> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://devicedaddy.mymagic.page/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How to set up an Amazon Fire tablet for kids: Amazon Kids profiles, Parent Dashboard and Amazon Kids+ - URL: https://devicedaddy.mymagic.page/amazon-fire-tablet-kids/ - Published: 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z - Description: Lock your profile, create an Amazon Kids child profile, then use the Parent Dashboard to set age filters, screen time, web browsing and purchase approvals. - Author: Philip Nixon - Tags: Guides, Amazon Fire, #Import 2026-11-09 16:05 ✅ **Verified:** Last checked on **Monday 5 October 2026** against Amazon.co.uk Customer Service help pages (**Create a Child Profile on Your Fire Tablet**, **What are Child Profile Settings on Fire Tablet?**, **Add Content to a Child Profile**, **What are Parent Purchase Approvals?**, **Set Up Parental Controls on Your Fire Tablet** and **What is the Difference Between Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+?**), plus About Amazon UK's **Parent Dashboard guide** and About Amazon's **Introducing Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+** announcement. Covers Fire tablets (including Kids editions) using **Amazon Kids** — the name Amazon has used since 2020 for what used to be called **FreeTime** (and **FreeTime Unlimited**, now **Amazon Kids+**). *Note: we checked these steps against Amazon's current written instructions. We haven't tested them on a Fire tablet for this edition, so menu names may be a little different depending on your tablet's model and Fire OS version.* **⏱ Time to complete:** about 20–30 minutes **🔧 Difficulty:** **Easy.** Everything is guided on the tablet. The Parent Dashboard (app or website) is the easiest place to fine-tune settings afterwards. --- ## The short version (for very busy parents) 1. Set a **lock screen PIN or password** on your own (adult) profile so your child can't get back into it. 2. Create a **child profile**: **Settings → Profiles & Family Library → Add a child profile** (up to 4 children). 3. Open the **Parent Dashboard** (parents.amazon.co.uk or the Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard app) and check the **age filter**, **web browser** setting and **daily screen time**. 4. Leave **in-app purchases** off, and only switch on **Store Access** if you're happy to approve every request. 5. Add the **apps, books and videos** you want them to have, then hand over the tablet and test it. --- ## What you'll need - The **Fire tablet**, charged and connected to your Wi-Fi. - Your **Amazon account** email and password (the one the tablet is registered to). - A **PIN or password** for your adult profile — choose one your child doesn't know. - Your child's **name and date of birth** (Amazon uses the birth date to set age-appropriate defaults). - *Optional:* an **Amazon Kids+** subscription if you want Amazon's ready-made library of children's books, apps and videos. It's a paid subscription; Amazon Kids (without the plus) is free. - **20–30 minutes**. --- ## Amazon Kids or Amazon Kids+? (30-second explainer) | | **Amazon Kids** (free) | **Amazon Kids+** (paid subscription) | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | Child profiles | Up to 4 | Up to 4 | | Time limits and learning goals | ✅ | ✅ | | Filtered web browsing and website blocking | ✅ | ✅ | | Share things you've already bought on Amazon | ✅ | ✅ | | Amazon's library of kid-friendly apps, books, videos, games and audiobooks | ❌ | ✅ (filtered by your child's age) | | Ads in apps | Apps you add may contain ads | Apps included in Kids+ have no ads | | In-app purchases | Blocked by default (you can enable them) | None in Kids+ apps — but apps *you* add might have them | So you can set up every parental control in this guide without paying for Kids+. --- ## Step-by-step ### Step 1: Lock your own profile first If your adult profile isn't protected, your child can simply switch back to it and every control below is useless. 1. On the tablet, open **Settings** and set a **lock screen PIN or password** for your adult profile (Fire tablets prompt you for one when you first add a child profile if you haven't set one already). 2. Write it down somewhere safe — not on a sticky note on the tablet. > **Tip:** Amazon also has a separate setting called **Parental Controls** (**Settings → Profile and Parental Controls → Restrict access to current profile**). Amazon says this is designed for **adult profiles used by people aged 13 and over**. For under-13s, use a **child profile** (Step 2) instead — it has far more controls. If you do use Parental Controls and forget that password, Amazon says you'll have to **factory reset** the tablet. \[Screenshot: Fire tablet lock screen PIN set-up\] --- ### Step 2: Create a child profile 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen and open **Settings**. 2. Select **Profiles & Family Library**. 3. Select **Add a child profile**. 4. Enter your child's **name and date of birth**, then select **Add Profile**. You can create **up to four** child profiles, and they work across compatible Amazon devices (Fire tablets, Fire TV and Echo devices). \[Screenshot: Settings → Profiles & Family Library → Add a child profile\] > **Setting up a brand-new tablet?