Video at Daycare--Secured Login Access for Parents

[Katarain]

We're thinking of opening up an in-home daycare center so that I can stay home with our 6-month old.

We are very concerned with the safety of our own daughter, and we would be very cautious about placing her in a daycare, and we expect that many other parents would feel the same way. My husband, who is very tech-savvy, came up with the idea of setting up video cameras so that the parents could log in from work or wherever with a username and password to see the daycare environment and check on their child at any time. It would be a peace-of-mind thing. I know that I would love that sort of feature if I had to put my baby in daycare.

But what do you other parents think? Would you appreciate such a feature at your daycare?

[lilbiddapopcorn]

I already have it in my daycare. There's a business that does it here and they have branches in most states, so it's obviously a wanted service. We learned about it in Florida and then when we moved to California the same company had it here too so we went ahead and signed up with them again. Something to think about though is a lot of in-hom providers may not like the thought that once their daycare home is closed people could still sign on. The company I use automatically stops online sign-ons after we close our doors so we don't feel like our privacy is being invaded.

[Unregistered]

I am a daycare provider and I think thats a great idea. I some times take pictures on my cell phone to send to the parents so they can see what they are doing. The kids would love it too.

[Unregistered]

I am a mother and starting a daycare. As a mother i am more against it for the fear of the wrong parent watching my children. as a daycare provider i feel that this information will save me from lawsuits. so it really depends on your stance.