’s throat bright red
And swelled poor Jenny’s head.
Jane had a fever,
And a cough put Jack to bed.
The moral of this little tale
Is very quickly said:
Mary could have saved a lot of pain
With just one day in bed.

Parents, this “one day in bed” could be a Sunday for you son or daughter. Please consider the other children exposed to you child because they could catch the illness.

Thank you for your help!

For more information, talk to Mary Pollard, Nursery director at 598-6767 ext.119 or mpollard@pulpitrock.com.

Nursery Outreach

We bet you didn’t know that your little ones, who may not even be crawling, could do an outreach! Well, you’d be right, but the workers and the Nursery Director can organize one in their names! It’s the annual Socks for Tots project where we will be collecting tiny little socks for cold, tiny feet. Last year, we collected 150 pairs. Then, we asked the preschoolers who come on Tuesdays to help us to put them in cute little bags and decorate them with stickers. The whole package goes to Life Network for their Pregnancy Center. If you would like to donate, simply drop off new socks at the Nursery counter any time (Tuesdays or Sundays) between January 20 and February 10. Thank you for being a part of this Nursery Outreach tradition.

Nursery Proverbs

Four Proverbs for parents.
1. A binky in the hand is worth two under the car seat.
2. All that glitters is not a Disney princess costume.
3. Once bitten, twice afraid to go on a playdate.
4. All’s well the ends in a nap.

Thanks to Parenting, December, 2008

Why parenthood is like a fairy tale…

1. Though they eat neon fruit leather by the yard, your children act like you want to poison them if you offer a real apple.
2. Each night when you return home, several waist-high people greet you. One is sleepy and one is grumpy.
3. Every time you try to put them to bed, they act like you want them to sleep for 100 years.
4. Your kids insist that their expensive new beds are too soft or too hard. However, your overcrowded bed is just right.
5. Your kiss has all the magical qualities of Prince Charming’s.

From Parenting Magazine, November, 2008 (But, two of them I made up myself).

Teach Your Child to Pray

When prayer is a natural part of your day-to-day routine, your kids learn the value of going to God with little things as well as the big things.

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  Help your kids see things around them as visual aids to prompt prayer. If you’re driving and see an ambulance speeding down the street, ask your kids to pray for the person being treated.
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  Pray in a conversational way. Instead of saying a formal prayer at meals and bedtime, speak to God as a friend. Use simple, conversational language. Kids will think, I can do that. They will be more likely to talk to God in their own way.
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  Use Bible verses. Have your kids ever said, “I don’t know what to say when I pray?” Show them verses that will give them ideas. For example, if they’re having a hard time in math, they can use Philippians 4:13 to jump-start their conversation with God.

“Lord, thank You that I can do all things (even cleaning my messes) because You give me strength.”

Adapted from The Mom You’re Meant to Be by Cheri Fuller (Focus on the Family/Tyndale House, 2003).

PRC Nursery, a safe and wonderful place to be.

At the PRC Nursery, the volunteers and staff work hard to play with and love on the children. The focus for teachers is to help the children recognize Jesus’ name and to associate it with his love. Also, they want them to learn that Church is a safe, and wonderful place to be. Last year, one toddler exclaimed on entering her room, ” Look, I’m going to play with my friends!”
All this love and comfort must be working because our numbers are growing. So, there are many openings for paid staff and volunteers. See Mary Pollard or Sarah Tinan about these.
Announcing our new Welcome Team members: Chris and Adria Robinson, Molly Thompson, Jared and Alicia Miller, Bill and Catherine Pounds, Cristina and Luke Wrobleski, Jason and Caity Garrett, Trevor and Jen Cofer and and Tre and Deb Pinyerd. We’re looking forward to a great year.