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Thinking of centers not home daycare here. Would you want your center to have a pass code to enter the building? Would this be a deal breaker if the center did NOT have one?
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maybe I guess it would depend where the center is located? Like could anyone walk off the street wander in and steal a kid?
I've never heard of a pass code system, but I think it sounds like a good idea. -
Yes anyone could walk in.
I have seen centers with passcode locks at the door. A parent will enter in a code then the doors unlock and the parent can walk in. If you are just anyone coming in you CANNOT get in and have to buzz someone who is inside.Comment
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That will deff be a deal breaker for me!
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Eh, it goes several ways.
We have a passcode system at work and have been robbed (food, blankets, etc.homeless community, not violent offenders so far) several times because the keys get dirty/smudged/faded and anyone smart enough to notice it only has to make a couple trys of sequential ordering.
Unless you can get all 100+ parents to agree to learning a new code weekly AND make immature adults not tell their kids the code so they don't have to get out of the car
; you are open for people with too much time on their hands figuring it out.
At night, on weekends (even with a security system) it is free food and sleeping quarters, you know? Not to mention teens playing pranks on their old stomping grounds...
Ironic the ice creams and deserts always go first...:
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When my son was in a center, that was one of the things that drew me to the place I picked. Deal breaker? I don't know but I do know I needed to be comfortable with my son's security.Comment
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i know many places have those key card type security systems. where you either swipe a card, or scan the card.
Just so you know, the banks swipe card system, anything with a magnetic strip opens them. So I would say it would be best to use the key scan systems as security. I never realized that the key code systems would wear out and be easily figured out but that makes so much sense.Comment
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It wouldn't bother me if they didn't have a passcode. I've worked in centers with and without passcodes and honestly, when someone rings the bell thing, most of the time they're just buzzed in anyways without even asking what they're doing there. So, no, it wouldn't be a deal breaker at all.
Good luck on your search!
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the center my kids went to had a passcode, but i don't know that it would've been a deal breaker if it didn't. even with a passcode - unless someone was sitting in the office (and lots of times they weren't) people would walk in behind a parent who put the code in.Comment
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It's a definite beneft but NOT a dealbreaker.Comment
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My sons preschool has a key pass system. They give one parent a key pass and the moment you turn in notice, they deactivate that specific key pass. I like it and it is the norm around here.Comment
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Maturnity wards at hospitals are open to the public too. I should know, my wallet and my wife's purse were stolen from our room after our daughter was born.Comment
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I like key fobs ...granted they are a bit more expensive but at the same time you have the chance to only have say dcf#1 rob work 8-530...dcf#2 9-4...and are able to change it if necessary.Comment
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it's almost impossible to keep people out of the hospital and even out of someone's room if they see something they want and really want to go in. chances are - the person who stole your purse/wallet was a family member or a visitor of someone else who had given birth. the place i work is HUGE and they've had issues with people coming in to take showers and use electricity during power outages or a water break in the community. usually patients are asked and warned to give their valuables to a family member OR let the nurse take inventory and lock their items up with security. i NEVER take my purse to work - ever.
it's NOT as easy to walk into the nursery without being identified as it is to walk into a room. most places have ID bracelets that are linked to a computer system and the have to be scanned/matched every time the baby is passed between the parents and the nurses. they have the same electronic system for medications which has prevented tons of medication errors aka saved lives. of course every system has flaws, but you have to remember also things have changed since dinosaurs roamed the earth. just kidding. ::
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Not sure if it would be a deal breaker but I would for sure look for a center that has one.
I'm an in-home provider and my front door has a key code to it and we have an alarm on the door so we know at all times when it is opened or shut. It's a perk to the parents and they love it.Comment
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