According to market research company Childwise, most children at this age are competent users of this technology - they can open apps, adjust volume controls, turn devices on and off, and take photos using tablet computers.
One in three children under five now has their own tablet, up from one in four last year.
However, the number of pre-school children with access to a mobile phone is down on last year.
Childwise research manager Jenny Ehren said, ‘This reflects the recent surge in tablet ownership and growing access to on-demand services and digital content among this age group.’
The findings come from the Childwise Pre-school Report 2016, which was was first published in 2009 and provides evidence of media consumption and behaviour among the under-fives.
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