If your child has special needs, please contact the church office to speak to a member of the Willamette Kids staff prior to attending on a Sunday morning so we can work together to set you and your child up for success.

Orange is a strategy that combines two influences to fuel faith in the next generation. It’s what happens when you combine the light of the church (yellow) and the heart of the family (red) to lead a generation toward God.

Classrooms open 15 minutes prior to the start of the service. After your child has been checked in at a computer, parents can accompany their child to their classroom where they will be signed in by a leader in the room. To ensure a continued safe environment, we ask parents/guardians to pick up their children immediately following the service unless paged beforehand.

If there is anyone who is not allowed to pick up your child or you have custodial information of which we should be aware, please be sure to notify a check-in attendant who will direct you to a Willamette Kids staff member.

Infants through 5th graders at Willamette Kids have been placed in a classroom based on their birth date as it applies to Oregon’s state standard for school placement. All children in each classroom must be the age or grade of that specific class before September 1st of the year they are entering school.

At Willamette Kids, all children move up to their new classrooms together, one time each year. This means when your child has their birthday they will remain in the same classroom in which they currently attend. We structure our classrooms this way because we highly value the relationships your child is forming with leaders and friends in their classroom. Similar to your child’s weekly school or preschool routine, your child will remain in the same classroom for the entire school year and then graduate to the next classroom on our Move Up Sunday in the summer.

Our desire is to offer safe, healthy and quality ministry to children. Children with the following symptoms cannot be left in our care. Children must be symptom free from cold or flu for a minimum of 24 hours.

• Yellow/green runny nose.
• Elevated fever during the past 48 hours (99.6 or above and without the use of fever reducing medication) and experiencing symptoms of diarrhea and/or vomiting.
• Eye drainage or infection.
• Contagious rash and specifically any open wound caused from itching a rash.
• Persistent coughing or sneezing that is not allergy related.
• Exhibiting signs of a contagious health condition such as lice, croup or chicken pox.