Nursery Ministry
In the Awesome Adventure nursery, your child will experience God’s love and hear biblical truths designed to provide a foundation they can build on as they grow.
Sunday Classes
Our secure nursery, just outside the sanctuary upstairs, is a safe and welcoming space where little ones can play, grow, and experience God’s love. An adjacent infant care room offers comfortable seating and a live video feed of the service.
Our Curriculum
Beginning when children are approximately 18 months old, we teach simple interactive Bible lessons using a monthly theme to give them a foundational understanding of important truths they can build on as they grow.
Over the course of a year, they will learn:
God Created the World
God Created Me
God is our Provider
God Gave us Jesus (Jesus’ Birth)
God Gave us the Bible
God Gave us the Church
God is our Rescuer (Jesus’ Death & Resurrection)
God is All-Powerful
God is All Good
God is All Knowing and All Wise
God is Our King (He is in Charge)
God is our Faithful Friend
Meet our Nursery Coordinator
Christy is our Children’s Ministry Nursery Coordinator. She works in the nursery to partner with parents and welcome their children in a loving, Christ-centered environment.
If you have any questions for Christy and her team about the Nursery Ministry at West Shore, you are welcome to send her an email.
More About Our Nursery Ministry
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Health, Safety and Security
West Shore Free Church takes our responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment for children very seriously. We have implemented a safety and security policy that protects children and reassures parents and includes:
- An electronic check-in and sticker verification system for all childcare and classes
- Background checks and an internal vetting process for all adult volunteers
- Training for teenagers interested in serving as volunteer assistants
- A health policy that asks parents to keep children with symptoms of illness home
- Regular hand washing among leaders and children and disinfecting of classrooms and facilities
- We seek to maintain a low teacher-to-child ratio of 3 to 1 in the nursery
- Changing tables are equipped with anti-bacterial soap and disposable gloves and are disinfected after each use.
- New containers of clean toys are used for each service. Used toys are put away to be disinfected during the week.
- Crib sheets are removed and washed after use.
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Worried About Children Being Upset
If you’re concerned about your children becoming upset when you leave them, the caregivers will work with you to find the best way to comfort them. In most cases, crying stops a few moments after parents leave and fussing becomes less common with regular attendance. If a child continues to cry after five or ten minutes, we contact the parents using their cellphone.
Have questions about what to bring? Check out our recommendations for your first visit.
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Provide Care for our Smallest Children
If you are interested in volunteering as a nursery ministry partner, let us know!
