Device for encouraging hand wash compliance

A device to encourage hand washing compliance in a restroom, comprising:

• a housing configured for detachably mounting on a support surface of a restroom;
• an ambient light sensor disposed relative to said housing to detect ambient light within the restroom;
• an audio device within said housing, said audio device containing at least one audible hand washing compliance message track;
• a speaker within said housing, said speaker in communication with said audio device;
• a control circuit in operable communication with said ambient light sensor and said audio storage device, said control circuit initiating playing of the hand wash compliance message over said speaker in a repeating timed cycle when a threshold amount of ambient light is present in the restroom and detected by said ambient light sensor.