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Search Engines
This type of engine searches only among handpicked pre-screened and approved child friendly sites. Each site has its own selection criteria parents can read to make decisions about use.
Quintura for Kids
This is a visual and intuitive search engine, which uses an interactive tag cloud for easy navigation and searches for kids-related information on the Web. Kids can refine their search by mousing over or clicking on keywords in the tag cloud.Ask for Kids
Ask for Kids is an easy to use search engine because it allows kids to ask a question in natural language. It then returns results with headings that help to steer the child to the most appropriate site. Sites used are kid-friendly and selected by an editor. Ask for Kids is focused on learning and "edu-tainment".KidsClick!
This site has just had a makeover. It is a search engine was designed by librarians and contains over 600 subjects. There are now five ways to search: 1) a keyword search; 2) by category; 3) search your subject by its first letter; 4) a quick search by digital media type; and 5) by Dewey Decimal number range.Yahoo! Kids
Yahoo! Kids is a web guide for kids, featuring fun and educational resources. If there is no match within the Yahoo! Kids listings, this search engine does NOT automatically send you out to search among other engines. Yahoo! Kids also prevents adult-oriented banner ads from appearing on Yahoo! Kids screens.Filtered Search Engines
These sites allow you to search the entire web rather than just through a handpicked selection of kid-safe sites. Results are then filtered to remove possibly objectionable material.
AltaVista Family Filter
AltaVista Family Filter must be activated by the user, but once activated, it reduces objectionable contents in the following areas: offensive images, content related drugs, tobacco, gambling, hate speech, sexual explicitness and violence. It also blocks chat rooms. Activate the Family Filter by clicking on settings.This page last updated on May 10, 2011.