If you are a nursery school owner, take heed of what happened to me. On June 28, between 12.30pm and 1pm, a woman with a small baby about six months old, and a young man, came to view the school.
We opened the gate for them to come into my office and when I asked the woman where she lived, she couldn’t give me an address as she “had just moved into the house”.
She kept telling me her three-year-old child was still in the car. Of course, I asked if the child was alone.
She viewed the baby section, very slowly I might add, and I can only assume it was at this point the young man stole my two cellphones.
The woman kept insisting I go meet her older ‘child’. I went out to the car with one of my staff only to see an older man with a beard, sitting in the driver’s seat. The car could have been a Polo and it was white. When I came inside, I realised my phones had been stolen.
Clearly, nursery schools are becoming soft targets. My dilemma – and I’m sure it’s the same for other nursery school owners as well – is: Who is a genuine client and who is a criminal? I have a few ideas to share – have you? Please phone me on 084 818 7638 if you can offer ideas on how to combat this type of crime.
From now on I’ll be more cautious.
Isabel
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