Launched throughout America over a decade ago, enabling parents to view their child in their childcare environment, CCTV and webcams are now being increasingly used in UK nurseries, with some enquiries coming through to us in Cumbria.
The webcams are normally shown to parents during their initial visit as a way to see how staff interact with children without disruption. They also provide peace of mind by being able to show parents recorded footage of their child settling into their environment, and be able to discuss children's development by showing actual interactions with staff.
With several nurseries exposed for inappropriate behaviour and child security and safety at the forefront of every parents minds, many childcarers are seeing this as a way to reassure parents 100% about security and safety within their business.
Webcams or CCTV within nurseries will become no different to baby monitors and safety door alarms for children, as a technological tool used to provide parents peace of mind