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screen time in early childhood education1Digital Innovationsin EducationBrief N°5Screen Time in Early Childhood Education:Balancing the Digital ScalesEzequiel MolinaPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure Authorized© 2025 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.orgThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, inter-pretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent.The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the data included in this work and does not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, or discrepancies in the infor-mation, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to use the information, methods, processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal sta-tus of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.Please cite this work as follows: Molina, E. (2025). Balancing the Digital Scales: Screen Time Man-agement in Early Childhood Education. In Digital Innovations in Education. World Bank.Rights and PermissionsThe material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to this work is given.Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: pubrights@worldbank.org.Design: Utopix StudioArtificial Intelligence Support This report was developed with analytical and drafting assistance from advanced AI systems includ-ing Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic), GPT-4.5 (OpenAI), Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google) for deep research synthesis. AI contributions were reviewed, edited, and approved by human authors.Acknowledgements This brief is a product of the Education Global Practice for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank as part of the Digital Innovations in Education series. It was prepared under the guid-ance of Andreas Blom (Education Practice Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean).Other contributions were provided by World Bank colleagues Maria Rebeca Barron Rodriguez, Hel-ena Rovner, and Cristobal Cobo.Special acknowledgment to the early childhood development specialists, parents, edu