Policies and Procedures Training:

1. Policies and Procedures Training:

2. ___ ____ _______ Play House Policies • Check-In as a volunteer (“Attendant”) and wear your nametag. • Please be in your assigned classroom by 5:40pm (Saturday Service), 8:50 am (Sunday 1st service) or 10:50 (Sunday 2nd service) to prepare to greet the children and their parents. • Put all personal items out of reach. Put on your nursery volunteer nametag. Please do not bring food or drinks into the nursery. • All visitors must check in at the children's welcome desk where they will fill receive a tag for their child as well as a check-in slip. They will also receive instructions on picking up their child and the paging system. Then the visitors will be escorted to their child's room. Greet him or her warmly by name and make sure that they are written in on the class role.

3. Take the child from his/her parent over the pass-through door. Parents are NOT to come in the room to drop off their child. This takes up additional space and may upset other children. Explain that a quick separation is best for them and their child, and that they will be paged if their child doesn’t calm down. • Snacks will be provided in the room. Please wash hands before preparing the snack. Also, be aware that some children have food allergies. NO additional snacks should be brought in for the entire class (parents of children with allergies may sometimes bring in a special snack for their child). • All diapers should be changed during the service. Please change diapers on the changing pad provided. Only female lead teachers change diapers. Please use gloves and wash hands after EACH diaper change, and then wipe down the changing pad with a Clorox wipe or spray with Citrace disinfectant. • Make every effort to calm an upset child. If after 15 minutes a child is inconsolable, page the parent using the number located on the child’s tag.

4. Release children over the half-door and only to parents or guardians ONLY IF THEY PRESENT YOU WITH A CHECK OUT SLIP. • Please see the clean-up checklist after all the children have been released: • Pick up all toys and return them to their appropriate shelves/bins. • Spray disinfectant spray, Citrace, on all toys, swings, rockers, exersaucers, bouncy seats, cribs, etc. Wipe down toys when necessary. • Wipe down all counters with Clorox wipes. • Strip all used sheets/blankets from cribs and place in laundry basket in closet. Replace with clean sheets which can be found in the closet. • Last service-put all trash in trashcans, tie it up and leave outside the door for pick up. Put a new trash bag in the trash can (these will be kept in the bottom of the trash can). • Put away all cleaning supplies. • Turn out the lights.

5. _____ ___ Safety Plan General Security • Teacher Responsibilities • Never release a child with out a Check-out slip. • Notify Coach or Staff Member of any suspicious activity (person loitering in hall, etc.) • Male volunteers are not allowed to change diapers. • Male volunteers should avoid being in a room alone with a child. • During Big Group, only female volunteers should escort children to the bathroom. • Be mindful of age- and context-appropriate contact.

6. Welcome Team Responsibilities • Verify photos when asked to check-out a child • Monitor hallways and main entrance for suspicious activity • Ask all students and adults to leave building during service times unless they are serving somewhere • When possible, escort new families to classrooms • Staff / Coach Responsibilities • Monitor hallways and main entrance for suspicious activity • Ask all students and adults to leave building during service times unless they are serving somewhere

7. Well-Child Procedures Children with any of the following symptoms will not be accepted into a classroom. If a child develops any of these symptoms after check-in, the parent will be paged to retrieve their child. Fever (Child must be fever-free for 24 hours.) Vomiting or diarrhea.  Runny nose with green or yellow mucus.  Skin rash of any kind.

8. Preventative Methods • Hand Washing • After changing diapers, wiping noses, and cleaning up messes. • After using the toilet. • Before eating or drinking. • Wash the children's hands for them if they are too young to do it for themselves. • Diaper Changing • Only female volunteers can change diapers. • Gloves must be worn each time a diaper is changed. • Disinfect the changing table in between each child. • Never leave a child unattended on the changing table.

