Preschool children learn best by doing, moving and playing, so that is exactly how these sessions work.

There are no worksheets and very little sitting down. Children explore through hands-on activities, games and gentle challenges, and the STEM comes wrapped inside the fun rather than announced at the start. They begin working with early sequencing, patterns, instructions, problem-solving and taking turns with each other, all through things that feel like play, because they are.

Nothing here is academic or overly technical. It is curiosity, given a bit of structure.

Coding for preschoolers sounds ambitious until you remember what coding is: putting steps in the right order and giving clear instructions.

Young children can practise that long before they are ready for anything like formal programming. Much of it is screen-free coding, using movement games, cards and simple programming toys such as Bee-Bots and Code-a-Pillar, where these form part of the session. Children tell the toy where to go, watch what happens, and work out how to fix it when it ends up somewhere unexpected. Where it suits the age group, ScratchJr offers a gentle first taste of creative coding on a screen.

It is early computational thinking, learned through play rather than instruction.

The skills sound simple, and that is rather the point. They are the foundations everything else gets built on.

Children practise sequencing and putting steps in order, and they get better at recognising patterns and following instructions. They work alongside other children, which brings in collaboration and turn-taking, and they meet early problem-solving whenever something does not go to plan.

Underneath all of it, they are developing early computational thinking and building confidence exploring technology in a safe, age-appropriate way.

We choose tools that young children can pick up, push and understand straight away.

Bee-Bots are chunky, friendly programmable floor robots. Children press a sequence of direction buttons and watch the Bee-Bot trundle off, which makes sequencing and directional instructions immediately concrete. Code-a-Pillar works in a similar spirit, with segments children rearrange to change where it goes, turning early problem-solving and sequencing into a physical, hands-on puzzle. Where it fits the age and the session, ScratchJr introduces creative coding on a tablet in a simple, visual way.

Which tools and activities your child meets depends on their age, the session type and their stage of development.

Early Years Technology is designed for children aged 3 to 5, including those who have never touched a piece of technology in their lives.

No experience is expected, and no reading is required. Everything is guided, gentle and pitched at what young children can genuinely manage, so they build confidence through play rather than through formal lessons. Quieter children get time and encouragement. Busier ones get plenty to do with their hands.

Sessions are playful, practical and full of encouragement.

Children are guided through simple challenges, games and hands-on activities that introduce basic technology and STEM ideas without ever making a fuss about it. Instructors keep things moving, celebrate the small wins and step in when something is not working.

You will find our Early Years Technology sessions across several formats: local classes, nursery sessions, school clubs, holiday workshops and online classes, depending on where you are.

Here is the kind of thing a session might involve.

Children play simple sequencing games and pattern and matching activities, and take on screen-free coding challenges that use nothing more than movement and cards. They use directional language in movement games, work with Bee-Bots or Code-a-Pillar to make something go where they want it to, and try introductory creative coding with ScratchJr where it suits the group. Plenty of it is collaborative, so children solve problems together.

As children grow out of this stage, these same skills lead naturally into coding & programming, robotics & engineering and digital creativity, which are designed for older children when your child is ready for them.