ParentPay is a secure online payment system designed to assist parents in quickly and securely paying for school meals, trips and activities (like music lessons) quickly and conveniently. In turn, this helps schools reduce cash handling on school premises while strengthening communication with parents.
Parents will receive a login and password to access their account, and can make payments at any time.
Easy to use
ParentPay Login provides parents with an easy and quick way to pay for school meals, trips, clubs and uniform. Simply enter your activation code provided in a letter online or request a plastic card and make payments at local stores that display the ParentPay sign.
This system enables schools to streamline their income management and strengthen communications with parents. It eliminates cash entering school grounds while cutting administration costs and protecting risks, and also allows parents to track payment histories.
Parents can log on 24/7 using their unique activation username and password, which they are then encouraged to keep safe for future logins. If they have more than one child at school, they can add them using the “Add a child” tab on their homepage allowing them to view all transactions under one account.
Cashless payments
ParentPay is the UK’s leading provider of online payments, parent communications, income management reporting and meal & kitchen management for schools, MAT’s, local authorities and caterers. Parents can pay for school meals, trips uniforms exams donations through this platform.
Parents also find this system convenient, enabling them to easily track payment history of their children, helping them monitor spending patterns and avoid issues like losing cash or forgetting payments. Furthermore, mobile phones or tablets make adding funds effortless.
ParentPay allows parents to pay online or via its free app for payments by card, bank transfer or PayPoint. ParentPay utilizes leading technology for safe credit and debit card transactions – communication with banks is encrypted so no one can read what was being communicated; card details never pass between schools; parents can manage multiple children’s accounts through one login regardless of which school their child attends.
Easy to manage
ParentPay is an online service that enables parents to pay for Academy trips, music lessons and clubs without using cash. Furthermore, it enhances school-home communications through automated email/SMS alerts.
Meal Manager is an optional add-on that provides schools with a fully featured cloud meal management and ordering solution, seamlessly integrated with ParentPay. This tool enables schools to provide their pupils with quality meals with minimum administration and maximum efficiency.
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Reporting
ParentPay’s reporting features offer schools an impressive suite of reports that include transaction histories, payments made and refunded, recurring expenses and balances, among many others. School staff can use this data to manage cashless income while monitoring student spending.
ParentPay also facilitates safe and secure collection of electronic payments, helping schools reduce cash on school premises for improved financial controls, time saving and cost savings.
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