Kids Search Engines
Directory and/or filtering searching the internet for kids.

These search services are provided for the needs of kids, either through the use of selective content picked by editors, or by filtering out inappropriate sites and pages for kids. Human editing directories will typically include less content available to the kids, but the likelyhood of your child running into un-acceptable content is greatly reduced. Filitered results can be quite good at keeping out unwanted material, and do rearch more of the web, but are more likely to let in the odd bit of undesirable content.

Major Children's Guides & Directories

The kid-safe directories below use human beings to filter out sites that might be considered objectionable for viewing by children.

AOL NetFind Kids Only
From AOL, it contains links to sites that are safe for kids.

KidsClick!
Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.

Ask Jeeves For Kids
Ask Jeeves is a unique service where you enter a question, and Ask Jeeves tries to point you to the right web page that provides an answer. At Ask Jeeves For Kids, answers have been vetted for appropriateness. Also, if Ask Jeeves cannot answer a question, it pulls results from various search engines in its metacrawler mode. At Ask Jeeves For Kids, no site that is on SurfWatch's block list will be listed.

Yahooligans
Yahoo for kids, designed for ages 7 to 12. Sites are hand-picked to be appropriate for children. This prevents possibly objectionable sites from slipping onto the screen. Yahooligans is the oldest major directory for children, launched in March 1996.

KidsClick Worlds of Web Searching
Designed to educate kids 8 through 12 the basics of searching the web.

Kids Search Tools
Search a variety of kid-safe search engines and use other kids search tools, such as encarta and wordsmyth.

TekMom's Search Tools for Students
All-in-one search page for kid search sites and research resources.

Awesome Library
Over 14,000 sites have been classified into a directory, specifically organized for teachers, students and parents. Browse or search the page.

Education World
Over 500,000 sites of interest to educators. Browsable or searchable, with the ability to narrow in by appropriate grade level. Launched in spring 1996.

Infoplease Kids' Almanac
Reference provider Information Please produces this site which provides facts and information oriented around the needs of children.

StudyWEB
Looking for an academic or research site? Editors at StudyWEB have categorized and reviewed over 100,000 sites. There are ratings by grade level and notes if visual aids are available, helpful for those making reports.

CyberSleuth Kids
Educational directory and homework helper for the K-12 student. Search from thousands of subject specific internet sites.

Family Friendly Search
Meta search service that queries major kid-friendly search engines.