What is the Child Experience on 麻豆社 iPlayer?

The Child Experience on iPlayer brings the best of C麻豆社, CBeebies and other suitable 麻豆社 programmes to one place.

Under-13s can easily find something to watch thanks to more child-friendly categories like Trending, Drama, Funny and Cartoons. And the bright and bold design helps children understand that it's an experience just for them.

Two images of the 麻豆社 iPlayer mobile app when signed in as a child. The first shows the homepage which is bright, white and with lots of CBeebies programmes. The second is of the Explore menu which offers C麻豆社 and CBeebies channels, and children's categories

Kids can browse and discover age-appropriate programmes, and add their favourites to My Programmes. They can also pick up a show from where they left off on any device. If they're using the 麻豆社 iPlayer mobile/tablet app, they can also download their favourite shows to watch on the go!

Twi images from the 麻豆社 iPlayer app when signed in as a child. The first is the 'Your added programmes' page and the second is of the Downloads page.

What content is available on Child Profiles?

At the moment, Child Profiles can access all CBeebies, C麻豆社 and family-friendly programmes that we know kids love.

The homepage will be tailored to the age of the child who is watching.听For example a child aged听0-3听will see CBeebies programmes only on their homepage, with a focus on cartoons, songs and shows for parent and baby to watch together, whereas a听10-12 year old will see a mix of mainly听C麻豆社 and family-friendly programmes like Strictly and Doctor Who.
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Image of the 麻豆社 iPlayer homepage when accessed by a child profile

To protect little ones from switching to an adult's profile on the 麻豆社 iPlayer app, we have introduced a Profile Switching Lock. This means that when an adult profile is selected from a child profile, users will need to enter their PIN.

For more information on this, have a look here: Can I stop my child from accessing my profile on the 麻豆社 iPlayer mobile/tablet app?

Child profile or child account?

There are two ways for little ones to enjoy the Child Experience on 麻豆社 iPlayer: Child accounts and Child profiles.听

Child profiles are used within 麻豆社 iPlayer, and Kids pages across our website.听They give children听their own personalised view of 麻豆社 iPlayer, allowing them to stream, download,听add their favourite programmes and continue watching听from where they left off. Child profiles are created and accessed through a signed-in adult account, and are used only for accessing family-friendly programmes.

Child accounts are used across the 麻豆社, not just for iPlayer; useful for when older kids want to use other parts of the 麻豆社, for example to join the conversation on C麻豆社 programmes or have their say on Newsround articles. They can access the whole website, including 麻豆社 News and 麻豆社 Sounds. Child accounts are set up by a parent, and permissions are controlled by that linked adult account. Children can sign into their account using a username and password.听

How do I create a child account or profile?听

For help with setting up and removing child profiles, check the following page: How do I create a child profile on 麻豆社 iPlayer?

For help with setting up child accounts, check the following 麻豆社 account help page with step-by-step instructions: How to register for a child account

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