Guard-A-Kid

Mindy Sayler
Child Safety Specialist
Bismarck, ND
701-319-0350
msayler@guardakid.com

Serving the areas of McIntosh, Logan, Emmons, Sioux,Grant, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Morton,
Burleigh, Kidder, Stutsman, Barnes, Oliver, Mercer, Dunn, McLean, Sheridan, Wells, Benson, Pierce,
McHenry, Ward, Mountrail, McKenzie, Eddy, Foster,Griggs, Lamoure and Dickey County in North Dakota

Mindy Sayler and Family

Thank you for visiting the Guard-A-Kid website! The simple fact that you are here indicates that the
safety and well being of your children is of great importance to you. As your local Child Safety
Specialist I will go to great lengths to ensure the proactive protection of the children in our
community. I will also strive to help educate parents and children about the dangers in our own
back yard, as well as provide you tools to better protect your precious children.

First I would like to introduce myself. My name is Mindy Garland-Sayler. Like you, I am a proud
parent. My children are 6 and 18 months. Becoming a mother is by far the greatest privilege I
will ever experience. I believe I think as parents everywhere do, that the safety and well-being of
my children is the most important aspect of life. The desire to do all that I could to keep them safe
and well is what led me to becoming a Child Safety Specialist with Guard-A-Kid.

When I first became familiar with what Guard-A-Kid does, I was intrigued by the comprehensive
nature of the products and services offered. I thought child identification kits, especially kits as
complete as those offered through Guard-A-Kid, was a great way to fulfill the desire I have had for
a long time to do something truly meaningful. The more research I did, and the more information
I gathered from institutions such as The Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the FBI, as well as
North Dakota's state website, I began to realize that not only would this line of work be fulfilling to me,
I would be offering a service that is truly needed.

We, as North Dakotans, sometimes think of ourselves as "safe" from world dangers. However, as
the demographic climate of our area continues to change we may need to re-evaluate some of our
thinking. For example, I was horrified to learn that there are 17 registered sex offenders that live
near the daycare MY children attend! Many of these offenders committed sexual crimes against
children, some as young as 3 years old. To check the names and addresses of sex offenders that
may live in your area go to www.sexoffender.nd.gov.

No parent should ever have to worry about the safety and well-being of their children, but sadly, we
do. Being prepared for the unthinkable can help ensure the safe recovery of a child, should they
ever become missing. I have come to believe that the products and services offered through
Guard-A-Kid are of great value to my family, and would like to extend that level of peace of mind to
your family.

Sincerely,
Mindy Garland-Sayler

Please visit the North Dakota Amber Alert website here

Thank you to the following Child Safety Program hosts:

Michelle Helm Child Care
Event date: March 19

ABC First Steps Learning Center
1824 N. 11th St. Bismarck, ND
Event date: April 7

Saint Joseph Early Years Learning Center
410 Collins Ave. Mandan, ND
Event dates: April 9 & 10

First Steps Learning Center-Mandan
1200 N. Collins Ave. Mandan, ND
Event date: April 16

Minot Air Force Base
BX Minot, ND
Event date: April 26

Cindy and Jen Weekes Child Care
Event date: April 15

King's Kids Daycare
2223 E. Rosser Ave
Bismarck, ND
Event date: April 23

Child's Hope Learning Center
2921 N. 19th St.
Bismarck, ND
Event date: April 24

St. Mary's Pre-School and Daycare
214 N. 9th St.
Bismarck, ND
Event date: April 29

ABC First Steps Learning Center East
1910 E. Capitol Ave
Bismarck, ND
Event date: May 5

Who is Guard-A-Kid™?
Guard-A-Kid™ was formed in 2003 in Miami, Florida. After months of research and development, Guard-A-Kid™ unveiled its state-of-the-art Digital Child ID System in 2004. This new system provides a complete identification and safety package for children. According to law enforcement throughout the United States, a parent’s best assurance for the quick and safe recovery of a missing child is to have a complete profile of the child on hand. Guard-A-Kid™ has developed a simple yet comprehensive system that provides a complete identification for a child within minutes.

