Protect Children, Control Access & Reduce Front Desk Pressure

Centres juggle parent arrivals, staff shifts, cleaners, therapists and deliveries – all while keeping children safe. UniFi Access gives you clear, auditable control over who can get where, and when.

No More Shared Front Door Codes

Shared PINs and keys quickly get out of date. Move to per-family or per-staff credentials you can adjust or revoke in seconds when enrolments or staff change.

Per-person or per-family credentials
Easy to change when families leave
Less risk if a card or tag is lost

Protect Rooms, Sleep Areas & Playgrounds

Clearly separate public, parent and child-only areas. Control access to infant rooms, sleep rooms, playgrounds and back gates to reduce unauthorised entry and exit risks.

Secure outdoor gates and side entries
Guard access to infant and toddler rooms
Aligns with child safety and licensing expectations

Separate Staff, Parents & Contractors

Give educators, directors, casuals, cleaners, therapists and trades different access profiles while keeping children protected and front-of-house smooth.

Role-based access by room and time of day
Limit contractors to agreed zones only
Easy to on/offboard staff and regular visitors

Support Child Safety & Compliance

Detailed door logs show who accessed which doors and when – helping with investigations, incident reviews and regulatory requirements.

Per-door and per-credential audit trails
Evidence to support incident investigations
Helps demonstrate robust access control practices

Reduce Front Desk Disruption

Move away from constant door buzzing and manual unlocking. Let authorised families and staff enter, while still controlling who can move through the centre.

Less time spent answering the door
Better flow during busy drop-off and pick-up
Clearer visibility over who is on-site

Single Centre or Multi-Service Groups

Manage one centre or multiple sites from a single interface, with consistent standards and the ability to move staff between locations safely.

Central policies with local site overrides
Staff can work across centres with proper access
Support for group operations and governance

Map UniFi Access to Real Childcare Door & Gate Zones

We don’t just swap locks. We map access control to how your centre flows – reception, rooms, sleep areas, playgrounds, back-of-house and staff-only zones.

Front Entry, Reception & Parent Flow

Main front door, reception, foyer and transition areas between public, parent and child-only spaces.

Control who can enter from the street or carpark
Secure transition between foyer and rooms
Options to integrate with sign-in/out workflows

Rooms, Sleep Areas & Indoor Play

Infant rooms, toddler and kindy rooms, sleep rooms, sensory spaces and internal corridors.

Room access aligned to educator rosters
Restrict visitor access to agreed spaces only
Support for evacuation and lockdown procedures

Outdoor, Back-of-House & Service Areas

Playground gates, side paths, staff rooms, storage, kitchens, plant rooms and delivery entries.

Better control of external gates and side doors
Separate staff-only areas from child zones
Secure access for cleaners and deliveries after hours

One Childcare Security Stack: Access at the Centre

The real power of UniFi in childcare comes when door control is tied into CCTV, network, Wi-Fi and audio – one ecosystem, not a patchwork of separate systems.

UniFi Access

Door controllers, readers and credentials for staff, parents and contractors – who can get where, and when.

Role & time-based door rules per group
Logs to support child safety and incidents

UniFi Protect

CCTV that pairs camera views with door events, so you can see exactly what happened when a door or gate was used.

Events linked to entry/exit footage
Supports incident reviews and safety reporting

UniFi Network

PoE switching and routing that powers readers, controllers, cameras and audio, with proper network segmentation between admin, education and guest traffic.

Secure VLANs for access & CCTV
QoS for critical admin and learning apps

UniFi Wi-Fi

Staff Wi-Fi, guest Wi-Fi and learning devices, clearly separated from your security and admin networks.

Separate SSIDs for staff, guests & devices
Supports mobile credentials for access

UniFi Audio

Centre-wide announcements and alerts from the same UniFi platform – aligned with your evacuation and lockdown procedures.

Zone-based announcements (rooms, playgrounds, foyer)
Supports emergency and routine messaging

WA Childcare, WA-Based Access Control Partner

We work with childcare centres, kindy and early learning services across Perth and regional WA. We understand the mix of child safety, compliance, operations and IT you juggle daily.

Designed for Real Centres

Door groupings and access profiles built around your rooms, routines, staff rosters and arrival/departure patterns.

Security & Network Expertise

We’re an MSP and security integrator – so we design UniFi Access to work hand-in-hand with your CCTV, network, Wi-Fi and admin systems.

Ongoing Support, Not Just Install

Staff changes, new rooms, refurbishments or extra gates – we’re here as your long-term partner, not a one-off project vendor.

UniFi Access for Childcare – Common Questions

A few of the questions we hear most from WA childcare centres moving away from keys, basic buzzers and old-school access systems.

Can UniFi Access work with our existing doors and gates?

In most cases, yes. We design a UniFi Access solution around your existing doors, gates and locks, adding controllers and readers where needed and aligning credentials with your centre’s processes.

Are there ongoing licence fees for UniFi Access?

No. UniFi Access does not charge per-door licence fees in the same way many traditional access systems do. Your main costs are the hardware and our design, installation and optional ongoing support.

What happens if our internet goes down during the day?

Doors continue to operate using the local UniFi Access controller. You may temporarily lose cloud-based visibility or remote management, but on-site access rules continue to function, so children and staff remain safe.

Can we give different access to staff, casuals and contractors?

Yes. We design access profiles for each group – directors, room leaders, educators, casuals, cleaners, therapists and trades – with different doors and times for each role.

Can we link door events with our UniFi CCTV cameras?

Yes. When we deploy UniFi Access together with UniFi Protect, we can align door and gate events with camera views so you can quickly pull footage of who used a door or gate at a particular time.

Ready to Modernise Door Access at Your Childcare Centre?

Let’s review how people currently access your centre and design a UniFi Access solution that’s safer, easier to manage and aligned with your CCTV, Wi-Fi, network and audio.

Call (08) 6102 2037 Request a Childcare Access Consultation

Keyless, Controlled Access for Childcare Centres