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Childcare

Childcare is available in Room 108 on Sunday mornings typically from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m on 2-service days, and 9:30am - 12:00pm when we have one service.

We also strive to make childcare available for those participating in church activities on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. To help ensure that our staff are showing up when there's an actual need, we ask that you sign up if you're likely to need childcare on a Tuesday or Thursday evening, and then use the RSVP button in the weekly reminder email to let us know if you need childcare that particular week. More details are available on the sign-up form.

If childcare is needed for church events on other days, please make a request at least 2 weeks in advance and we will do our best to arrange it. The more lead time given, the more likely it is that we will be able to find staff available! Please use this form to request childcare.  

Sunday Mornings

Infants and young children have several options on Sunday Mornings:

  • attend service with their parents
  • find a calm and quiet place in the nursery (Room 104) where there is a live feed of the service and room for them to play while parents are in close proximity
  • explore Childcare in Room 108

We have a caring and attentive childcare team who are here on Sunday mornings to provide care for infants-3 years old.  Our vetted and trained childcare team is made up of youth who have grown up in this congregation, adults who have utilized childcare for their own kids, and young adults who are friends of this church and support our mission and vision.  Stories, music, and lots of play!  Parents and Caregivers are asked to sign their child in and out of childcare and introduce themselves and their child(ren) to the staff.

Typical Hours for Sundays with Two Services:  8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Typical Hours for Sundays with One Service:   9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

FYI: Parents and Caregivers, there are diaper changing stations in Room 104 and Room 108. Rocking chairs are also available in both rooms for more comfortable spaces for feeding your infants. In 108, there is a monitor where you can view the service. There is a family bathroom near the courtyard doors, and another in the hallway opposite the Childcare room which contains step stools and small child-size toilet rings for your convenience.

Parents' Night Out

Approximately three times per year, we offer Parents' Night Out: parents may drop drop their child(ren) off from 5:30 - 8:30pm for playtime, stories, movies, and crafts. Registration is required. Watch the Friday Update for dates, and email Stephanie Kimball (kimball@uubloomington.org) for more information.