Children & Families

The Nursery

Nursery Care is available throughout Sunday mornings for children from birth to preschoolers. It is equipped with capable staff that are current in First Aid and infant, child, and adult CPR certifications in addition to being background checked. Children of all ages will hear a Bible story and music which shares God's love with them.

All children need to be checked in using the tablets and printers when you drop off. You can use any tablet located throughout campus.  

  • If you forget the diaper bag at home, no worries, we have extra clothes, diapers, and wipes if your child needs them. 

  • The Nursery is available during Faith and Fellowship Hour. They will be learning the same stories.

Make a Tag for Your Bag!

When checking in your child in the nursery, follow these instructions so that we can properly know what items belong to whom and what the child's name is.

  1. Search for anyone in your household's name. If you have a common name, please add first and last names.

  2. Select the child(ren) who will be going to the nursery by hitting the box to the left of the child's name.

  3. Before you hit "finish and print" make sure you select the number 2 at the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

  4. Once you hit print and finish, there will be three stickers printed from the printer. The one that says the child's name goes to the child, one of the security labels goes to you (or another approved pick-up adult), and the other security label goes on your diaper bag. 

Godly Play

Godly Play (a supervised sharing of the Bible story that follows the year of the Bible worship pattern) is offered for Pre-K 3 - 1st grade during each of the three Sunday morning worship services. The children will hear a Bible Story, enjoy a feast (snack), and then they have the chance to work with the story and explore what they feel from the Bible story that they experienced. Parents typically drop off the child and then return to the worship service, but please know parents are always welcome to stay and observe.

Faith & Fellowship Hour

Pre-K 3 - 5th grade meets in the Chapel at 10:00 am (located in the breezeway near the main Sanctuary, facing the Courtyard) for singing and to introduce the day’s Bible Story. Parents/Guardians should check in through our tablet check-in stations. The check-in stations are outside the chapel, nursery, and the gym. You can check in through any of the stations. Just make sure it says Kids Faith Formation (insert grade).

Children Pre-K 2 and under will check in through the nursery.

At 10:15, we break into age groups and disperse to the following classrooms:

Birth -Pre-K 2 meet in Eastminster 104
​PreK3 and PreK4 meet in Eastminster 102
Kindergarten-1st Grade meet in Westminster 207
2nd and 3rd Grade meet in Westminster 210
4th and 5th Grade meet in Westminster 206

Parents pick up in classrooms at 10:50.

If you have any questions, contact Allison Kelly, Director of Children & Families: Allison@palmaceia.org.

Music and Movement
Now meeting 5:10-5:40 in WM202/204

Music and Movement is a free class offered for children, infants through Pre-K 3. This time together, led by Anna Shuford, includes songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. Activities are informal and non-performance-oriented — appropriate for children and easy for parents.

Meets Wednesdays, 5:10-5:50 pm in Westminster 202/204, any Wednesday when there is Wednesday Night Dinner.

Children's Choirs rehearse on Wednesdays.

PreK4 through 1st Grade (Joyful Noise Choir): Meet in Westminster 210 from 5-5:45pm. Your leaders are Sarah Stichter, Kelly Slovinac, and Pat Handly.

Grades 2-5 (Junior Choir): Meet in Sanctuary 5-5:45pm. Your leaders are Ms. Nancy Callahan & Ms. Ashley Greenfield.

The first date the Junior Choir will sing is planned for September 15 at 11am. The first date the Joyful Noise Choir will sing is planned for September 22 at 11am.

Questions about children's choirs? Email Callahan@palmaceia.org.

Play Group on the Playground
Remaining 2024 Dates, all 4-5:30pm
November 21st, 2024
December 2nd, 2024
December 10th, 2024

Play Group provides a fun and safe environment for all children where parents/grandparents/caretakers can enjoy fellowship. We play outside on the PCPC playground always from 4:00 - 5:30 pm usually three times per month. These are open to anyone in the community! You can enter the playground either from the parking lot side or the courtyard side. To receive reminders when future play groups are happening, contact anna@palmaceia.org.