FAQ about pre-teen supervised accounts

YouTube Kids is our dedicated app built with children in mind. With a supervised account, parents select a content setting that limits what children can find and play on YouTube and YouTube Music.

YouTube Kids has a diverse but smaller selection of videos than what is available on regular YouTube. These videos are selected by human review and curated playlists from experts. Algorithmic filtering also helps choose appropriate videos.

Learn more about the differences between YouTube Kids and supervised accounts.

Supervised accounts are supported for YouTube Music. The content setting that you choose for their supervised account will also apply to YouTube Music content when they sign in to the app or website.

To download the YouTube or YouTube Music app, parents should review their Content and privacy restrictions settings on their pre-teen's iOS device.

Pre-teen supervised accounts can use YouTube on most eligible smart TVs, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation. Supervised accounts aren't supported on older Android TV devices.

To add your pre-teen, follow the steps in Let your child use Google Assistant on your devices. If you add your child's Google Account and voice to the device, supervised accounts can use Google Assistant on shared devices.

Our Community Guidelines outline what's allowed and not allowed on YouTube. These guidelines apply to everyone, regardless of their age. If you set up a supervised account for your child, there are policies to figure out what content is eligible for the different content settings.

We care deeply about our users and work hard to exclude unsuitable content, but no automated system of filters is perfect. You can change app permission and content settings for your child at any time. If you find something that you believe is inappropriate for YouTube, you can report it.

To better protect children, ads in certain categories are prohibited and personalised ads are turned off. Viewers of 'Made for Kids' content may see an ad bumper before and after a video ad is shown. This bumper helps to alert them when an advertisement is starting and ending. If you have a YouTube Premium family plan, your child is eligible for ad-free content and other shared benefits of membership.

Videos where the creator has told us that there's a paid product placement or endorsement in their video will be shown to supervised accounts on YouTube. These videos must also comply with the ad policy on videos that are 'Made for Kids'.

YouTube is part of Google and adheres to Google's privacy policies and principles. We know that it's important for you to understand what personal info we collect in association with your child's Google Account. We also know that you need to know why we collect it and how you can control and delete that info. The Google Privacy Policy and our Privacy Notice for Google Accounts for children under the age of 13 (or the relevant age in their country/region) explains our privacy practices.

Your child can manage and learn more about their YouTube privacy settings and controls under 'Your data in YouTube' in their account. This page includes a summary of their video and activity data and settings to manage this data. The page also details info on how their data is used to improve their YouTube experience, like reminding them what they've watched and giving recommendations.

As the parent manager of your child's Google Account, you can pause or clear their search and watch history from Family Link. You can also clear the history from your Family Centre page in YouTube.

Supervised accounts are currently available for personal accounts. Supervised accounts are not available for schools or educational organisations. How you're signed in to your device may affect whether YouTube can be used. Learn more about supervised accounts.

You can set up a pre-teen supervised account on YouTube for your child who is under 13 (or the relevant age in their country or region).

You're not eligible for a supervised account on YouTube if:

• Your child is over 13 (or the relevant age in their country or region). This requirement only applies if you created your child's supervised account before they reached the relevant age in their country/region.
• You live in the European Union and you set up supervision for your child before April 2021. If your child was under the relevant age in their country or region at that time, a supervised account will also not be available.