Recently, parents of Shenzhen Zhongshan Kindergarten have noticed that the long queues during morning and evening drop-off/pick-up times have disappeared. With the new intelligent pedestrian access gates at the school entrance, they can now enter the campus quickly by completing face recognition in just 2 seconds. This change stems from the in-depth cooperation between the kindergarten and Shenzhen Tianshuo Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianshuo Technology"). The jointly developed intelligent drop-off/pick-up system has been officially put into use, which not only solves the efficiency and safety problems of traditional kindergarten management but also sets a typical example for the digital transformation of Shenzhen's early childhood education industry.

The implementation of this cooperation is not only a natural result of policy guidance but also a practical need for the upgrading of kindergarten management. According to the Campus Safety White Paper 2022 released by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Education, the daily foot traffic of kindergartens in the city exceeds 500,000 person-times. Traditional methods such as manual ID verification and paper-based registration are not only inefficient (taking 10-15 seconds per person for entry) but also pose safety risks, such as unauthorized access by strangers and incorrect pick-up of children. In 2023, Shenzhen's "Three-Year Action Plan for Smart Campuses" clearly required that 80% of kindergartens complete intelligent transformation by 2025, building a policy bridge for cooperation between kindergartens and technology enterprises.

As an enterprise deeply engaged in the smart campus field, Tianshuo Technology has provided solutions for more than 200 schools and kindergartens across the country since its establishment in 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 15% in R&D investment over the past three years. "We have made a lot of customized designs based on the unique characteristics of kindergarten scenarios," said the project manager of Tianshuo Technology. The system developed for Zhongshan Kindergarten focuses on the two core goals of "safety" and "efficiency" in both function and user experience.

Walking into Zhongshan Kindergarten, the area in front of the intelligent pedestrian access gates is in good order. After parents book the pick-up/drop-off time through the dedicated APP, they only need to face the face recognition terminal of the gate, and identity verification and permission matching can be completed within 2 seconds, allowing the gate to open automatically. This system not only enables "fast entry" but also builds a full-process safety protection network:

Compared with traditional management models, the advantages of the intelligent system are obvious: data management has upgraded from "easy-to-lose paper records" to "cloud storage with traceability," and safety verification has advanced from "error-prone manual checking" to "biometric recognition + dynamic verification," achieving a qualitative leap in management efficiency.

Operational data shows that after the system was put into use, the management efficiency of Zhongshan Kindergarten has been significantly improved: the parent entry time during morning peak hours has been reduced by 70%, the number of security personnel per shift has decreased from 4 to 1, cutting labor costs by 60%; teachers no longer need to sort out paper attendance records, greatly reducing administrative workload and allowing them to focus more on child care.

The upgraded safety guarantees have also been widely recognized by parents. According to the 2024 Parent Survey Report of Zhongshan Kindergarten, since the system was launched, there has been no incident of unauthorized child pick-up, and parent satisfaction has increased from 82% to 96%. "In the past, I had to wait in line for manual verification to pick up my child. Now I can just walk in with face recognition, and I also receive real-time notifications when my child enters the campus. It's very reassuring," said a parent of a senior class child.

Thanks to its outstanding practical results, this cooperation has been included in Shenzhen's "Smart Campus Benchmark Case Database." According to incomplete statistics, 30 kindergartens in Shenzhen have introduced similar intelligent systems by learning from this model in 2023, accelerating the digital transformation of the early childhood education industry.

Looking ahead, Tianshuo Technology plans to launch an upgraded version of the system in 2024: introducing multi-modal biometric technologies such as gait recognition and voiceprint recognition to further improve the accuracy of identity verification; adding an AI behavior analysis function that uses campus cameras to real-time monitor abnormal behaviors and issue automatic warnings, making smart security more proactive and precise.

"We hope to take Zhongshan Kindergarten as a starting point to promote mature solutions to more early childhood education institutions, and use technology to protect the safe growth of every child," said the person in charge of Tianshuo Technology.