Children and Youth

Children are a special part of the Westwood Hills Congregational UCC family.  Our growing Sunday School and childcare services include:

Infant Care Facilities
Infants remain  with their parents during worship.  An infant room with changing table, rocking chair and age-appropriate toys is located at the rear of the Sanctuary. This room may be used for nursing or play, and has a speaker which will allow you to hear the service.

Toddler Care
A play-based environment for toddlers 1 to 3 years in age. Toddler Care is available from 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM. in the Meeting House (church building located in the far north end of the church parking lot).  To aid in the transition of little ones, we encourage parents to drop their toddlers off prior to the Worship Service.  Alternatively, you may accompany them to the care room after the Children’s Moment.   Toddlers also need to be picked-up by their parents from the Meeting House.

A parent/guardian signature is required at drop-off and pick-up.  If you have a cell phone (with a “silent” option), we will request that number so that you can be contacted if your child needs you.  Otherwise an on-call volunteer will alert you if you’re needed

 Sunday School Classes

Children and youth attend the first part of worship with their parents.  After the Children’s Moment, they are accompanied to their classrooms by their teachers.  Parents will be reunited with their children on the Church Patio after their program ends at 11:15 AM

• Preschool/Lower Elementary Class: Bible-based stories, music and crafts geared to kids in Preschool through 1st grade.

• Upper Elementary:  Faith lessons, music, projects and discussion designed to engage kids in 2nd through 5th grade.

• Youth Seminar:  Faith deepening, interactive activities and critical discussion designed for youth in grades 6 and higher

 All lessons are taught from the “Seasons of the Spirit” curriculum which follows the lectionary.
 

Children’s Choir (Preschool-Elementary)
Music is incorporated into the lessons. Performances by age group will take place approximately once a quarter.

Special Note:  “Leadership Sundays” (usually the second Sunday of the month): 
Childcare, including lunch and rest time (for those who need it), will be provided by paid caregivers in the Meeting House classrooms.  Thus, on Leadership Sundays, all kids in the Sunday School program will end their class in the Meeting House.  Any parent not participating in “Leadership Sundays” may pick up their child at this location at the far north end of the Church parking lot