No more blind spots with new safety guidelines for childcare centres

Safe space: Daycare centres and nurseries must ensure that surveillance cameras installed in activity spaces and other areas deemed necessary by the authorities are of a high resolution.

PETALING JAYA: Closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems installed at daycare centres and nurseries should not have any “blind spots” under the new child safety guidelines that aim to prevent abuse at such premises.

This includes those at activity spaces, dining hall, kitchen or pantry, sick bay or isolation room, porch and other spots deemed necessary by the authorities.The CCTVs must have a minimum 1080pHD quality pixels or resolution that can produce a sharp image of a person’s facial and physical features.