What age is BookTrust for?

Age Fit Score by age

Every video is evaluated against each age separately, so a clip that suits a four-year-old may be far too young for a ten-year-old — and the other way round. These are BookTrust's averages for each age group, with how many of its evaluated videos reach 80 at each exact age.

Videos scoring 80 or more, by exact age

An average describes how well these videos fit an age group overall; it does not decide whether any one video can play. In WayTube that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age. Reaching 80 is a score fact, not a promise a video will be available: language, blocked channels and other profile settings also apply. 80 is WayTube's default threshold, and paid plans can set a different one for each child. WayTube scores ages 2 to 12, and ages 11–13 uses the scores for ages 11 and 12. For children aged 13 or older, the app uses the scores calculated for age 12; there is no separate assessment for teenagers.

BookTrust's averages run from 82 for ages 5–7 down to 37.2 for ages 11–13. From age 3 to 6, at least half of the evaluated videos score 80 or more, peaking at 91% at age 5. At age 12 and older, none do. Its scored videos are mostly literature, educational and entertainment.

How individual videos vary

Within ages 5–7 alone, the share of videos scoring 80 or more runs from 91% at age 5 to 36% at age 7. Even at age 5, where the share is highest, 3 of 33 videos evaluated score below 80. So an average says how well these videos fit an age group overall, not whether a particular video can play: that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age.

Highest-scoring videos for ages 5–7

Scored individually, for this age band. Open any of them to see the full breakdown — which criteria raised or lowered the score, and how language was handled.

• 93 BookTrust Storytime Prize 2027 - Bear's Nap Emily Gravett reads the picture book Bear's Nap — a gentle, shortlisted BookTrust Storytime Prize read-aloud for young children. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
• 92 Storytime with Chitra Soundar: A Dollop of Ghee Chitra Soundar reads a short children's folktale from A Dollop of Ghee and a Pot of Wisdom. — Age Fit Score 92 out of 100
• 91 Storytime: Table Manners for Tigers with Zanna Davidson A 5:46 read-aloud of a picture book where Katie Crocodile's tea party is interrupted by naughty tigers learning table manners. — Age Fit Score 91 out of 100
• 90 Storytime: Maudie Smith reads My Must-Have Mum A filmed storytime: Maudie Smith reads the picture book My Must-Have Mum — a sweet, calm Mother's Day children's reading. — Age Fit Score 90 out of 100
• 88 Storytime: As Strong as the River with Sarah Noble BookTrust read-aloud of Sarah Noble's picture book about a bear cub learning from its mother. — Age Fit Score 88 out of 100
• 87 The Last Chip: Storytime and drawalong with Duncan Beedie BookTrust read-aloud of 'The Last Chip' with a guided draw-along by Duncan Beedie, combining storytime and drawing for young kids. — Age Fit Score 87 out of 100
• 87 Story time: George Webster reads Why Not George Webster reads a picture book titled Why Not, shown on the thumbnail. — Age Fit Score 87 out of 100
• 86 How to draw expressions, with Tom Percival A presenter demonstrates drawing faces that show different emotions, using simple cartoon examples. — Age Fit Score 86 out of 100
• 86 BookTrust Cymru Pori Drwy Stori Read-along ‘Dig Dig Dinosaur’ with Professor Anjali Goswami Professor Anjali Goswami reads a bilingual Welsh/English picture book 'Dig Dig Dinosaur' for BookTrust Cymru's Pori Drwy Stori programme. — Age Fit Score 86 out of 100
• 86 Storytime: Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf? A BookTrust reader shares a picture-book story about a wolf who may not be as frightening as expected. — Age Fit Score 86 out of 100
• 86 Uh-Oh Niko drawalong with Chris Chatterton Author and illustrator Chris Chatterton guides viewers in drawing Niko, a friendly bear character shown in the thumbnail. — Age Fit Score 86 out of 100
• 85 Cressida Cowell draws Xar Author Cressida Cowell draws Xar, a character from her books, in a short BookTrust video. — Age Fit Score 85 out of 100

What this assessment can and cannot tell you

These figures come from 33 videos from this channel that WayTube has evaluated — not necessarily everything it has published. Shorts, videos not marked as made for kids, and videos withheld after a thumbnail check are left out. Each video is evaluated with AI assistance from its title, description, tags and thumbnail; WayTube does not watch the video or listen to its audio. The scores can show how well a video's subject and level fit an age. They cannot confirm what happens in every scene, and they are not an official age classification.

How to use this as a parent

Start with your child's age in the exact-age table: it shows how many of the evaluated videos reach 80 at that age. Open a few of the videos listed above to see why each one scored as it did, and watch some yourself. In WayTube the decision is made video by video, so you do not have to allow or rule out the whole channel — though you can block it, or allow a single video, from parental controls.

Channels like BookTrust

Scored the same way, for similar ages.

• Vooks - Stories and Read Alouds for Kids 83.4 for ages 5–7
• StoryTimeFamily 82 for ages 5–7
• Bri Reads 81.9 for ages 5–7
• Book League Storytime Adventures 81.8 for ages 5–7
• Storybook Moments 81.7 for ages 5–7
• Ms. Lindsey's Book Nook 81.6 for ages 5–7