Korein Kinderplein

'The best meeting point for young and old’
In 1990, the City of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, started centralising all day care centres in the South East Brabant Region and Korein Kinderplein was thus created. Korein Kinderplein began by offering day care services. Over the years Korein Kinderplein grew and new initiatives developed like after school care, a special campus for teenagers, a ‘play and learn’ arena and a lunch club. Today, 1,300 Korein Kinderplein employees take care of 15,000 children in approximately 100 locations in the area of South East Brabant.

Pre-existing situation & UTCFS’s role

Korein Kinderplein is constantly expanding. When a new location is set up either a new building is constructed or an existing one is renovated and transformed into a day care centre. Safety and security are always top priority at its 100+ sites. Korein Kinderplein used to have very diverse security systems installed coming from a variety of manufacturers and installers. Korein Kinderplein acknowledged the opportunity to gain on security and efficiency when standardising on one single security manufacturer and started a close cooperation with UTCFS.

UTCFS’s solution

UTCFS proved to be the professional partner that Korein Kinderplein was looking for. In cooperation with its local installer LIHO Safetysystems, UTCFS was able to offer a perfect fit for Korein Kinderplein’s requirements. Plans were designed for security systems for each of the 100+ sites. According to a multi-phase roll-out plan, all Korein Kinderplein sites are equipped with UTCFS’s fire detection system meeting the latest Dutch regulations, an intrusion detection system and, in some cases, access control. In total, over 2,500 smoke detectors connected to UTCFS’s fire control panels are installed in combination with intrusion detectors and alarm sirens. UTCFS’s concept creates a safe environment for all children to live, learn, develop and play.