Covid-19 Related Protocol and Procedures for PVS kids 2020

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Entering the facilities:

There will only be two entrances to all facilities on the PVS campus:

  • The main worship center entrance under the drive-through canopy
  • The main entrance to the FLC on the east side

Temperature checks will be done on all participants, teachers, and volunteers at these entrances for Sunday School at 9:00 or the 10:30 worship service.

Check-in for Sunday School:

After entering the facility through one of the two main entrances, parents may bring their preschool children (birth-K) to the PVS kids welcome area for check-in or their elementary children (gr. 1-5) to the Awana Room for check-in. We will have childcare for birth through one year of age and Sunday School classes for two years old through 5th grade. Parents of infants thru Kindergarten may escort their child to the nursery/classroom but will not be permitted beyond the doorway. Children, grades 1-5, will be checked-in and stay together as a group for Sunday School in the Awana Room.

Check-out following Sunday School:

Grades 1-5 – Parents will pick their children up immediately following Sunday School in the Awana Game Room. We ask that all families practice social-distancing while waiting for their children and should exit the area as soon as they have their child.

Kindergarten – Parents who wish for their children to attend Children’s Church do not need to pick their children up following Sunday School. These children will be sent directly to Children’s Church and will be checked-out as detailed below following the worship service.

Birth-Kindergarten – Parents who wish to pick their children up following Sunday School may follow these procedures:

  • Please wait in the PVS kids welcome area until your name is called.
  • One adult per child may go to their child’s classroom.
  • Wait at the door for your child and their belongings to be brought to you.
  • Please exit the preschool area as soon as you have your child.

Check-in for worship service if not attending Sunday School (birth – Kindergarten):

After entering the facility through one of the two main entrances, parents may bring their children to the PVS kids welcome area for check-in. We will have childcare available for birth through 3 years of age and Children’s Church for 4 years old- Kindergarten. Parents may escort their child to the nursery/classroom but will not be permitted beyond the doorway.

Check-out following worship service for all children:

Please pick your children up immediately after the worship service in the PVS kids welcome area following these procedures:

  • Please wait in the PVS kids welcome area until your name is called.
  • One adult per child may go to their child’s classroom.
  • Wait at the door for your child and their belongings to be brought to you.
  • Please exit the children’s area as soon as you have your child.

There will be no PVS kids Church (grades 1-3) until further notice. Kid’s activity packs will be available at both entrances prior to the worship service. A small snack is included in each packet.Pre-packaged snacks will be served to preschoolers during the worship service only. Parents should supply a sippy cup or water bottle labeled with their child’s name. No snacks will be available during Sunday School. Masks will be required for all volunteers/teachers/childcare workers, but not for children. Masks will be encouraged for elementary-age children.

More Information:

  • All toys, games, books, etc. used by children during the Sunday School hour should be placed in the basket or bag provided by PVS kids. This basket/bag should be placed out of reach of children prior to the arrival of children for childcare during the worship hour/children’s church.
  • All toys, games, books, etc. used by children during the worship hour should be placed in the basket/bag mentioned above following the worship service.
  • Teachers/leaders will be responsible for wiping down tables, chairs, and doorknobs following their class time if room is to be used during the worship hour for childcare or children’s church.
  • PVS kids will provide a “Supply Box” containing crayons, scissors, pencil, & glue stick for each child. PVS kids will provide extra boxes for guests. All boxes will be left in the classroom and labeled with the child’s name.
  • Parents should not go into the classrooms. Birth-K parents will drop their children off and pick them up at the doorway/gate.
  • Elementary parents will drop off and pick up their children in the Awana Game Room.
  • Please keep children as physically-distanced as possible (ie: every other chair at a table, spaced out on carpet, etc.)
  • All classroom doors should be left open (with the exception of the Infant nursery) to promote air circulation. Gates have been installed in each doorway in the preschool area.

Please note:

We will temporarily combine 2’s & 3’s for Sunday School and childcare this year. This class will meet in the 2-year-old classroom.

The Kindergarten Sunday School class will temporarily meet downstairs in the 4 yr old classroom. They will stay in this classroom for children’s church.

All elementary children (grades 1-5) will temporarily meet in the Awana Game Room for Sunday School with elementary teachers rotating teaching duties. They will be dismissed to parents from the Awana Room prior to the worship service.

No children’s classes will meet upstairs in the PVS kids area.

If you are scheduled for childcare during the worship hour, please be in place by 10:15 to relieve the Sunday School teachers. 

Please contact me as soon as possible with any questions or concerns:

kathy.winstead@pvsbc.org or 706-506-2860

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AWESOME TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS, & PAID CAREGIVERS!