Caring for Your Child

Childcare (Worship Care) (ages newborn to younger 2's) is provided during all Sunday worship services and Wednesday evening programming. Registered child care for children up to pre-K is also provided for Thursday Women's Bible Study and during special church events as announced. For more information about our Worship Care, please email or call the Worship Care Coordinator, Sharon Spencer 723-1621, ext. 233.

Sunday Morning 9:15am-12:15pm

Our caring staff will be waiting to receive your child at 9:15 in their age appropriate classrooms. 6 wks to babies who are crawling. 

Infant Room - This room has comforts for each baby and a nursing area for mothers.  Babies remain in this room until they are crawling.

Crawler Room - Babies who are actively mobile until walking. This is our room in which separation anxiety often arrives. It's important to know that this is normal. 

Toddler Room - When your child is walking and climbing steadily, it is time to move on. Here the children begin some structured activities as they have a special time with music, pray together and learn about the world God made. They will remain here until 24 months of age.

2 year olds (Butterflies)—stay in their classroom and hear the same Bible story and sing the same songs that the older preschoolers will hear at the Backyard Theater.  As the year progresses, and the children become more comfortable in their new classroom, they will be transitioned over to the Backyard Theater large group teaching with the other preschoolers.

Worship Care Tag System

We know that safety is extremely important to your family.  Likewise, we believe that we must do whatever we can to protect the "little ones" from many unknown dangers of the world. For this reason, First Presbyterian has adopted a security tag system in the Sandbox area. When you leave your child in one of the worship care rooms, or for Sunday School, he/she will receive a security tag with his/her name and a number on it. (See an example tag.) The parent will be given a matching tag. During the worship service, if you are needed, your child's number will appear on the lighted worship care board (located on the front sides of the sanctuary/auditorium). When you come to pick up your child, the volunteers will make sure the tags match before releasing your child to you. Please remember to leave both tags in the classroom when you leave.