** Amazon offers to add (or import) a child profile during set-up. You can also start from the **Amazon Kids** app on the home screen and tap **Add Child**. > > **Two or more children sharing one tablet?** Give each child profile its own **child PIN** so they can't hop into each other's profiles: from inside the child profile, select the **Grownups** menu (top right) → **Settings** → enter your adult PIN → **Other Settings → Lock Screen** → turn on **Enable Child's Lock Screen Password**. --- ### Step 3: Open the Parent Dashboard Most settings live in the **Amazon Parent Dashboard**. You can reach it three ways: - **On a computer:** go to **parents.amazon.co.uk** and sign in with your Amazon account. - **On your phone:** download the **Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard** app (App Store or Google Play) and sign in. - **On the tablet:** in the child profile, select the **Grownups** menu (top right) → **Settings** → choose your adult profile and enter its PIN → select **Launch** (or scan the QR code to open it on your phone). Then select the **gear/settings icon** next to your child's name. \[Screenshot: Parent Dashboard home screen showing child profile and gear icon\] --- ### Step 4: Check the age filter The dashboard puts your child into an **age group** based on the birth date you entered, and filters content to match. 1. In the dashboard, open your child's **Settings**. 2. Go to **Amazon Kids+ Content → Content Maturity & Language** (Amazon's help also calls this **Adjust Age Filter**) to widen or narrow the age range. 3. On the tablet itself, the same control is under **Grownups → Settings → (your PIN) → Launch →** settings icon next to your child → **Age Filters**. > **Important:** Amazon says the dashboard's age filters **don't work inside apps from other companies**. Apps like YouTube, Minecraft or Roblox have their own settings, which you'll need to set separately. --- ### Step 5: Set daily screen time 1. In the Parent Dashboard, go to **Settings → General → Daily Screen Time**. 2. Choose from: - **Schedule** — the times of day the profile can be used (for example, not before 7am or after 7.30pm). - **Total Screen Time** — a daily cap on time spent on their Amazon Kids devices. - **Learn First** — set daily goals for reading and educational apps or videos. When it's switched on, entertainment content stays locked until the goals are met. \[Screenshot: Daily Screen Time – Schedule, Total Screen Time and Learn First\] > **Tip:** With **Learn First** switched on, Amazon says some shared content may only appear on the child profile after the daily goal is complete. If your child says "my game has disappeared", that's usually why. --- ### Step 6: Choose web browsing, apps and purchases **Web browser** (dashboard: **Settings → Fire Tablet Web Browser**). From most to least restrictive: | Option | What it does | DeviceDaddy starting point | | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | **Web access off** | No web browser at all (turn **Enable Web Access** off) | Under-6s | | **Hand-Selected Websites & Videos** | Only sites and web videos pre-screened by Amazon's Kids team (needs Amazon Kids+) | Primary-age children | | **Filtered Websites & Videos** | More open but still filtered; you can block specific sites | Older children and young teens | With either of the last two options, you can see their **browsing history** on the Parent Dashboard home page (select **Web** in the activity section). **In-app purchases and the Appstore** (dashboard: your child's settings → **In-App Purchasing and Store Access**, or **Content tab → your child → Store Access**): - **In-App Purchase Requests** — off by default for child profiles. Leave it off unless you want to approve purchases one by one. - **Store Access** — lets your child browse and *request* apps, books and videos. You get an email or text with a link to approve or deny each request. - **Expanded selection** — lets them see and request apps not made specifically for children (Amazon gives Netflix, Zoom and Minecraft as examples; it excludes mature and adult content). We'd leave this **off** for younger children. \[Screenshot: In-App Purchasing and Store Access toggles\] **Calls and messages** (Fire tablets and some Alexa devices): go to **Settings → Communications → Calling & Messaging** (or **Announcements**) and either **grant parental consent** or **hide these features** on your child's tablet. They're off until you turn them on. **Camera and photos:** on the tablet, **Grownups → Settings → (PIN) → Other Settings → Enable Camera & Photo Gallery**. **Volume limit:** **Grownups → Settings → (PIN) → Other Settings → Set Max Volume** — handy for young ears and headphones. --- ### Step 7: Add the content you want them to have 1. Sign in to your **adult profile**, open the **Amazon Kids** app and tap the **gear icon** next to your child. 2. Tap **Manage Content → Amazon Content**. 