Why is child ID and child safety so important?
The FBI receives over 2000 missing children reports every day. A child in the United States becomes missing every 40 seconds. Statistics from the US justice department and the world Almanac puts the chance of any child becoming missing at 1 in 42.

According to law enforcement throughout the United States, a parent’s best assurance for the quick and safe recovery of a missing child is to have a complete profile of the child on hand. The first hours after a child becomes missing is the most critical time for recovery. However it is also the time when the parents are in a panic mode and can not remember a detailed description of their child.

Why Guard-A-Kid™?
Guard-A-Kid™ provides a total and complete child ID and child safety package to each participating parent. Guard-A-Kid uses a state-of-the-art FBI quality digital fingerprint scanner to capture the child’s fingerprint images. A single ID card is not enough in finding a missing child. In many cases, missing children end up in other states. While others offer a single printed ID card, Guard-A-Kid™ provides the parents with two wallet-size printed IDs, a large file-size ID, and most importantly a CDROM that contains all of the child’s information in a digital format. The CDROM is extremely essential in transmitting the child’s information to other law enforcement agencies within the same city and also to agencies out of state. In fact, with Guard-A-Kid™, the full set of information from a missing child can be emailed to other agencies within seconds. The first hour after the child is reported missing is the most important time in recovering the child. The CDROM includes a file that contains all of the child’s information in the format that the police and the FBI prefer to see. Once the parent provides the CDROM to law enforcement and the law enforcement inserts it into their computer system, the child’s information is quickly formatted into their database and ready to be sent to other agencies worldwide.

According to law enforcement, it is essential to have full 10 fingerprints for accurate identification. While others offer a single card with only a thumb fingerprint, Guard-A-Kid’s digital fingerprint scanner captures the prints from all 10 fingers.

What does the Guard-A-Kid™ child ID package include?


	Each child ID kit includes the following items:

1.	Two laminated wallet-sized (driver’s license size) identification cards – each card includes a color photograph, right thumb fingerprint, critical and emergency data as well as parent awareness information (back of card). These cards are intended to be carried by each parent (or a caregiver) and present the police with information about the missing child immediately.

2.	One large file-size identification sheet – The sheet contains images of all10 fingerprints, large color photo, and full demographic, critical and emergency data along with parent awareness information on the back. This sheet is stored in a safe place that is easily and quickly recoverable in the case of a missing child.

3.	CDROM containing a digital image (.bmp files) of all 10 fingerprints, a digital image (.jpg file) of the color photo, a text file containing full demographic information and an FBI preferred (.EFT file) file that is specifically used by the law enforcement agencies. The CDROM data provides critical information to the police that are easily and quickly transmittable to other agencies.

4.	A set of safety pamphlets that provide useful information about child safety and what parents should know to fight back.

5.	The kit is delivered to parents in a professional customized envelope.

How can I have this program implemented in our school?
Implementing this program in any school is very simple! It starts with a visit from one of our Child Safety Specialists to your school. You can contact a Guard-A-Kid™ Child Safety Specialist in your area by clicking on “Child Safety Specialists in your area”. Your principal or the PTA chooses a date to have this program implemented in your school. The process is that simple!

How does the program work?
A date is chosen for this service by the principal or the PTA. Your local Guard-A-Kid™ Child Safety Specialist will then provide the school with parent sign-up flyers to be sent home with each child approximately one week prior to the set date. On the day of the event our Specialists capture the information (fingerprints, photo, data) from children who have signed up for this service. The kits are returned to school ready to be delivered to parents in one or two weeks.

Who pays for this service?
The parents who are interested in receiving a complete identification and safety kit for their child sign up and pay for this service. The money, usually in the form of cash or check is sent back to school with their child in the enclosed envelopes.

How much do the parents pay for this service?
The parents pay $20 per child for each Guard-A-Kid™ child ID package. This is a very reasonable price considering the value of this package and the fact that it also provides them with information about their child in a digital format (CDROM) as well as the printed Ids.

Is the information captured from each child kept on file?
NO. Guard-A-Kid™ child safety specialists do not keep any of the captured information including the fingerprints and the photo on file. The parents are solely responsible to keep their child’s information handy in the case of an emergency.

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