# Smart Kidz Club Early Learning Library > A family-centered digital library that helps early learning organizations build language, literacy, and reading habits—at school, at home, and wherever learning happens. Human-narrated children's books designed for meaningful reading, not digital entertainment. No ads. No videos. No distracting animations. Canonical page: https://classroomsolution.app/earlylearning/ Organization: Smart Kidz Club, Inc., 2306 Porter Road, Bear, Delaware 19701, United States Geo: Bear, Delaware, US-DE (39.6293, -75.6583) Phone: (302) 507-7171 Email: info@smartkidzclub.com Page updated: 2026-10-22 ## What it is Smart Kidz Club's Early Learning Library is a U.S. digital children's book library for children from birth to five, before kindergarten. It connects early educators, children, and families through human-narrated children's books designed for meaningful reading—not distracting digital entertainment. The working model is Program → Educator → Family → Child. Educators introduce books. Families continue the experience. Children hear, explore, discuss, and learn. The library was designed with early learning partners and developed with the University of Delaware. ## What it is not It is not digital entertainment, a video app, or an ad-supported children's product. It does not replace the caregiver. Access to books alone is not the goal. The goal is a reading habit shared by educators and families. ## Who it is for Organizations serving children from birth to five, including early learning centers, preschools, childcare centers, daycares, nursery schools, family child care programs, nonprofits, libraries, community organizations, family literacy programs, and birth-to-five initiatives. It was initially developed and piloted with early childhood partners, including Head Start programs, and is now intended for a broader audience. It is not only a Head Start product. It is especially valuable for multilingual families, families learning English, caregivers who are less confident reading aloud, families with limited access to children's books, busy families looking for flexible learning opportunities, grandparents and extended-family caregivers, children preparing for preschool or kindergarten, and communities seeking equitable access to early literacy resources. ## How people use it Educators can assign books, support classroom themes and instruction, encourage children to listen, read, and discuss, monitor reading activity, differentiate learning, and encourage continued reading at home. Families can read together, listen to narrated stories, explore books anytime and anywhere, continue learning beyond the classroom, build simple daily reading habits, talk about stories, pictures, ideas, and new words, and create positive shared reading experiences. Children can experience new vocabulary, listening comprehension, story comprehension, sequencing, narrative development, conversation, early book awareness, reading behaviors, language-rich interactions, and growing confidence with books. The reading experience emphasizes human narration, authentic books, meaningful conversation, fewer digital distractions, and child choice and independence. Words light up as they are being read. Discussion prompts help turn reading into conversation. ## How the Smart Kidz Club approach differs A common digital-learning model is child-focused, primarily screen-based, designed for individual use, built around digital entertainment features, used in the classroom or home, and limited to content access. The Smart Kidz Club approach is child + family focused, reading-centered, designed for shared reading, built around books and meaningful engagement, used as a classroom + home connection, and provides content + family engagement. Other digital resources may focus on content access, independent child use, entertainment features, and screen engagement. Smart Kidz Club focuses on content + connection, child + caregiver, reading + conversation, and program + home. ## How an organization starts 1. Program Setup: organization, classrooms, educators, and participating families. 2. Educator Onboarding: assign books, encourage reading, monitor engagement, and integrate the library into existing routines. 3. Family Onboarding: show parents and caregivers how to use the library with their children. 4. Literacy Engagement: shared reading, listening, conversation, and continued learning at home. 5. Ongoing Support: participation and engagement insights to sustain the program. Program materials cover family onboarding, literacy workshops, educator onboarding, curriculum alignment, and optional ongoing technical and implementation support. Organizations request a demo by contacting Smart Kidz Club with the requester's name, email, organization, state, and country. Email: info@smartkidzclub.com. Subject: New Request for ELL Demo. ## University of Delaware Smart Kidz Club collaborated with researchers at the University of Delaware and education stakeholders. The collaboration focused on early language and literacy development, equitable access, developmentally appropriate digital resources, stronger home-literacy environments, phonological awareness, reading, and family engagement. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Smart Kidz Club's Early Learning Library? A digital children's book library designed for children from birth to five. It helps early learning organizations connect educators, children, and families through narrated books, reading experiences, and literacy-focused activities. ### What age group does it serve? Children ages 0–5, before they enter formal school or kindergarten. ### Who can use it? Early learning centers, preschools, childcare and daycare programs, family child care providers, nonprofits, libraries, community organizations, and other birth-to-five initiatives. ### How does it support family engagement? Educators can introduce and assign books while families continue reading and listening together at home. The shared resource creates a connection between the early learning program and the child's home environment. ### Can parents use it at home? Yes. The library is specifically designed to extend learning beyond the early learning setting and help families continue reading and learning at home. ### Are the books narrated? Yes. Human narration is a central part of the Early Learning Library experience, helping children hear fluent reading while following the book. ### Can it support multilingual families? Yes. The library can be particularly useful for families who are learning English or who may not feel confident reading English aloud. Human narration gives children access to spoken English while families can participate together. ### Can educators assign books? Yes. Educators can assign books, encourage reading at home, and use reading activity to support their instruction. ### Is it only for Head Start programs? No. It was initially developed and piloted with early childhood partners, including Head Start programs, and is now intended for a much broader audience of early learning, childcare, nonprofit, library, and community organizations. ### What was the University of Delaware's role? Smart Kidz Club collaborated with the University of Delaware in developing and studying the Early Learning Library, with a focus on creating a research-informed digital resource supporting early literacy, language development, phonological awareness, reading, and family engagement. ### How can an organization bring it to families? Contact Smart Kidz Club to discuss population, program model, number of children and families served, and implementation goals. ## Related pages - [K–5 Classroom Solution](https://classroomsolution.app/): Smart Kidz Club Classroom Solution for Kindergarten through Grade 5, with Reading and Math. The same page is also at https://classroomsolution.app/k-5/. Plain-text summary: https://classroomsolution.app/llms.txt - [Terms of use](https://classroomsolution.app/termsofuse.html) - [Privacy policy](https://classroomsolution.app/privacy.html)