What You Need to Know About Kids’ Spiritual Development
We tracked down four noted experts to demystify kids’ spiritual development by the ages. Read on to learn how to reach—and teach—the wonderful little people in your ministry! Every age…
Nursery
Make your church nursery a safe, engaging place for babies and toddlers with these helpful tips and ideas. Your nursery volunteers will feel fully equipped to provide excellent care for young children. Plus, parents will thank you for taking such good care of their precious little ones!
What You’ll Find
Here you’ll find hundreds of tips and ideas on how to make your nursery a relaxing environment for babies and toddlers that supports the young families in your church. The articles in this section address nursery questions like, “What makes a good toy for my church nursery?” or “How can I support new mothers in my ministry?” Explore our great tips on how to ease separation anxiety, how to make your nursery safe and sound, quick ways to bond with little ones, and so much more!
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About Nursery
3 Ways to Create Smooth Transitions in Your Nursery
Transitions can be very difficult for children in your nursery. Here are three ways you can make their transitions smooth. It was time to promote Michael to the toddler room.…
Appropriate Faith Development Through the Years
Here’s your developmentally appropriate guide-at-a-glance for effectively encouraging faith development in kids of all ages. Faith Development for Babies Typical Brain Development Young babies recognize human faces and prefer them…
How Children of All Ages Solve Problems
Here are ways that children of all ages solve problems, and ways that you can respond to help develop their ability to work through problems. How Children Ages 1-2 Solve…
3 Baby Steps to Take to Build Trust in Your Nursery
The relationship we build with the babies in our nurseries will impact their ability to trust in God. Here are 3 tips to help foster more trust. I love sneaking…
Classroom Environments: Nursery and Preschool Essentials
Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have certain needs, and those needs help us determine what’s truly essential in these ministries. Here’s a list of the must-haves for your nursery and preschool…
Nursery Teaching Tip: Using the Five Senses During Early Childhood
Early childhood matters at church because babies are built for learning. Every time they use their senses — touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound — it electrifies an infant’s brain…
Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages
Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation…
3 Tips for Teaching Your Nursery About God’s Love
Looking to teach the children in your nursery about God’s love? Here are three tips that will help make God’s love real to them. Recently I shared the story of…
How to Encourage Active Learning in Your Church Nursery
Are you using your nursery to teach children? Trying using active learning in your church nursery to help little ones learn about the Bible. Nursery Active Learning Tip: Plan pre-session…
