Word World
Letters A to Z: songs, colouring, puzzles and word search.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Nestling Learning Charity · CIO in formation
Free early learning for every family in the UK
We are setting up a charity to help children aged 3 to 7 learn letters, sounds and numbers through play, at home and in nursery, at no cost to families.
We are a charity in formation
Nestling Learning Charity is applying to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). We are not yet registered with the Charity Commission and do not have a charity number. We are not asking for donations.
For grown-ups
Free activities for ages 3 to 7
Try each activity yourself, then share it with your child. All of them are free, with no sign-up.
Play full screen, like an app
Add the free activities to your home screen. They open with no address bar and no tabs, on children's activities only, so little fingers don't wander onto other websites. Free, no app store, no sign-up.
Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Open in Safari first
This app's own browser can't add pages to your home screen. Tap the ••• menu, then Open in Safari, and tap Add to home screen there.
Lock the screen too
A web page can't stop the home button. Your phone can: Guided Access on iPhone and iPad (Settings, Accessibility) or App pinning on Android (Settings, Security). It keeps your child in the one app until you unlock it.
The home-screen app is provided by our sister organisation, Nestling Studios Ltd, and shows only the free children's activities.
Phonics Check Practice
Read real check words with a grown-up: quick 5-word rounds or a full practice check.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Picture Crosswords
Tap a picture, hear the word, then spell it. Three levels and three themes.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Number World
Numbers 0 to 20: watch and trace, count, ten frames, one more and one less, and number games.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Colouring
Start on a blank page, or colour over 130 pictures from A to Z, with dinosaurs too.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)Dino Stomp
Dance along, play a freeze game and sing along.
Play free → Add to home screen (safer, no address bar)These activities are made by Nestling Studios Ltd, a certified social enterprise, and currently open on its website. Once the charity is registered, we plan to host them here under a free licence.
Where we are
Our plan
Every step below is about reaching more families. The charity's only aim is public benefit: free early learning for children who might otherwise miss out.
- Now
Build an independent board of trustees
We are recruiting at least three trustees, including a treasurer and an early years specialist, all independent of Nestling Studios Ltd.
- Next
Register with the Charity Commission
Apply as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for England and Wales.
- After registration
Bring the free activities here
Host the free activities on this site under a royalty-free licence, with clear arm's-length terms and a conflict of interest policy overseen by the independent trustees.
- After registration
Reach families who need it most
Apply for free search advertising for charities, and work with nurseries, libraries and Family Hubs to share the activities.
- Ongoing
Support and review
Our early years trustee will support and review our activities.
Openness
Our sister organisation
Nestling Studios Ltd is a certified social enterprise and a member of Social Enterprise UK. It is a company registered in England and Wales (No. 17093947). It makes Nestling Quest, which includes the free activities on this page.
The idea for Nestling Learning came from the founder of Nestling Studios Ltd. We are looking to set up the charity with the help of volunteers and trustees. To keep the two organisations separate, our founder will not be a trustee, and the charity will be run by trustees who are independent of the company. It will have a conflict of interest policy and a written licence for the activities, both overseen by the trustees.
Nestling Studios Ltd has pledged to give 10% of its yearly profit before tax to the charity, once the charity is registered. The company is at an early stage, so we expect these donations to start small.
Volunteer roles
Trustees wanted
Both roles are unpaid, about 4 to 8 hours a month, with remote meetings on weekday evenings or weekends. Trustees do not work directly with children.
Early Years Educational Specialist
Help us make sure every activity is good for young children's learning.
- EYFS or KS1 teaching, consultancy or research background
- Review activities for quality, safety and curriculum fit
- Trustee experience is not needed
Treasurer (Finance & Governance)
Set up sound financial controls as we register the charity.
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, or senior charity finance experience
- Understanding of the Charity SORP and conflicts of interest
- Independent oversight of our links with Nestling Studios Ltd
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially people from groups under-represented on charity boards and from the communities we serve. Appointment is subject to a Charity Commission trustee eligibility declaration. Initial term of three years.
Contact us
To apply for a trustee role, send your CV and a short note. For anything else, just say hello.
hello@nestlinglearning.org.uk
If that address doesn't work for you, you can also use nestlinglearning@gmail.com.
Your privacy
This website sets no cookies and uses no tracking or advertising tools. Like all websites, our server keeps basic technical logs, such as IP addresses, for up to 90 days to keep the site secure.
If we ever measure visits to our grown-up pages, for example to see whether our advertising works, we will ask for your consent first and update this notice. Our learning activities will never track children.
If you email us, we use your details only to reply to you, and to consider your application if you apply to be a trustee. We keep emails for up to 2 years, and you can ask us to see or delete your details at any time. Until the charity is registered, we keep these details securely on its behalf.