Hi

I do ask this question every few months and hope that technology that is current can cater for me. Last time I asked this, Android had some provision for profiles with a very few exceptions. I hope that this is now something that works as I expect.

I have two 5 year olds and I told them once they could read a bit, I'd get them some form of computer/tablet as 'all their mates have one' and I figured if they can read, they'd be better off navigating the tablet themselves rather than mindless icon clicking.

Hopefully there is an Android tablet out there that has some of these features:

- Profiles - Users are greeted with a login like screen on startup/unlock so that each kid and I can share any tablet in the household and our info is secure in the tablet itself.

- Parental Security - Kids profiles can be locked down and only some icons available as well as all in app purchasing restricted or blocked.

- Price - Not 'cheap' but they will be dropped and broken easily, so I'd like to replace them easily or with less wallet pain. They will be used primarily for edu apps, so they don't need to be high spec (no 3d gaming etc. required)

Each person/user will have a Google Apps account before the tablets arrive.

My motivation is to create a safe and modern learning environment for my kids, but if they are not around, I can log in and check email/browse without too much rearranging of the tablet settings.

I'd like to hear from people who have kids of similar age/level: what are your recommendations, experiences and what are you using for this? I have been told to get second hand iPads for this, but I want to stay with Google/Android as all my work/stuff is there already. Windows tablets are a no go as I'm not confident MS won't just drop this technology and I've already had some poor support experiences in this area already.

Thanks


Gund