Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announces Tutor Time Child Care/ Learning Centers in Plantation and Pembrook Pines, Fla., have installed Schlage FingerKey DX biometric fingerprint scanners to raise the level of safety for children.

The biometric security system requires a matching fingerprint and PIN to grant authorized personnel access into the learning centers.

“The safety and security of our students and staff has always been the most important factor at our centers,” says Tutor Time District Manager Renee Johnson. “Installing biometric technology was simply a natural progression for us and we’re glad that we can offer our parents a little added comfort when they leave their most cherished possession – their child – in our care.”

Tutor Time parents must first scan their fingerprint to enroll in the biometric system. The fingerprint is then converted into a series of numbers, so the center does not maintain a database of actual fingerprints. A template is then created and stored in the biometric unit.

To enter the center, parents must enter their PIN and place their finger on the FingerKey DX sensor for the system to call up their template and grant access into the facility.

“While keys and cards are difficult to secure and manage, schools are also learning that they cannot take the chance of having a single code getting compromised, whether from ex-spouses, former employees, or a simple lost card or key,” says Jon Mooney, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies general manager, Schlage biometrics. “That’s why so many schools, from preschool through university, are using our finger scan and hand geometry readers to restrict access to their facilities.”

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