| I am still working on figuring all this stuff out but I can share a few points from my experience using an Android tablet in the hopes it would help. - That tablet is going to be dropped. A LOT. So invest in a good rugged cover. Something not too thick though as they won't be able to hold it. - At that age they love applications with flashing lights and sounds but try to review the apps/games thoroughly to make sure they don't overstimulate the child. - The GCompris suite of educational apps is excellent. They're all meant to show something different(color matching, counting, letters...) and there's a difficulty filter for various age groups. I believe it's available for iOS. - Racing games with upbeat music and sound FX seems to be popular but only if you play with them. A game called Pixel Wheels is pretty good. - The UI and touch interface is challenging for a young child to manipulate and requires a more delicate control of their hands and fingers. They'll pick it up quickly but the bigger the buttons, the less frustrating they will find it. Hardware buttons don't have this as a problem because of the feedback your brain gets when you use it. - VLC has the ability to lock the screen when watching a video. Otherwise they'll accidentally do a swipe gesture and close or stop the video. Very useful. I should add that this is only what I found on fdroid on Android. Be careful and review the permissions and policies of any application you get as a lot of them want to capture and sell your data and target you with ads. That's why I went with an fdroid-only setup(which limits my options) and I'll donate for the applications I find useful. Happy to share more specifics in private if you'd like to reach out.
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