GET A STRONG START?
Sparkler offers organizations serving young families a mobile app and related services that help parents, grandparents, and other caregivers harness the science of early child and brain development to make the most of the early years.
Let's Go Camping!
Let’s camp together this Summer! Ten weeks of free, virtual camp in the Sparkler mobile app, accessible for iOS and Android in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Arabic.
Organizations that provide Sparkler to families they serve help them to:
KNOW
Use our mobile Ages & Stages Questionnaires® to understand how your child is developing and to celebrate early childhood milestones.
PLAY
Children learn through play. Sparkler gives families ~2,000 ideas for off-screen play that grow your child’s heart, mind, body, and words.
GROW
Follow your child’s progress and keep track of growth and learning in a scrapbook.
CONNECT
Chat with family and teachers — and expert early childhood coaches — to support your child’s learning and development from birth through kindergarten.
Sparkler helps organizations serving families with children from birth through age 5.
It is available for families in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Arabic for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.
Sparkler creates original audio/video/and play content that we share through the Sparkler mobile app and on other channels — from YouTube to Yoto — to help families with young children learn together in new ways. Our goal? Engaging families in playing and learning together!
Little Kids, Big Hearts Podcast
Little Kids, Big Hearts is a podcast produced by Sparkler Learning that can help parents and educators introduce big topics in social and emotional learning to their children. The podcast, which is hosted by an early childhood educator, Todd Loyd, invites real (unscripted) kids to discuss what it means to have a big heart and how to grow one with episodes focused on identity, friendship, and standing up for others.
Tune Up Podcast
Tune Up is a family podcast produced by Sparkler Learning that uses the healing power of music to help children (and the adults who love them) tackle some tough childhood challenges. Hosted by teacher and singer/songwriter Benjamin Weiner, Tune Up invites children to discuss tough topics — from facing bedtime to cleaning up — and write songs to help themselves and others.
Baby On The Way? Prepare With Sparkler!
Sign up for Sparkler with a baby on the way and use it through age 5 to support healthy early development. The app can be used in English, Spanish, or Chinese on iOS or Android, smartphone, or tablet.
- Play to learn with activities you can complete each trimester to prepare you for your new baby … and thousands of play-based learning activities to play together once your baby arrives!
- Access handy tips, developed by early childhood experts and educators on pregnancy, postpartum, newborns, and early childhood.
- Access a Yoga and Pilates series for each trimester + postpartum (only in the Sparkler app)!
- Access local support, designed to help parents, caregivers, and families thrive.
Feedback from Users

"Relevant and personalized to my child"

"It helped me set aside time to interact and play with my child."

"It shows me where my child is developmentally."