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Nursery management: Computer can keep tabs on security at nurseries

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Computer software that had been used to record the dietary needs of children and book sessions at nurseries is now being deployed to enhance security at childcare settings.

First Steps Software and the security company Teletoddler have announceda joint venture that will allow nursery managers to physically allow andmonitor people's access to a nursery and to check on staff:childratios.

Jocelyn Ashton, owner of Building Blocks Nurseries in Wimbledon, London,said, 'Our Teletoddler door entry and parental viewing systems areessential parts of our offering as a premium nursery. Integrating it withour FirstSteps software provides significant benefits both from amanagement perspective and from a parent's perspective.'

George Bathurst, managing director of Teletoddler, said, 'Our aim is toimprove the security of children and the peace of mind of parents andcarers.'

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