➗ Math apps and platforms · 🧸 Early learning (ages 2-6)
DREME Family Math
By DREME Network (Stanford University). Visit DREME Family Math
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A free website of everyday math activities for families with young children, from researchers in the DREME early-math network at Stanford. Parents and caregivers find short ideas for cooking, daily routines, games and reading together, plus quick "Math Snacks" prompts like spotting shapes on a walk. Toolkits help home daycare providers and others who work with families. Many activities are also in Spanish, and no special materials are needed.
Our take: A useful free idea bank for parents of toddlers and preschoolers who want to weave math into daily life; families after a structured app or curriculum should look elsewhere.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 4 out of 5 | No ads or chat; links out only to Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. |
|---|---|
| Data: 4 out of 5 | Only Google Analytics and Tag Manager loaded; no ad or tracking networks. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | The page is written for parents and professionals, with a clear 'Explore Activities' button but no place meant for a child. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free, research-based materials with no pay prompts seen. |
What we found
- Contacted 4 third-party sites, all Google (Analytics, Tag Manager, fonts).
- No ad or tracking networks; 2 cookies set.
- A cookie bar ('Accept / Not now') sits at the bottom of the screen.
- From Stanford researchers; activities are for adults to do with children up to about age 8.
From the test: A free, ad-free set of family math ideas for parents, with only Google Analytics on the first visit.
| Ages it suits | about 0-8 (focus on preschool) |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated. No accounts; the site is written for adults who care for or work with young children. Stanford's general site terms apply. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free (Oct 2026) |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI |
What's good
- Free, no screen time for the child
- Uses everyday routines and household items
- Spanish versions of many activities
Watch for
- Needs an adult to lead every activity
- No evaluation of the materials themselves
- Aimed partly at professionals, so some pages are adult-heavy
Data and privacy
Stanford's online privacy notice covers its websites; the family math site loads Google Tag Manager and analytics. Children enter nothing; the activities happen offline. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker says the materials are research-based and lists its researchers' early-math publications; we found no evaluation of these specific activities.
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Where these facts come from
- https://familymath.stanford.edu/
- https://familymath.stanford.edu/about/
- https://dreme.stanford.edu/projects/family-math
- https://www.stanford.edu/site/privacy/
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