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Everything
Nursery!
The nursery is a place that need to be
safe
and
fun.
The best way to accomplish this is through quality toys, appealing and safe
furniture and vivid colors. Have a tight budget, no problem! These
sites will help make your fantasy nursery a reality.
Prices: $=ten
dollars, $$=twenty dollars, $$$=thirty dollars and so on
Products: A=Excellent
B=Great C=Good
Products: A++
Prices: $$ & up
This site sells all sorts of infant and toddler
toys as well as and playground equipment. We highly recommend this
brand. Little Tykes is durable, safety inclined (rounded corners), and so
much fun! Their items are weather resistant and vary for ages 2-10 years
old! You can get a whopper infant/ toddler playground for under
$3,000! Enormous infant/ toddler climbers with slides are ~$300 and
less. We recommend you fill your playground and nursery with these well
made, durable, inexpensive items.
Products: A Prices:
$$$$ & up
This company sells nursery pagers! You
know you want them. What's the best way to put a parents mind at
ease? Knowing they can be contacted ASAP is very settling and shows the
church really cares about their families. These can also be used to reach
security and extra nursery help without leaving the nursery. They sell
mega systems with alpha numeric pagers as well as basic pager systems that start
at $40/ pager and $110/ transmitter. These are a great bargain and an
excellent buy. This is a must have item.
Products: A+
Prices: $$$$ & up
The Child Care Depot is a great bargain
site. They sell quality, durable baby items. We particularly like their
cribs and changing tables. They meet all government safety standards (not
all baby furniture does) and can be shipped to you ASAP.
Products: A Prices:
$$ & up
Totally Toys is another great toy site. They have lots
of items to fill you toddler nursery and keep those little one engaged for
hours. Their prices are moderate and deserves a look.
Products: A+
Prices: $$ & up
This site is full of ideas and great toys for
kids ages 3 years old and up. Their site is easy to navigate and you can
find items and products at great prices.
Products: A Prices:
$$$$ & up
Disney is a great place to shop for well made
baby toys. The only draw back is they can be pricey. Toddlers enjoy
character recognition with their wide selection. Defiantly check their
clearance section for bargains.
Products: A+
Prices: $$
Kiddie Keepers is a great little site. They produce a security
item made for the nursery. It is a colorful 2 part clip. One part of
the clip goes on the baby and the other part goes with the Mommy. After
services you present your 1/2 of the clip and get your baby back. The
clips are inexpensive and reusable. They have all sorts of different
animals so no baby has the same clip. Very creative and cute security
devise for infants.
Products: A++
Prices: Free
This company is great! Shuffling through government
sites looking for recalls is atrocious. This site collects and categorizes
all of them. That way you find what you need and are on your way.
They will even e-mail you with recalled items and updates. So sign up and
clear those archaic dangerous toys out of your nursery before you become
liable. This company makes it easy to have a super safe nursery.
Products: A Prices:
$$$-$$$$$
This site specializes in individual background
checks. They offer background criminal screening on volunteers and
staff. They can check on the state and federal levels and be attune with
your needs (for us it is childcare/ children's ministry staff). Turn
around time is 72 hours on an application. An annual subscription is approximately
$50, each background check is approximately $30. It is well worth the
check. Don't skimp on screening no matter how small your budget is.
Products: A Prices:
varies
This site specializes in cheap stuff.
Sounds good, huh? Need something for your nursery, look here and odds are
it will be more than 1/2 off retail.
Products: A++
Prices: FREE
Do you need a back-up in presenting the need to
replace the rickety cribs at your church that belonged to Great Grandmother
Hinsley back in 1864? This is the place. This web site is full
of information including government safety guidelines for cribs. Liability
flags will spring up as jaws drop and you'll have your new cribs
ASAP.
Products: A++
Prices: Less than $
This is a great site for ideas on security and
nursery set up. They also sell security baby tags that we highly
recommend. It is a numbered sticker with the baby's information on one
side and a correlated numbered stub on the other. The parent fills out the
sticker at the nursery, peels half and places on the baby's back shoulder.
The parent takes the other half with them and presents it when the return.
The nursery staff will then retrieve the baby with the matching number
sticker. These are great because they can be used to track attendance,
indicate allergies, show parents names, pager numbers and more. And if attendants
changed or there is a new comer to your nursery you can avoid any potential
blunder. You can even have them printed with your church logo and
personalized greeting. A safe nursery must have.
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