Tender loving care is provided for children under the age of three (3), from 9:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. each Sunday. Paid nursery attendants provide a warm, caring environment and give each child individual attention to help each one feel comfortable and happy. You are welcome to stay in the room for a few minutes or the entire morning if your baby or toddler needs you to stay until he/she becomes comfortable with the caregivers.  If a child is unhappy and cannot be comforted in reasonable amount of time, the parent/guardian will be contacted. The 11:00 a.m. Worship service may also be listened to in the Religious Education Lounge area. In consideration of others, we ask that children who are not feeling well be kept at home or with the parent.

Preschool

This group meets in the “Pond Room” just off the Allen Courtyard. Becoming comfortable with the church, their teachers and peers is the goal for these youngsters. The curriculum goals of Celebrating Me and My World will also help every child develop a positive self-image, feel safe, accepted and at home in the church, become more aware and appreciative of our interconnectedness with nature, develop cooperative skills, develop their abilities to express themselves and extend the boundaries
of what they regard as “their world”. Snack and circle times are also part of the program. At 11:00 a.m. they are joined by the older preschoolers for indoor and outdoor free play supervised by paid childcare givers.