tiny humans, fully staffed
A nursery volunteer schedule that's never short-handed
Nursery is the ministry where "we'll figure it out Sunday morning" isn't an option. Give each room and service a slot with a real capacity, and the schedule fills itself in public instead of over frantic texts.
Create your sheet — freesound familiar?
Two volunteers, one room, and a line of strollers
The nursery rotation usually lives in someone's head — and when that someone is out of town, Sunday morning starts with a hallway huddle and a plea over the mic.
A sign-up sheet makes the need visible all week. Everyone can see that the toddler room still needs one more for the 11am, and the slot closes the moment it's covered.
How it works
A slot per room, per service
"Infants — 9am (2)", "Toddlers — 9am (2)", "Infants — 11am (2)": capacities that match your child-to-adult ratios, times on every slot.
Share it with your approved volunteers
Send the link to your screened nursery team — text thread, email, or a QR code in the volunteer room. Signing up takes seconds and no app.
Repeat it monthly
On Pro, set the sheet to recur so each month's rotation appears automatically, and reminder emails nudge every volunteer before their Sunday.
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Why churches use SignUpChurch for nursery rotations
Capacities that match your ratios
Every room-and-service slot takes exactly the number you set. When "Toddlers — 11am" has its two adults, it reads Full — no more over- or under-staffed rooms.
Reminders before every shift
On paid plans, volunteers get a reminder email ahead of their Sunday — the difference between a covered room and a 8:45am scramble.
Rotations on repeat
Recurring sheets (Pro) recreate the rotation on schedule with a fresh list each time, so the nursery coordinator plans once and breathes for the rest of the quarter.
Questions churches ask
Can I limit sign-ups to approved volunteers?
The sheet link is only visible to the people you share it with — most churches send it to their screened team directly. Anyone signing up is emailed a confirmation, and you can remove a sign-up from the dashboard at any time.
Can one person cover both services?
Yes — each slot is signed up separately, so a volunteer can take the 9am infant room and the 11am toddler room if they're up for it.
How do capacities work?
You set how many adults each room-and-service slot needs. The public page shows spots remaining, and a full slot closes itself automatically.
Does the rotation repeat automatically?
On Pro, yes — set the sheet to repeat weekly, monthly, or quarterly and each next occurrence is created automatically with the same slots and an empty list.
Staff next month's nursery this afternoon
Free to start — real capacities, automatic reminders, and no Sunday-morning pleas from the pulpit. Paid plans start at $12/mo.
Create your first sheet — free