3. Choose a tab (apps, books, videos and so on), tick what you want to share, then tap **Done**. Or from inside the child profile: **Grownups** menu → **Manage Content** → choose your **library** or **Amazon Kids+** → enter your PIN. > **Good to know:** Amazon says you **can't** add personal documents, music, Prime Video rentals or **videos included with Prime** to a child profile (you can add videos you've bought). For Prime Video, check **Settings → Additional content → Prime Video** in the dashboard to see what your child can access. --- ### Step 8: Test it (2 minutes) 1. Hand the tablet over in the child profile and try to **switch to your adult profile** — it should ask for your PIN. 2. Try to open a **website** that should be blocked. 3. Try to **buy something** in an app — it should be blocked or send you a request. 4. Set a **short time limit** for a test day and check the profile locks when it runs out. --- ## Keep it working - **Re-check on birthdays.** The age filter is based on your child's age group. Look at it again each year. - **Approve with care.** Amazon is clear that its controls **don't apply inside other companies' apps**. When you approve an app, set up that app's own parental controls too. - **Embedded links.** Amazon says it **can't stop navigation to websites embedded in some content**, even with web access switched off. Stick to apps you trust. - **Keep your adult PIN private.** If your child learns it, change it straight away. - **Bluetooth headphones** need reconnecting after switching profiles (Amazon notes Bluetooth connections don't carry over). - **Forgot the Parental Controls password?** Amazon says the only fix is a **factory reset** — so record it somewhere safe. - **Add a home-wide filter as well.** Your broadband provider's free filter (or a router-level filter) adds a safety net for every device on your Wi-Fi. - **Worried about something your child has seen or been sent?** Talk to them first. You can report concerns about online sexual abuse or grooming to **CEOP** (ceop.police.uk). --- ## Related guides (links to follow) - 📺 *Amazon Prime Video parental controls* — **\[link to add\]** - 📱 *Google Family Link on Android* — **\[link to add\]** - 🌐 *Router-level filtering with OpenDNS (any broadband provider)* — **\[link to add\]** - ▶️ *YouTube supervised accounts* — **\[link to add\]** --- ## Spotted a change? Tell us Amazon updates Fire OS and the Parent Dashboard from time to time. If something doesn't match, **\[report a change: add DeviceDaddy contact form or email link here\]**. Tell us your Fire tablet model and what's different. The ✅ stamp shows when we last checked. --- ### Sources (checked 5 October 2026) - Amazon.co.uk Help: Create a Child Profile on Your Fire Tablet — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TrEp7GJ5R25idruddL](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TrEp7GJ5R25idruddL&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: What are Child Profile Settings on Fire Tablet? — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TbkJ4QQXahrEp2Lrwn](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TbkJ4QQXahrEp2Lrwn&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: Add Content to a Child Profile on Fire Tablet — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TLapk3JDh2OYFiiBed](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TLapk3JDh2OYFiiBed&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: What are Parent Purchase Approvals? — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GS9GMTVG6HU9CGXF](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GS9GMTVG6HU9CGXF&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: Set Up Parental Controls on Your Fire Tablet — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GG2LBLF5V2T8XUX8](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GG2LBLF5V2T8XUX8&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: What is the Difference Between Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+ on Fire Tablet? — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TNgDErZyiNP7xWDZLv](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TNgDErZyiNP7xWDZLv&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - Amazon.co.uk Help: Fire Tablet for Kids (help hub) — [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GEJEUKR9GCMQKBU7](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GEJEUKR9GCMQKBU7&ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - About Amazon UK: A guide to Amazon Parent Dashboard — [https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/set-parental-controls-using-amazon-parent-dashboard](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/set-parental-controls-using-amazon-parent-dashboard?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - About Amazon: How to set up an Amazon Fire tablet for kids — [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/set-up-fire-tablet-kids](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/set-up-fire-tablet-kids?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) - About Amazon: Introducing Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+ — [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/introducing-amazon-kids-and-amazon-kids](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/introducing-amazon-kids-and-amazon-kids?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page)