Congregations Caring for Children

Use your congregation to offer training to potential and existing faith based child

care providers, particularly license exempt providers, on how to support

children's healthy development and provide higher quality care.

Offer congregation supported scholarships for potential child care providers to

pursue quality training.

Use your congregation as a base for a mentoring program offering home visits

with family child care and/or exempt providers, with partners such as school

district or community college personnel who have child care expertise.

Support child care programs with congregation volunteers.

Provide information for parents on local child care resources and referrals, and

how to find quality care.

Invite resource people to speak on local child care needs at educational forums.

Encourage members to use their gift of citizenship to speak on behalf of

children's needs, and advocate for local and state policies that support quality

care.

Include children and child care providers in weekly prayers.

Celebrate a Children's Sabbath annually.

Sample Children's Activity Bulletin

Sample Children's Activity Bulletin

Sample Children's Activity Bulletin

Sample Children's Activity Bulletin

Sample Children's Activity Bulletin

From Children's Defense Fund Sabbath Manual, 2000.

Today is Children's Sabbath, a special

day to say thank you to God for children

and to promise to do our best to take care

of children, especially those who need

our help.

Draw a picture of yourself in the space to

the right

Dear God,

Thank you for me and for all children!

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