I am an Assistant Director of a private non- public school in Queens, New York that service young children from the age of 6 weeks to 5th grade.
We have been committed from the conception of this pandemic to ensure that the health and safety of our staff , parents and especially our children are upheld at all times.
Thus the reason why we invested in a Digital Infrared Thermometer Facial Recognition device to read the temperature of every person who enters in to our building.
This device with also notify the individuals of these three following health responses ; please where a mask , temperature is normal or temperature is elevated. The device also visually display the temperature reading across the screen. You do not need to record anything once you install the program to your desktop computer. The device capture the person's temperature reading, the time it was read. In addition the person's face is taken as a picture. You can search, review, and generate a report for all of your temperature readings. This digital device has been a definite asset to our school. We have been able to ensure everyone that we are upholding exceptional health precautionary steps to ensure the safety of everyone. It is quick and generally efficient.
Once the parents has his or her temperature read and cleared the parent is only permitted to come as far as our reception desk where they check in or out their child through the Procare Childcare system. A staff member takes each and every child to his or her respected classroom to wash their hands. We also have hand sanitizers available.at both areas. One final thing, to ensure the efficiency and quick expediting of the parents arriving or leaving the building quickly, we post a staff member at the entrance door during peak time such as 8:00 am for arrival for our Pre-K and School Age students and 2:45pm for dismissal.
I highly recommend the Digital Infrared Thermometer Facial Recognition device it will help keep everyone safe and have a piece of mind.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
We all have the same goal to continue to provide exceptional childcare to our young children while keeping everyone both safe and healthy.
Patricia Townsend
Assistant Director
The Nurturing Center and Academy
Queens Village, New York
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Patricia Robinson Townsend
Assistant Director
The Nurturing Center and Academy
Queens Village NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-26-2021 02:02 PM
From: Michelle Donley
Subject: How many centers are allowing parents to enter the building to drop off/pick up children?
We are running our children to their classrooms to minimize the amount of people are in the building. We are looking allowing them to enter the building again. NOT classrooms. Only to drop off and pick up their children.
If you are a center allowing this, are you taking the temperature of the parents before they enter?
Thanks!
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Michelle Donley
Director of Daily Operations
Bombeck Family Learning Center
Kettering OH
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