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New information kiosks for schools
Published:  17 September, 2009

The Childcare Act 2006, states that local authorities are required to provide information to parents and carers about childcare and other related subjects and, in response to this Kiosks4business has launched Parent Information Point (PIP) for schools. PIP is a kiosk-based information system to make family information and services easily available to parents and carers. It offers a touch screen ‘virtual receptionist' helping parents to answer simple enquiries unaided and allowing team members to focus on more complex problems.

Mike Powell, divisional director of Kiosks4business (providers of PIP), comments: "Schools notoriously face the difficult challenge of how to provide access to information for parents and carers about their child's progress and development. Using PIP, parents can easily find the information or contact they are looking for using the interactive touchscreen. We understand that some parents who need the information most may not be as computer literate as others, so we have been very careful to ensure the system is as democratic as possible, avoiding any baffling computer language or messages. Users can access the information in four ways; on screen, by email to account at home, via a print job or by a free phone call to a service provider."

www.kiosks4business.com

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