Children

The goal of our nursery is to provide a safe, clean, loving, fun, and comfortable environment for both you and your child. To accomplish this our workers will walk, rock, read, feed, and play with the children to insure that they are content.

All the children in our nursery are cared for by adults who have had back ground checks and completed our Child Protection Policy Training. Our nursery staff is well trained and dedicated in giving care and nurture to your child. The staff at First United Methodist Church consists of 5 ladies who come well qualified. Mrs. Mildred Malone is our Nursery Supervisor she worked at Riverchase United Methodist Church in Birmingham for 12 ½ years as Nursery Director. When she and her husband moved to Decatur she had planned on retiring but missed the children. Mrs. Malone has worked here for 7 1/2 years. She is very happy to be here and loves all of the children. Our Assistant Nursery Supervisor is Miss Jade Reardon. Jade has faithfully worked in our nursery since February 2005. She has a B.S. Degree from Auburn University in Human Development and Family Studies with a major in Early Childhood Development. She is currently employed at Redstone Federal Credit Union. Ms. Gail Elledge is employed full time at Dental Associates, Mrs. Sandy Collins who was employed at First Baptist Preschool, Mrs. Lynn Thompson who has had years of working with children. Mrs. Dot Jarvis who is a retried school teacher, and Ms. Danielle Harris who is a registered nurse. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and conscientious nursery staff. They work very hard to provide a safe, friendly, fun, and loving environment for our nursery age children.

The nursery is open every Sunday for worship services and Sunday School, Wednesday evenings during First Fellowship, and for special church events as announced. Located on the first floor outside the Fellowship Hall on the North side of the church building, the nursery rooms are open 15 minutes before an event and remain open for the duration of the activity.

We hope you feel confident that your little one will receive loving care and understanding. Ask us about any of our policies and procedures. We are happy to answer your questions. If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please feel free to contact Ann Crabbe, Children's Director.