So, I now work in my church's nursery during services. There are very few kids there, however, the state has implemented a "safety first" rule that talks about how there MUST be two caregivers at ALL times in the nursery. Now, the nursery is fully accessible to parents and it used to be parents could sit in with their child. Now, in order to visit with their child, the parent MUST sign them in/out. WHICH IS THE WORST THING EVER. Parents will bring them back and each time they sign out/bring back it's HORRIBLE. We have only under 5's in care. Service is about 1 1/2 hr, with choir practice before and adult sunday school after, so a total of about 4 hours per week is when staff is needed.
Sometimes we are full, sometimes we have one child. The rules state that an attendant must be in nursery at ALL times WITH another attendant regardless of number of kids. When I took on the job, it was explained this was due to liablity reasons and potential for lawsuit.
Most EVERY other church nursery I have ever been to is ALL volunteer and do not have the same policies, and I can't find info on our state website. I just see it as overkill to pay 2 nursery workers almost $10 per hour each for when there is only one or two children. I could take EIGHT at home BY MYSELF.
Anyone else ever see something like this either in a nursery setting, regular daycare or even home settings now? Thanks! :-)
Sometimes we are full, sometimes we have one child. The rules state that an attendant must be in nursery at ALL times WITH another attendant regardless of number of kids. When I took on the job, it was explained this was due to liablity reasons and potential for lawsuit.
Most EVERY other church nursery I have ever been to is ALL volunteer and do not have the same policies, and I can't find info on our state website. I just see it as overkill to pay 2 nursery workers almost $10 per hour each for when there is only one or two children. I could take EIGHT at home BY MYSELF.
Anyone else ever see something like this either in a nursery setting, regular daycare or even home settings now? Thanks! :-)
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