Before you start

Is your child ready for the tablet?

Three questions, about a minute. It is a starting-point check, not an assessment — and if it points away from the tablet, it says what to do instead.

Question 1 of 3

When you show your child a picture or a toy, do they look at it for a few seconds?

Looking at something on purpose comes before choosing between two things.

No email, no account, nothing stored — the answer is worked out on this page and disappears when you leave it.

Why ask this at all?

Most apps for young children assume the child can already look at a screen, touch what they mean to touch, and tell two pictures apart. Those three things are skills in their own right, and when one is missing the app can become a source of frustration rather than learning. Asking first costs a minute.

These are the same three questions Interlaza asks when you set up an account, and the answer here is the answer the app would give. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Read the longer article on readiness →