Play-based direct assessment designed exclusively for PreK classrooms.

Research shows that school-entry math and literacy skills are among the strongest predictors of later academic achievement. Ensure your teachers have the data they need to help students successfully build these skills.

Our new play-based, direct assessments are designed to reveal what children know—through the kinds of joyful interactions they’re already comfortable with.

Available in English and Spanish as part of Khan Academy Kids for Schools.

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Clear readiness insights—without the observational overload

Khan Academy Early Childhood Assessments are short, child-friendly activities that capture foundational skills through direct interaction, so teachers spend less time documenting and more time teaching.

Smiling teacher helping a young student build english language skills with Khan Academy Kids.

Play-based, direct checks

Short activities that feel like learning games (not “test time”)
Designed for young learners’ attention spans and comfort level

Standards aligned

Key domains include:

Early literacy & language
Early math
Executive function / self-regulation

Bilingual by design

Available in English and Spanish
Spanish-speaking children show what they actually know, not just what they can express in English

Implementation

Three ways to run the year

Window 1
Aug – Oct

Window 2
Nov – Feb

Window 3
Mar – May

Class Time

Teacher

Student

FORMATIVE

Tied to instruction

Every week:

~1 hr / week

~10 min / week

INTERIM

Benchmark student knowledge

2 weeks each period:

~1 hr / day

~10 min / week

HYBRID

Do both!

Mix and Match
Set by administrator

Ready to bring Khan Academy Kids to your classrooms?

The pilot is free for publicly funded PreK and TK programs through SY '27–'28. Express interest and we'll walk you through what's involved.

Watch how our fun learning games and story-based lessons help kids grow foundational reading and math skills.  

Teacher-friendly insights, built for busy classrooms

Actionable, easy-to-use insights‍

Clear view of skills children have demonstrated
Useful results to help with grouping and outlining next steps

Less documentation work

Less time logging observations, more time teaching
Supports more consistent data collection across classrooms

Clarity across classrooms, schools, and sites

Comparable readiness snapshots

See patterns across classrooms and sites
Identify strengths and gaps by domain

Aggregate views for school and district leaders

Classroom / site summaries
Student-group views to support equity conversations and resource planning

Created specifically with PreK needs in mind

Built for publicly funded programs and kindergarten readiness needs
Designed to complement required systems while helping reduce teacher burden

The full Khan Academy Kids for Schools experience — at no cost.

For eligible programs, we're waiving the Khan Academy Kids for Schools license fee through the '27-'28 school year. That gives you two full years to pilot the full paid solution at no cost.

‍Pilot programs receive everything Khan Academy Kids for Schools offers: the children's app, the new bilingual assessments, web-based dashboards for teachers and administrators, and ongoing implementation support.

4,000+ learning activities

400+ original books & read-alouds

NEW bilingual PreK assessments

Teacher & administrator reporting

Professional development

Implementation support

Space is limited. Sign up today!

Eligibility requirements:

Program is based in the United States of America
Program includes publicly funded PreK or TK classrooms
Minimum 200 students across PreK-2nd grade
Ability to support device-based assessment windows and student rostering

Ready to see what your youngest learners know, without the observational overload?

Get the play-based learning and assessments kids love, plus tools that help teachers save time and leaders see clear readiness trends across classrooms.

Talk to our Partnerships Team