What to expect when bringing a child to the nursery

The following procedures are essential in ensuring that caregivers can identify children and provide for their security.

Check-in
• Check in at greeting station/fill out sign-in sheet completely.
• Parents will receive a beeper.
• Children are issued a permanent tag with child’s name and parent’s name. Each parent is given a corresponding tag. For security reasons, the parent must show this tag when picking up their child.
• Visitor tags are provided for visitors. The corresponding parent tag is to be presented before receiving a child.
• All bottles, cups, pacifiers, diaper bags must be labeled with a permanent marker or sticker.

Check-out
• Identified parent or legal guardian may pick up child with laminated name tag.
• Return beeper, both laminated name tags and take diaper bag.

In order to cut down on traffic and provide security, parents may not come into the nursery room at check-in or check-out times without permission from the coordinator.

First time visitors will be offered a tour at designated times.

This is a condensed version of procedures from the Nursery Handbook for Volunteers. Copies are available on request.