The church cannot underestimate the value of Great Nursery Workers! Here are a few things to keep in mind:
1). The Nursery Worker is the first person that a visitor with children will meet. Almost every church I know is trying to entice the young family with children to visit the church and join the church. The Nursery Worker will have a significant impact on their decision to return.
2). The Nursery Worker must instill confidence to the parents. The parents are leaving their children in the care of these workers for an hour or more. They probably do not know them personally (at least not at first) so it is vital that the Nursery Worker does these things:
a) They should be early. At least 10 minutes before the service. They should have the lights on and the room ready.
b) The children should be playing safely. It will scare a new parent if another child is standing on the table or throwing toys across the room or being rough with another child.
c) They should be friendly and ask for information. It will continue to instill confidence if you have some set questions: “Is your child allergic to anything?”, “Is there a nickname you child goes by?”, “Do you want me to call you if the child cries?”, “When was the last time the child ate?”, etc.
3). The room should be safe. The room should be painted bright, kept very clean and orderly, and the room should most definitely be free of any potential hazards.
4). The Nursery Worker should know when the service is coming to a close and clean up the room before the parents even arrive. This again will show the parents that you have order and the children are in a good and safe environment while in their care.
** The Nursery Worker can be your most important Greeter!!
Cheers! It’s perfect time to make some plans for the future and it is time to be happy.