A nursery in Waford will require parents to use fingerprint scanners before collecting their children.

kidsunlimited has revealed that the security system will be unveiled at all of its 50 nurseries, including one in Printers Avenue, Watford.

Parents and guardians nominated to collect their child will register their prints at individual nurseries.

They will then be able to enter and exit the building by placing their registered finger on a reader, enabling the nurseries to monitor who is on the premises at any time, both locally and centrally.

The system is already in use at six sites across the country, including those in Cambridgeshire, Wilmslow, Cheshire and Notting Hill, West London. It is not know when the system will be introduced in Watford.

Lee Pearson, kidsunlimited Chief Executive, said: “With our continued commitment to the provision of excellent security, technology and educational programmes at our nurseries across the country, we aim to remain at the forefront of innovative childcare and to challenge traditional views of the sector."

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