Montessori Meets Tech with Kids Academy FREE Apps! Now on BOTH Google Play & iTunes.

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Kids Academy Releases Preschool Education Center for iOS and Android!

Did you hear, The American Academy of Pediatrics recently relaxed their guidelines on kids and screen time to reflect the realities of our current society. The days of parental guilt over handing the tots the Androids and iPads for road trips and wait times is over! Celebrate with Kids Academy's Preschool Education Center.

The  American Academy of Pediatrics is finally confirming what parents have suspected for years. Educational apps aren't harmful for little ones and some screen time is not only inevitable but beneficial. Of course, all thing in moderation is still a good plan. Still, occupied kids are happy kids. And everyone prefers curious tots who are quietly playing learning games in lines and waiting rooms, to bored and destructive kids running amuck or throwing tantrums. 

Kids Academy – the team behind some of the top educational apps for kids with over 10 million downloads worldwide just released the long-awaited version of their flagship app – Preschool Education Center. As the name suggests, Preschool Education Center is an all-in-one educational app for kids and toddlers. The app covers all aspects of early childhood education from the alphabet and reading to writing, building vocabulary and developing math skills. Based on the proven Montessori method the app offers a number of fun games that help master essential learning skills through play. 

REVIEW: Here at ChiIL Mama, we're a family of both Android and iPhone/iPad users, so we had a chance to check out Preschool Education Center on both platforms. This is a great go-to app that littles love. The cartoon kids, cute monsters and actual animals are great. They even use some key Montessori style, child led exercises and include free printable. My own kids went to Montessori school from the time they were 3 years old through 6th grade and both are now confident, creative leaders in advanced honors classes in some of the best schools in the country. We're huge fans of Maria Montessori's methods.



Until now, Preschool Education Center has only been available on iTunes but today's release makes it finally available for Android device on Google Play! This fun and free app is currently being featured in the Family section of the Android store in the USA, Australia and Canada.

Get the app free on Google Play!

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For iOS devices:

Kids Academy have also updated the iOS version of the app: Preschool & Kindergarten Early Learning Games adding new games, books and educational cartoons and shows as well as printable worksheets. - The update boasts a bunch of cute little monsters that will teach your kids about money and how to count it. - Kids Academy TV now has a 24/7 Live Zoo channel offering web-cam views on real-life animals.

Grab your free copy of the update on the iTunes App Store!

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BONUS! Free Preschool & Kindergarten Worksheets for Kids

Kids Academy is also finding a way to expand beyond the screen and help master pen and pencil with free printable worksheets. You can get free preschool worksheets on a variety of subjects from alphabet to math (the library is being constantly updated). Download, print out and get start practicing with good old pen and paper in seconds!

Head over to to the Kids Academy to get your FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS and get your kids busy!

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