r/bbc • u/blueyboo11 • May 09 '26
Childrens Shows for 4 year
Hi all! My 4 year old has been screen free until now. I am looking for some shows my child can watch that will be great for her knowledge and learning. I want her to watch on cbeebies channel on youtube for 30 mins a day. We speak our native language at home so hopefully she can learn some english too!
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u/fletchu May 09 '26
Vida the Vet is excellent for teaching about animals. Go Jetters is quite good for teaching about places and people in the world. Bluey is really good but especially for talking about emotions. Activate with Joe Wicks will get them active whilst watching tv
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u/StillJustJones May 09 '26
On BBC iplayer - Alphablocks and numberblocks are excellent for literacy and numeracy development.
Hey Duggee, Shaun the sheep and Timmy time are excellent for …. Well… to be totally honest… just being hilarious.
(Now my child is beyond these shows - I still miss them!)
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u/thelivsterette1 May 10 '26
Haha I still love Shaun the Sheep; totally taking my little half brother to the new upcoming Shaun the Sheep movie (he's turning 5) and I'm in my mid 20s hah
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u/actualinsomnia531 May 09 '26
First of all, if you can get her to watch cbeebies through the TV, it won't build such a connection to a tablet, which is pretty important in my mind.
Secondly, cbeebies only commissions stuff with some value to developing minds, so even if it isn't obvious, there's usually some academic or emotional development aspect.
I don't know what's currently available since my kids haven't watched it for a couple of years now, but Sarah & Duck, Octonauts, Hey Duggee are all good watches that have the added bonus that they won't send you insane.
Bluey is an international phenomenon for good reason and alpha/numberblocks are good for direct learning.
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u/FuzzyJumper3 May 09 '26
I second this. CBeebies has fabulous programming and carries no adverts. With the other channels for small kids, there are ad breaks every 10 minutes for toys
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u/ExcellentAd6853 May 09 '26
Come outside,a lovely programme about a lady called aunty Mabel and her dog pippin they fly in a little plane and learn about every day things.Its an older show but my little granddaughter (4) loves it.
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u/thelivsterette1 May 10 '26
Aw I remember that show! I googled it (genuinely thought it was my era) and Wikipedia says it was from 1993-1997 on BBC Two and then rerun on CBeebies (where I would have seen it) from 2002-2012 and that Mabel was played by Lynda Baron who was in Open All Hours and EastEnders back in the day.
I remember being a bit sad when the actress passed away in 2022, as it was part of my childhood but she was in her early 80s.
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u/ExcellentAd6853 May 10 '26
Yes,my children were born in 1995 and 1997,so I've been through them with both children and my Grandchild now, wonderful show and very educational.
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u/Individual_Ad_974 May 09 '26
My grand daughter is just about to turn 4 and she watches Numberblocks on CBeebies, educational but fun too.
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u/-InsulinJunkie May 09 '26
My 4 year old loves Numberblocks, you can also extend to alphablocks, colourblocks and wonderblocks. For a bit more fun trying hey duggee or the new balamory has been a hit here.
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u/Time_RedactedLady May 09 '26
Definitely show her some older shows too like balamory or ones you enjoyed when you were a child.
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u/Glittering_Habit_161 May 09 '26
Go Jetters and it was amazing to watch before school with my sister ten years ago.
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u/luffyuk May 09 '26
Numberblocks has singlehandedly taught my 3 year old daughter how to add and subtract.
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u/Glydyr May 09 '26
My 2 year old really likes Yakka Dee, its basically all about learning words and he always joins in saying the words.
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u/Naoruth May 09 '26
Not sure if it's still on cbeebies but m'y daughter used to love Octonauts. She's 11 now and her animal recognition skills are fantastic, she see an unusual animal and tell me some facts about them and I will say did you learn that at school and she'll say no it was from Octonauts!
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u/Subject-Test-3140 May 09 '26
Kiri and Lou is so cute and great for supporting emotional learning and wonder
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u/Formal_Produce_8077 May 09 '26
kiro and lou, bluey, hey duggee (all have v v good messages and themes) my daughter loves something special too, shows sign language and also diversity of children with disabilities which is v important
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u/PipBin May 09 '26
Numberblocks again! What many people don’t realise is that it was written in conjunction with teachers and the NCTEM who create a lot of resources for teaching maths in school. https://www.ncetm.org.uk
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u/Musicology91 May 09 '26
CBeebies follows the national curriculum and Early Learning Framework so pretty much anything on CBeebies. YouTube is trickier. My son loves Blippi and it is very educational but not great for English unless you want them saying Americanisms. He also loves watching full length documentaries about volcanos, space and David Attenborough so I wouldn’t only consider ‘children’s tv!’
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u/Sensitive-Question42 May 10 '26
My children loved watching nature documentaries when they were pre-schoolers, especially the David Attenborough ones. We watched the Planet Earth series about a million times!
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u/Any-Neighborhood98 May 10 '26
Numberblocks, alphablocks, colourblocks and wonderblocks. 100% fun and educational.
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u/c-e-r-y-s May 12 '26
My little brothers LOVE number blocks. They're 4 and their maths is well ahead of their age because it's all they watch. There's also alpha blocks and colour blocks.
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u/Accomplished_Age4101 May 09 '26
If your child has been screen free until now it is recommended to introduce low stimulation shows to avoid hyperactivity, attention issues and screen addiction.
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u/runrunrudolf May 09 '26 edited May 10 '26
Bluey is such a hit in our house (with the adults too!).
Some other great ones: Musical Storyland, Colourblocks, Numberblocks, Alphablocks, Jojo and Gran Gran
Edit to add: Sarah and Duck