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Explore 13 trusted reading early learning resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.

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Screenshot of Duolingo ABC
91/100 · ages 3–8

Duolingo ABC

A playful early-literacy app with phonics, handwriting, sight words, vocabulary, and interactive stories.

WebsiteAndroid appiOS appEarly learningLiteracy
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Knowledge Kids

Commercial-free children’s videos, games, live TV, and shows from Knowledge Network for children ages two to eight.

WebsiteAndroid appiOS appEarly learningEducational games
2–8 · Free90
Screenshot of Leap into Science

Leap into Science

Open-ended science activities paired with children’s books for young learners and families from The Franklin Institute.

WebsiteDownloadableEarly learningExperiments
3–10 · Free90
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Worldreader

A global literacy nonprofit with BookSmart, a free digital reading app for children ages 0–8 and the families who read with them.

WebsiteEarly learningGlobal learning
0–8 · Free90
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Delrita Pryce Foundation

Free animated literacy and money-skills programs, printable activities, and a learning app for young children.

WebsiteDownloadableEarly literacyEducational games
2–5 · Free89
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CellieKids

Free educational videos, games, songs, activities, and printables for children ages 2-9.

WebsiteYouTube channelAnimalsEarly learning
2-9 · Free88
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Sesame Street

Public-media stories, videos, games, and activities supporting early learning and social-emotional development.

Website
2–8 · Free88
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Small Fry Games

Free browser games for curious children, with playful practice in early learning, reading, addition, science, and observation.

WebsiteEarly learningEducational games
3–10 · Free88
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Blue Brick School

A free, open-source learning platform with more than 300 activities and books, designed for children and educators and available online or offline on Android.

WebsiteEarly learningEducational games
5–12 · Free87
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Topmarks

A long-running collection of educational games, interactives, maths worksheets, apps, and subject resources organized by age and topic.

WebsiteEarly learningEducational games
3–11 · Free85
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Starfall

Early-learning activities in reading, phonics, math, music, and seasonal themes for young children.

Website
3–9 · Free with paid options82
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Turtle Diary

Interactive educational games, videos, quizzes, worksheets, experiments, and activities for preschool through grade 5.

WebsiteEarly learningEducational games
4–12 · Free with paid options82
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CBeebies

BBC children’s content with stories, songs, science, nature, and early-learning programs.

YouTube channelAnimationEarly learning
2–8 · Free80
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