What the exemption covers, and what we do each day
Pillow is a ministry of Mercy Methodist Church. Here is our standing with the state, the rooms we run and the routines that keep each one steady.
License
A ministry of Mercy Methodist Church. We operate under Alabama's religious exemption from state child care licensing: we are exempt, not licensed. We keep our notice of exemption on file. Ask to see it at a tour.
Adults to children
- 1 adult to 5 childrenInfants, 6 weeks to 12 months
- 1 adult to 5 childrenToddlers, 12 to 24 months
- 1 adult to 8 childrenTwos, 2 to 3 years
- 1 adult to 11 childrenThrees, 3 to 4 years
- 1 adult to 18 childrenFours, 4 to 5 years
Capacity
50
Ages 6 weeks to 5 years
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
- Safe sleep training
- Mandated reporter training
Safety routines
Drop-off and pickup
A teacher hands each child to you at the room door. We release a child only to the people you list in writing.
Allergies
Tell us about any allergy at the tour. Once you enroll, we ask again in private.
Cribs and sleep
Infants sleep on their backs, in their own crib, with nothing else in the crib.
Clean hands
Every room washes hands on arrival, before meals and after outdoor play.
Ask us about child care assistance
Sample details.
What our exemption means, in plain words
Alabama lets a church ministry run child care without a state child care license. That is how Pillow runs. We are exempt from that licensing, and we say so plainly.
What we do instead is the work you can check on this page: background checks for the staff, first aid and CPR training, a number of children for each teacher in each room and routines for pickup, sleep, allergies and drills.
Our notice of exemption is on file at the office. Ask Earnestine to put it on the table at your tour, and ask anything about it.
Ask to see the notice
Book a tour and we'll put it on the table.