9. Disinfecting Hard Surfaces • Spray disinfectant spray (Citrace) on all hard surfaces (toys, swings, rockers, cribs, tables, chairs, etc.) at the end of each service. • Clean toys that have been in a child’s mouth before letting another child play with them. • Wipe down all counters and door knobs with Clorox wipes at the end of each service. • Cleaning Soft Surfaces • Place all sheets (snack sheets and cribs sheets) outside room at the end of each service. These will be collected and washed. • In Nursery rooms, use hand-held vacuum to remove any snack crumbs from carpets. • Place any soiled clothing in a plastic bag for parents to take home at the end of the day.

10. Medical / First Aid • Injury • Send another adult or student helper to notify your Coach immediately. Do NOT leave your class unattended. • First Aid Kits are located in the following locations: • Workroom on each hall • 1st Floor Welcome Desk (closest to Preschool Hall) • 3rd Floor Welcome Desk • Horizon and Summit Quest Rooms on 3rd Floor • Put on gloves before treating any bleeding child. • Do not pick up a child who has fallen and is not moving. • If severe injury, have Welcome Team page medical professional (#9999) immediately and call 911when appropriate. • Notify parent by either paging during service or at check-out.

11. Allergic Reaction • Minor – Hives, itchiness, splotches, etc. • Only parent, legal guardian or medical professional is allowed to give any medicine. • Urgent – Breathing problems • Call 911 immediately, page medical professional (#9999) • Only parent, legal guardian or medical professional is allowed to give any medicine.

12. Building Evacuation • Teacher Responsibilities • Count children before leaving the room and recount when outside • Take all check-in slips with you to help identify parents • Follow map posted in classroom for exit route • Have your class sit together in the following areas: • Nursery = Playground • Elementary = Parking Lot behind Children’s Center • Preschool = Parking Lot on right side of Children’s Center • Never re-enter an evacuated building • Welcome Team Responsibilities • Page staff (#0000) • Pull nearest fire alarm if not done previously • Grab walkie-talkies and give to staff and coaches • Assist in Nursery Hallway • Never re-enter an evacuated building

13. Staff / Coach Responsibilities • Staff member - Call 911 and report incident • One staff member should look for emergency responders and advise of situation when they arrive • Coaches – Notify all classes of evacuation and direct them to nearest exit • Coaches – Confirm that all rooms and bathrooms have been evacuated • Staff / Coaches - Have 2-3 people at front and back doors to direct volunteers and children • Staff / Coaches – 1-2 people at each side of building to direct classes as they go to their designated spots

14. Severe Weather • Teacher Responsibilities • 1st & 2nd Floor classes – move to interior hallway • 3rd Floor classes – move to The Lodge on 2nd Floor • Count children before leaving room and recount when re-grouped in designated area • Take all check-in slips with you to help identify parents • Wait for instructions from Coach or Staff member before returning to classroom  • Welcome Team Responsibilities • Page staff (#0000) • Turn on weather radio(located at 1st Floor Welcome Desk on Preschool side) • Grab walkie-talkies and give to staff and coaches • Assist in Nursery Hallway

15. Staff / Coach Responsibilities • Coaches – Notify all classes of situation and direct them to move to designated area. • Coaches – Confirm that all rooms and bathrooms have been evacuated. • Staff – Monitor situation and give all-clear when able to return to classes. • Coaches – Notify classes when it is safe to return to classrooms.

16. Grace Kids Staff Ed Sweeny Lee Anne Cavin Nicole Craig Braeton Beres Pastor of Children and Families Children’s Ministry Director Children’s Ministry Administrator Children’s Volunteer Assimilator Heather Scott Tracy West Molly Burns Leah Pinckney Golden Strip Ministry Director Preschool Coordinator Elementary Coordinator Saturday Night Coordinator Kelly Muth Stephanie Allen Rob Allen Downtown Campus Staff Support & Downtown Children’s Ministry Coordinator Powdersville Children’s Ministry Co-Director Powdersville Children’s Ministry Co-Director