Kid Friendly Search Engines: 

Interactive Literacy & Numeracy
http://www.kented.org.uk/
An exciting site with many interactive features.

Ask Jeeves for kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
A unique commercial search engine that allows kids to search by using questions as well as key words

Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
This non-commercial directory included more than 20,000 sites reviewed by educators. It has a translation service that lets visitors browse in several different languages.

Educational Software Directory
http://www.educational-software-directory.net/
In this directory, volunteers have reviewed and organized more than 23,000 sites into 14 categories.

Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/
cfapps/gws/default.cfm&CFID=76395826&CFTOKEN=99671748
This American Library Association (ALA) directory includes links to online resources for fun and learning -- all reviewed and organized by children's librarians.

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/
This non commercial directory lists more than 5000 Web sites hand-picked by librarians.

one works best for your family. Search sites offer different features, and each search tool offers a limited number of sites in its results, so use more that one search engine or directory.

Search engines with parental filters

Many of the major search engines now offer parental filtering options that help prevent inappropriate sites from appearing in a search.

Some of the best filtered search engines are:

• Google
  http://www.google.com/
  Click "Preferences" to the right of the search box, then scroll down and choose a level for "SafeSearch Filtering" - strict or moderate.
  
• AltaVista
  http://www.altavista.com/
  Click on "Settings" and then look for the "Family Filter" link.
  
• Alltheweb
  http://www.alltheweb.com/
  The Alltheweb filter is enabled automatically. To turn off the filtering, see "Customize Preferences."
  
• WiseNut
  http://www.wisenut.com/
  Click "Set Preferences" under the search box. Turn on "WiseWatch" at the bottom of the page to enable filtering.
  
• Lycos
  http://www.lycos.com/
  Click on "Advanced Search" below the search box. Scroll down to "Adult Filter" to select your filtering level.

Tips for using search engines with parental filters

Filtering options on search engines are not foolproof and often fail to block sites with objectionable content, while blocking good sites. Check the criteria the search engine uses to filter information and test the filtering options on several sites to decide which one is best for your family.