IT that lets teachers teach.
Private schools, daycares, language schools, tutoring centres — the IT problem is the same. Devices that work, networks that don't hate Chromebooks, content filtering that's actually appropriate.
When a classroom of 22 ten-year-olds can't sign in, the lesson plan dies. We make the boring parts work.
4UIT supports independent schools, daycares, language schools, and tutoring/test-prep centres across Ottawa on Google Workspace for Education, Microsoft 365 A1/A3, ClassLink, Clever, Canvas, Brightspace and Moodle. We deploy Chromebook fleets, manage Apple School Manager for iPad classrooms, and design WiFi that survives a 1-to-1 device classroom load.
What schools actually need
WiFi designed for the classroom. A 1:1 Chromebook classroom is not the same problem as a 25-employee office. We size for device-density, plan for the assembly hall where everyone joins the Kahoot at the same time, and segment teacher / staff / student traffic.
Content filtering that's age-appropriate. CIPA-style filtering at the DNS layer, with policy varying by user group: tighter for K–6, looser for staff. Roaming agents on take-home Chromebooks so home-network filtering matches school-network filtering.
Identity management at start-of-year. 200 new students don't onboard themselves. We integrate your SIS (PowerSchool, Maplewood, etc.) with Google or M365 so accounts get created, classes get rostered, and old accounts get archived without an admin doing it by hand.
Devices that survive Grade 4. Chromebook fleet management via Google Admin or M365 Intune. Lockdown, kiosk modes for testing, automatic re-enrollment after a wipe. We hold spare devices and swap broken units same-day.
Daycares & tutoring centres
For smaller education businesses — daycares, tutoring, language schools — we usually deploy M365 Business Basic / Standard with appropriate licensing, encrypted laptops for staff, secure parent communication, and basic content filtering. Smaller scale, same posture.
The Ottawa specifics
We work across the NCR with private schools, IB programmes, faith-based schools, and after-school education. Same-day on-site for classroom-impact issues. We schedule big network changes for breaks, not the middle of midterm week.
Common questions.
Do you work with public school boards?
Our typical customer is a private school, daycare, or tutoring centre. Public boards (OCDSB, OCSB, CECCE, CEPEO) have their own internal IT departments. We've done specific consulting projects with affiliated organisations but don't compete with the boards' core IT.
How does Chromebook management work?
Through Google Admin Console, with Chrome Education Upgrade licenses applied per device. We handle enrollment, policy, app deployment, lockdown for testing, and end-of-year wipe-and-redeploy.
What about home WiFi for take-home devices?
Roaming DNS filter follows the device to home WiFi, so the same content policy applies. We can also configure mandatory VPN for certain student groups if your policy requires it.
Can you scale up at the start of school year?
Yes — September is the heaviest week of our year for education customers. We pre-stage device imaging through August, run an onboarding day for new students, and have engineers on-site the first week of classes.
What's the cost compared to a public-school style IT department?
For a 200–500 student private school, our managed plan typically replaces 0.5–1 FTE of internal IT at meaningfully lower fully-loaded cost, with broader skill coverage (security, network, identity) than a single hire usually has.
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