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Lynnsey Childress posted a reply on Re: Security at your Museum
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Said: Hello! We contract out our security to a company that only employs off duty police officers. This gives us peace of mind that they are well trained, but they also carry their police radios which has come in handy a time or two for medic...
Kate Ledgley posted a reply on Re: Mother's Room Best Practices
Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Said: We just built and moved into our new space and included two small quiet rooms. One is more specifically for infant care with a sink, change table, microwave, feeding chair, soft mat and toys. The other room has a soft chair, soft mats a...
Kimberly Stull posted a reply on Re: Background Checks for Board Members?
Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Said: We background check all staff, board members and volunteers. I think we recheck every three to five years.
Kimberly Stull posted a reply on Re: Security at your Museum
Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Said: We don't have security. When I visited Denver Children's Museum, they had a security guard. I think I also saw a security guard at Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.
Julie Leclair posted a reply on Re: Mother's Room Best Practices
Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Said: We are in the midst of redoing the entirety of the Canadian Children's Museum. In our current iteration, we do not have a specific nursing or baby care space. In our renovated museum we are planning a space that will be enclosed, ...
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