Grace Church

Children / Welcome Parents

Mission Statement: Teaching kids to Cherish God is all they do, Love one another and Imitate Christ. Equip them to Minister to others and Broadcast the Gospel to the world!

Welcome to “The Climb”! We are excited about serving you and your family as we team together to leave an eternal imprint on the lives of children. Because we value children, we offer an excellent children’s program that is God centered, safe, and fun. Your child will experience stories from the Bible, praise and worship, object lessons, games, activities, and much more. Our loving and dedicated caregivers, teachers and assistants
help to make your child’s time in The Climb a fun filled and memorable one.

Quick Links

Our Weekend Service Classes
Safety First (Policies & Procedures)
Sample Classroom Schedules
Map Of Classrooms

Our Objectives

To provide a safe, clean, loving and fun environment where children feel secure and loved.
To provide weekend childcare and classes with the intent to help children to develop spiritually.
To create opportunities for them to cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our Weekend Service Classes

Designed with you in mind, Childcare and Classes for children from infants to 6 th grade available at all weekend services.

Nursery Located upstairs outside the main sanctuary. Our nursery offers a clean, fun, save, and loving environment for newborns to 23 months old.

Twosville (2 yrs): Located downstairs and down the hall for 2 year olds with age appropriate curriculum. Twosville is designed and tailored to meet the needs of two year olds.

Preschool Express (3 & 4 yrs): Located downstairs and down the hall. Our 3 and 4 year olds have curriculum designed specifically for preschoolers.

Elementary Explorers (5 yrs-6 th grade) : located downstairs. We have 4 different grade appropriate classes. (5yrs-K.) (1 st & 2 nd) (3 rd & 4 th) (5 th & 6 th), all with your child’s spiritual growth in mind.

Safety First (Policies & Procedures)

General Check in and Check out of Children:

Using our Computer Check In system, parents will check in their children into the appropriate classroom. Nursery children are checked in at the Nursery. Preschool and Elementary age children are checked in at the Computer Check in center located downstairs in the main room.

Children will be given name tags with a number on them. The child will wear their name tag. Parents will receive a receipt for Preschool to Elementary aged children and a wristband, if in the nursery. This receipt or wristband is required to check out your child from class. The receipts and wristbands have a number on them. This number will flash on the screen if your child requires your attention during service. The Children will only be returned to the parent with the matching number. There may be a custody situation between parents that we are unaware of. Therefore, a child will not be returned to anyone other than the person with the corresponding receipt. If a parent has lost their wristband or receipt or has questions regarding the enforcement of this policy, please talk with a Climb staff member. Under no circumstances will a child be returned to anyone without the wristband. This includes parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, baby-sitters, friends and neighbors.

Nursery - 4th grade:
Children must be signed in and signed out of their classroom by the parent. Even if a child says he is to meet his parent, they are not allowed to be released. When service is over, the number on the receipt that was given to the parent at the time of check in will be checked and made sure it corresponds with the child being checked out.

Grades 5 - 6:
Children may be dismissed after service on their own if they know where to meet their parents. Keep in mind some parents may ask for their child to stay in the room until they come to pick them up.

After sundown, ALL children, regardless of age or grade, must remain in their classroom until picked up by a parent.

Contacting a Parents of a child in need:
If you have a child between the ages of 0-4 th grade who needs you for any of the below reasons, the number given to you at check in will be displayed on the screen in the sanctuary.
- If the child becomes ill.
- If the child has been injured.
- If the child has been crying for more than 10 minutes.
Well Child policy:
If your child has had a fever in the last 24 hours or if a child has a runny nose, persistent cough, fever, rash or any other signs of illness we will ask the parent to keep their child with them. If the Nursery leader notices this during the service time parents will be notified through our paging system. The parent will then need to come and pick up their child. Staff cannot give children medication.

Parent/Infant room: In the event you need to have your child with you during service, we have a very nice child/infant room for you and your child to sit in. It is located next to the sanctuary. Here you will be able to enjoy the service.

Sample Classroom Schedule

Twosville (2 yrs) Class Schedule

A loving and caring environment for our youngest ones. “While you are changing diapers, God is changing lives.”

Typical Service

8:30-8:45 Interaction In room activities as children arrive (15 minutes)

8:45-9:15 Involvement Story and craft time (30 minutes)

9:15-9:30 Incorporate Free play/or group game (20 minutes)

9:30-10:00 Invest Snack, free play and clean up (25 minutes)

Welcome Time (10 minutes)
Hugs, bubbles and toys

Worship Time (10 minutes)
Musical instruments and singing
“Let us sing our praises to God.”

Teaching Time (10 minutes)
Curriculum and curriculum toys
“Let us learn about God’s love for us.”

Cracker and Prayer Time (10 Minutes)
“Thank you, God, for our food. Amen”
Nursery leaders are able to give the children either Cheerios or graham crackers at this time. Children are seated in a designated area and receive their snack and water. We want to prevent an accident or possible choking hazard.

Diaper Changing time (10 minutes)

Free-play time (10 minutes)

Bye-Bye time (10 minutes)
Hugs and take home papers

Sample Classroom Schedule

Preschool Express (3 & 4 yrs) Class Schedule

Children enjoy hands-on learning, story time, and “worship” throughout their stay.

Typical Service

8:30-8:45 Interaction In room activities as children arrive (15 minutes)

8:45-9:15 Involvement Story and craft time (30 minutes)

9:15-9:30 Incorporate Group game (20 minutes)

9:30-10:00 Invest Snack and discovery play (25 minutes)

Welcome/ Worship Time (15 minutes)
Kids playing with toys and instruments with music

Story Time (15 minutes)
Leader talks to the children about the day’s story and theme

Teaching Tool Time (15 minutes)
A creative craft reinforcing the Bible story for that day.

Rally Time (20 minutes)
Large group activity reinforcing the story and theme for the day

Snack and Play Time (25 minutes)
Snack and Interactive play time until parents arrive.

Sample Classroom Schedule

Elementary Explorers (5yrs- 6 th Grade) Class Schedule

Typical Service

8:30-8:45	Leaders interact with kids and do intro activity (15 minutes)
8:45-9:15	Main Bible Lesson (20 minutes)
9:15-9:30	Final Activity (15 minutes)
9:30-10:00	Prayer requests and review lesson