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Discover our cafeteria management module, designed to simplify life for parents and administrative teams. Register children for fixed or à la carte periods with various meal options suitable for each school level. Parents can easily register, access menus, and stay updated via a dedicated portal. Track real-time registrations, manage access and absences, and integrate billing with our finance module. Our solution seamlessly integrates with other catering systems for smooth and efficient management within our canteen software.

Key Benefits:

E-wallet (Electronic Wallet):
Easy management of registrations.
Parent cafeteria portal.
API/integration with third-party cafeteria systems.

Canteen Software Features:

E-wallet Solution (Electronic Wallet):
- Balance per student for use in the school cafeteria.
- Top-up via online payment or cash.
Cafeteria Registration Management:
- Fixed Periods: Annual, quarterly, etc.
- À la Carte: Weekly registration for selected days.
- Definition of catering offers at different prices depending on the school level: type of meal, tray, snack, packed lunch, etc.
Parent Portal:
- Easy registration for available meal options.
- Cafeteria news/menus feed.
Operational and Registration Management:
- Real-time registration tracking.
- Integrated billing with the Finance module.
- Monitor entries, access, and absences.
- Supervisor portal.
Integration with Other Catering Solutions:
- Access management with badge, turnstile, or other equipment.
- Management of cafeteria and e-wallet.
- Provision of APIs allowing integration with third-party systems for eWallet usage or recording entries in school cafeterias.

Works well with:

The Canteen module works well with these other modules in the Eduka school management software:

Finance Module

School Transport Module

Online Shop module

After-School Childcare Module

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Features & functionality

Administration

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Configure cafeteria services (calendar, prices, registration methods)
Management of services in different currencies as needed, separately from the currency used for tuition fee billing if required.
Enable or disable parent registration and/or eWallet linkage
Manually enroll students in cafeteria
Monitor daily student cafeteria attendance
Detect attendance anomalies (unregistered student, wrong day, duplicate visits)
Export lists of registered or attended students
Manually recharge a student’s eWallet
Track all eWallet transactions (recharges, spending, balances)
Apply conditional pricing based on Eduka data (scholarship, siblings, profile)
Import badge numbers via Excel from provider
Assign badges individually or in bulk (students, staff, guardians)
Unassign or delete badges individually or in bulk
Integrate badge readers or cash registers with Eduka
Use Eduka APIs (SWIPEBADGE, EWALLETPURCHASE, GENLIST) for real-time hardware connection
Configure Eduka accounts for cafeteria operators or cashiers
Generate reports by student, class, date, service, or transaction type
Create multiple eWallet accounts per student (e.g., cafeteria + snack bar)
Choose which services use eWallet and which remain independent

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Parents

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Enroll children in the canteen via the Family Portal
View registered days or attendance confirmations
Recharge the eWallet online
Track eWallet balance in real time
Access transaction history (recharges, meals, a la carte purchases)
Manage multiple wallets per child if needed (cafeteria and snack bar separately)
Download receipts and view detailed charges
Decide on enrollment according to school rules
Receive alerts or reminders (e.g., low balance, missing enrollment)
Update preferences or options if allowed by the school
Option to book multiple time slots at once based on available weeks, while keeping an overview of the scheduled sessions.

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Canteen integrations

Eduka's Canteen module connects with the payment gateways your school already uses — Stripe, PayPal, Lyra and more — so data flows between systems without re-keying.