Birth to 4

Colouring in is great for children as it helps develop their motor skills. Download these Spot the Dog colouring in sheets for free.

There are lots of fun ways to play together with your child using your hands, like making things out of playdough! Try our tips.

Go on a scavenger hunt around the house together - can you find everything on the list?

Tiny Happy People from the BBC is full of simple and engaging videos to help you develop your child's communication skills.

A library of words and actions to lots of popular songs and nursery rhymes, with mp3s to listen and sing along to as well.

Enjoy uplifting happy music, stories, songs, games and rhymes on this free online radio station for under 5s.

Lingumi is full of learning games, speech recognition games and video-based games to help your child grow their grammar and get them speaking their first words.

Literacy Apps is a handy guide for parents from the National Literacy Trust. Get the most out of apps that help your young children aged 0 to 5 learn language and communication skills.

CBeebies Storytime offers dozens of free, easy to use, high-quality interactive story books featuring all the CBeebies’ favourites such as Charlie and Lola.

Small Talk is a website packed with simple videos, tips and information to help parents of children aged 0-5 chat, play and read with their young child every day.

The National Literacy Trust's website for parents is full of downloadable activities, guidance on literacy milestones, fun things to try with your child and lots more.

The Department for Education's campaign offering simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five.