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Kid Safe Search Engines and Directories

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to find answers to their questions online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edutainment," Ask Jeeves for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions, such as "Why is the sky blue?" or "What's it like to live in space?" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher. The service combines human editorial judgment with filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and appropriate answers on the Web.

AOL at School
AOL@School is a search engine designed for educational use. It provides lists of precsribed sites that have been selected by online education experts. It also provides functional tools such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and many other research tools. There are activities for every age group. Recommended Adult Supervision for younger kids.

Dib Dab Doo and Dilly Too
A child friendly search engine that uses computer technology to filter in approved kid safe sites. It offers links to all sorts of categories for fun and learning.

Kids Click!
KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.

Kids' Searching Online
Lycos Zone is a safe haven on the Web designed for kids, parents and teachers that is targeted to the needs of the kindergarten through eighth grade Web audiences.

Yahooligans!
Yahooligans! is a browsable, searchable directory of Internet sites for kids.