iCare Child Care Management Software has many secure hardware options for real-time or any-time operation. The hardware methods discussed below collect real-time attendance. Many of these also provide communications and billing automation. These attendance methods are integrated with billing such that attendance-based billing or additional hourly billing is fully automated. These charges are posted in the ledgers automatically in through the 'day ending process'. | | | | Secure Electric Door Operator: If you install an electric door opener in your front, the attendance collection devices shown below will trigger the door open if the password of an authorized person matches.
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| | | | | | Touch Screen Monitor with messaging and RSVP: You can run the Lobby Interface program on a computer with a touch screen or regular monitor. With this program you can achieve the following functions: - Collect staff and children's attendance.
- Deliver messages to staff and parents.
- Let parents check their account balance and transaction history.
- Get answers to the RSVP messages.
- Automate the billing of RSVP answers such as lunch charges or field trips.
- Automated attendance based billing and additional hourly billing.
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| | | |  | Keypad with LCD Panel for messaging: The keypad has a 4 line by 20 character display and a built-in speaker that chimes if a message needs to be read. It is connected directly to the main computer so no additional computer is required in the lobby. With the keypad you can achieve the following functions: - Collect staff and children's attendance.
- Deliver messages to staff and parents.
- Let parents check their account balance.
- Automated attendance based billing and additional hourly billing.
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| | | | | | Wireless Barcode Reader: The wireless barcode reader can be used for curb-side check-in. The reader can be configured to do one of many things when a 'good-swipe' is recorded: - Enter attendance directly.
- Open the Drop-in Services form on the main computer.
- Open the Lobby Interface on the lobby computer.
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| | | | | | Swipe Card Reader: The swipe card reader is another method for collecting attendance. The reader can be configured to do one of many things when a 'good-swipe' is recorded: - Enter attendance directly.
- Open the Drop-in Services form on the main computer.
- Open the Lobby Interface on the lobby computer.
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| | | | | | Electronic Signature Capture Table: Time-stamped and encrypted signatures are stored with every check in and out eliminating the need for sign-in sheets. The collected data does the following: - Attendance collection.
- Automated attendance-based billing and additional hourly billing.
- Messaging to staff and parents.
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| | | | | | Wireless Laptop: You can run the Lobby Interface program on a wireless laptop (perhaps one that fold out flat) and use it curdside check-in or for use anywhere else on the campus. With this program you can achieve the following functions: - Collect staff and children's attendance.
- Deliver messages to staff and parents.
- Let parents check their account balance and transaction history.
- Get answers to the RSVP messages.
- Automate the billing of RSVP answers such as lunch charges or field trips.
- Automated attendance based billing and additional hourly billing.
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| | | | | | POS (Drop-in Service) Equipment: iCare Software offers you full point-of-sale integration with cash drawer and receipt printer. The Drop-in features includes the following functions: - Attendance entry
- Billing and payment entry
- Messaging for parents
- Cash drawer reconciliation for each cashier and each shift
- Receipt printing with messages
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| | | | | Finger or Stylus operated PDA: A simple and inexpensive method for recording attendance remotely and then downloading the records on the main computer. | | | See Pricing...
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