When families place their children in childcare facilities, they expect the safety and security of their children to be absolutely prioritized. This is why getting the best among available commercial security systems should also be the priority of childcare facilities in Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.

Access control should be ensured so that unauthorized persons cannot enter childcare facilities. The more sophisticated systems combine technologically advanced hardware and software in which all the security components are integrated. They should be foolproof, safe and reliable while being easy to use and manage.

The more advanced systems use biometrics or recognition of persons through unique measurable physical attributes. This can make use of fingerprints, face and voice recognition, or iris scanning. Usually, this is combined with a key access system or a card access system for even higher security.

Surveillance is a very important component of security. Visible surveillance can be a powerful deterrent to crime. It should be complemented by hidden surveillance, though, for maximum effectiveness.

Digital video surveillance cameras can be strategically positioned with the use of a versatile three axis system to cover all critical areas within and around a facility. Varifocal cameras can capture high detail in images and are best used in main entrances. Other areas can use digital video surveillance cameras with the capability to capture 540 TV lines of resolution with a 3 mm lens. These cameras are lightweight, weighing less than one pound, durable and have a low profile. They are covered with a smoke-colored dome that hides the direction in which their lenses are pointed. These cameras should have motion detection features. That means that when there is no movement detected by the camera, recording is reduced to only half an image per second, saving valuable space in the hard drive.

Compact and low profile digital video recorders make digital recording of surveillance images possible. The best digital video recorders integrate digital recording with alarm inputs and the creation of logs from a tailgate system. The logs simplify the process of reviewing the recordings. They should also have an archiving feature so that selected recorded images can be transferred to a separate removable medium. This preserves vital information that can be used for immediate and future investigations.

Another feature that a commercial surveillance system should have, especially for childcare facilities, is closed circuit TV (CCTV). This will enable private viewing and playback of surveillance images while they are simultaneously being recorded. Remote viewing should be possible not just within the childcare facility itself but anywhere around the world through an internet connection.

Access control and digital video surveillance and recording should be packaged with a multi-zone security system, 911 emergency telephone systems, fire and smoke detection and temperature sensors.

A multi-zone security system is made up of a 24-hour zone which is always activated, as well as a burglary zone which is only armed when activated by the user. The burglary zone is made up, for example, by motion detectors, glass break detectors and wireless door contacts. The 24-hour zone can include a wireless panic button which can be worn by selected users. Pressing the panic button will alert the 24-hour monitoring company which will, in turn, immediately call the authorities, whether the police, fire department or medical emergency services.

Childcare facilities can ask for recommendations on commercial security systems from other commercial establishments in Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg that also have high security needs. The Anytime Fitness franchise, for example, only uses ProVision Security Solutions for all its locations because it needs round the clock high level security for its 24 hour operations. Perhaps that in itself speaks volumes.

Provision Security

Contact: Fred Wallrapp
Address: 701 S Howard Ave, Suite 106-351
Tampa, FL 33606
Work: 813-285-0308
Fax: 813-354-1256
Email: fred@tributetelecom.com
Website: www.provisionsecurity.com