- Arrive
- Wash hands prior to entering rooms
- Place handbags out of reach of children
- Collect and wear appropriate lanyard
- Collect rolls and need-to-know folders
- Secure gates to doorways
- Wipe down all tables before use
- If possible, key lock external door (to prevent unauthorised people from entering)
- Place roll, nursery wipes, nappy bag (for rubbish) and Hamilton hand wash near door
- Set out appropriate toys and activities (incl. take-home craft)
- Organise story book and set up iPod
- Display morning routine pictures in correct order
- Organise props for stories and set up iPod
- Prepare morning tea
- Ensure room looks and feels inviting and organised (warm or cool, fun and colourful)
- Pray as a team – remind team of the big idea for the day
- Children arrive – welcome with a smile, hand a nursery wipe to parent to clean his/her child’s hands, check each child has check-in or V sticker, mark child on roll
- Parents are encouraged not to enter the room
- If parents insist on settling their child, they clean his/her hands and stay no more 5 min.
- Engage children in a play activity
- Pack up play equipment
- Joint Time: singing, birthdays, story and prayer
- Clean hands using nursery wipes
- Pray – thank God for the food
- Snack – rice crackers, approved fruit/veg (see list) and water
- Clean hands using nursery wipes
- Play activities while waiting for parents (e.g. blocks, picture books, parachute game…)
- Hand parent/guardians take-home crafts, Bible Reading Plans, notes, jumpers…
- Handover child after rego number on adult and child’s sticker has been matched
- Packs away all equipment into correct tubs and leave room clean (floors vacuumed…)
- Team debrief and prayer – celebrate what God is doing in this ministry
- Ensure room is left better than how your team found it
