We look forward to seeing you! Please know you are a welcome guest, and we hope you and your children have a wonderful first visit.
Our staff and volunteers work hard to create a safe and meaningful class experience. Here are a few things that will help you have a successful time on Sundays.
· We recommend arriving 20 minutes before the service begins.
· When you arrive, you will find volunteers at all Welcome Desks ready to assist you in checking in your child.
· We will help you fill out a simple registration form. At that time, please let us know of any allergies or health concerns.
· Your child will be assigned a class, given a name/security label, and then escorted to classrooms.
· When you visit again, you can go directly to one of our kiosks and print a name/security label for your child. Please feel free to ask any of our volunteers for assistance with the kiosk. Once you’ve printed your child’s name/security label, you can go directly to the classroom listed on the label.
SICKNESS POLICY
1. For the protection of your child and the other children, we ask that you allow your child to recuperate at home with any of the following symptoms and/or illnesses:
Symptoms
- Fever (99.5 degrees or higher) currently or within the previous 24 hours (Children should be fever-free without fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours)
- Runny nose, green or yellow in color (excluding allergies)
- Questionable rashes
- Coughing
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Sore throat
Illnesses
- Impetigo
- Active Chicken Pox
- Measles
- Mumps
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
- Thrush
- Croup
- RSV
2. We will not administer medication. If your child is being treated with antibiotics, he/she should be on the medicine and “fever free” for at least 24 hours before coming to the nursery/classroom.
3. If the child develops a fever or other symptoms of illness while at church, we will contact the parent immediately so the child may be taken home to recuperate and receive the necessary care and rest.
4. If your child has a physical condition which might require some type of specialized intervention or precaution, please contact the Preschool/Children’s Minister to discuss special arrangements before bringing your child.
5. For the protection of all our little ones, caregivers and volunteers are asked to follow the same guidelines with regard to working in the preschool area when sick.
SAFETY & SECURITY
Secured Check-In
At Crossroads, we have a secure check-in process. First-time guests check-in at the Preschool Welcome Desk. We have amazing volunteers who will assist you. Once your child is in our system, you will be able to check-in at one of the kiosk located in the Preschool commons. We always have volunteers available to assist you.
How to Check-In
Enter the last four digits of your home phone number (or cell phone if that is your main contact number) to pull up your children’s information. Click on the class/service they will be attending that morning and make sure to “print all” when you are given the printing option. The label you receive for your child will have their name, the class they are assigned to, along with the parent/guardian name. There is also a random number generated weekly on the child’s label that corresponds with the random number on the parent’s label. If you are unable to locate your parent label when you come to pick-up your child, please see the Volunteer Coordinator. You will be asked to provide some identification before your child is released to you. Thank you for understanding and for helping us to make Crossroads the safest place for your children!
Magnetic Lock Doors
While we have children inside the preschool area, we have the ability to lock our doors for extra security purposes. Our Preschool Coordinators and Welcome Desk Assistants have scan card access to the doors, and we are happy to allow you in at any time. We lock the doors at the beginning of our Large Group Time and un-lock them prior to the end of each service.
Careful Screening of Volunteers and Workers
We have a careful screening process for all our volunteers and childcare staff. We review all applications, contact references, submit background checks, require a child abuse awareness training session (Ministry Safe Training), and interview all potential candidates to assess each individual is the right fit for our ministry.
Hand Washing
We realize that the #1 way to prevent the spreading of germs amongst children is effective hand washing. We do our very best to ensure that your child and other children are not passing germs. Please help us with this effort by washing their hands before they arrive. When spending time with us, we have them wash their hands before snack, after playing on the playground and after using the restroom. We do our best to wash our hands frequently, after tending to a child’s nose, before we hand out snack, after taking the children to the restroom and after we use the restroom.
Cleanliness
When changing diapers, our staff uses a new pair of gloves for each diaper change and we spray the changing pad with a safe disinfectant spray after each change. All surfaces in a classroom are sprayed with a safe disinfectant that kills germs but is safe on toys, after each time children have been in a classroom. All of our sheets and blankets are laundered after every use. If a crib is used multiple times, new sheets and blankets are used for every new child. Please be especially aware of signs of illness before coming to the nursery. Do not send children with symptoms of contagion to the nursery. These symptoms include green nasal discharge, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Children must be fever free for twenty-four hours before returning to the nursery. If a child has a runny nose due to allergies, a doctor’s note stating the child is not contagious is extremely helpful for us and other concerned parents.
Special Needs
Crossroads is a loving, safe and caring place for all children. We will take the best possible care of your child and will make every effort to accommodate any child with special needs. Please let us know of any special needs your child may have by visiting with us at the Welcome Desk, or feel free to contact our preschool staff at 936-271-7500.
