Looking for a "kid mode" on iPad Mini

I have an iPad Mini that I purchased for my work. When I get home at the end of the day, I'd like to be able to hand it over to my 4 year old to let him play some educational games or watch kid shows on Netflix. However, I don't want him to be able to go into the web browser, look at my calendar, email, Google Drive, etc. (Really, I don't need my 4 year old rearranging my schedule.) I've read about many apps that will lock down a folder with a password. However, that takes too much time when I'm using the iPad for work, because I would have to continuously unlock and open up that folder to get to my work stuff. I would prefer something like "Restricted Mode" in the Settings, but I'd like it to also restrict specific apps, like Google Drive. This lets me leave the iPad in unrestricted mode - without the constant passwords, while I'm working, and lets me put it into a password protected mode, while the little one has the iPad. Is there an app or a setting that does something like this (again, it needs to block specific apps, like Google Drive)? Another option would be something that allows multiple users with different home screens and settings.

The short and simple answer to your question is that there is no way to lockdown specific apps on the iPad. You are limited to using whatever restrictions are available in the settings to block whatever you can block in there. Using restrictions requires a password to get into and out of it as well.
There is no setting for multiple users either on the iPad. It wasn't designed for multiple users and it still does not allow for multiple user accounts. Leave feedback with Apple if you like.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

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