CBeebies - great programmes (CBeebies)

Member Name: sttb1997

Product:	CBeebies
Date:	04/11/09 (19 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Runs from 6am to 7pm so always something on

Disadvantages: Repeated during the day

CBeebies is a freeview channel which is also available on Sky TV. It was first broadcast in 2002 and is very popular! It is aired from 6am to 7pm and is aimed at children of pre-school age. The programmes it shows include Bob the Builder, Nina and the Neurons, In the Night Garden and Charlie and Lola.

The programmes are fairly educational so I don't tend to mind my children watching them but I do tend to find that the shows are repeated throughout the day so it is not a babysitter for sure! I use the channel if I need to get on with cooking dinner, or to get some housework done. The programmes are bright, colourful and catchy. They all include music of some kind, somewhere, and I often find myself humming tunes later in the day.

The Bedtime Hour is on between 6pm and 7pm and is the perfect windown in our house. Our children know that they watch the Bedtime Hour, have dinner, have a bath and go to bed. It has become sort of a routine. The only downside is that each season they change the programming of the Bedtime Hour so just as the children are getting used to one routine, it all changes!

On the whole I would definitely recommend this channel for children under the age of around 4 or 5.

Summary: Great babysitter when you need to get on with something!