Educational Toys > Early Learning Centre Educational Toys

Advantages: Teaches your child letters, sounds and words
Disadvantages: None

...of Flash Cards that the Early Leaning Centre sells and how I think it has helped my twins progress. ~Giant Alphabet Flash Cards~ These I have found very helpful, on the one side there is the letter of the alphabet and a picture of an animal or object that begins with that letter, this is very useful when they are just recognising letters and the picture is there to help associate that letter to that object. On the other side of the card is just ...
...of these packs from the Early Learning Centre, they have had great fun with them along with a lot of frustration, which is to be expected, but over all they have come on leaps and bounds and there reading has improved dramatically, so i give all of these the big thumbs up. They are great value for money, made out of quiet thick shiny card they are not easy to tare and can be wiped clean, so they do last a very long time. All children develop at ... Read review

Advantages: Bright and colourful; a fun way to learn to count
Disadvantages: Poor design; Falls over easily; Pegs fall out

...Christmas Day morning was an Early Learning Centre Counting Peg Board which I had bought him as a little stocking filler. When I first spotted this in my local Early Learning Centre, it appealed to me straight away. The picture on the front of the box showed a sturdy wooden counting toy which looked well designed, was bright and colourful and would stand the test of time. Alas, it was not to be. The Aim of the Game The Counting ...
...attractive looking toy which is designed to help your toddler learn to count. Constructed of a very light pine wood, the Peg Board comprises a 10" base with the numbers 1 -5 printed along the front. Each number is printed in a different colour as follows:- 1 = Blue 2 = Green 3 = Yellow 4 = Orange 5 = Red Above each number is a round hole into which a peg is placed. The pegs are made up of different colours which correspond to the coloured numbers. ... Read review

Advantages: Looks good enought to eat
Disadvantages: Handle and wheel detatch from each other alot!

This pizza set cost £7 from elc and thought we would buy it to solve some bordom over the half term! Opening the packaging is easy (unlike some kids toys) and we set up a pizza cafe with my daughter aged 4. There are six slices of pizza, a pizza cutter and spatula and looks quite easy to use. Now my daughter is a very delicate thing but we found one problem with it, if you cut the pizza with the cutter and you carry on cutting to the bottom, the ...
...the side of the pizza and the wheel comes off! This easily pops back on but my daughter got sick of putting it back on and now uses the spatula to cut it! The idea of it is good, shame they didnt glue the pizza wheel and handle together as it would of made a fantastic toy. ... Read review

Advantages: lots of different routes to build, lights, sounds,
Disadvantages: pieces don't always fit togother properly,

I bought the marble madness set as a xmas gift for my daughter with a voucher given to me from a previously useless ELC toy! I was really keen to get this toy out on xmas day thinking that my husband and i would have great competitions in making the best marble run, i have to say i wasn't that amazed by it. Granted it is a childs toy but the pieces dont stay together after putting them together so after building a lovely tall marble run you look ...
...the place and then when you try to fix it the whole thing crumples and you have to start over again. The concept and design as a whole is great, the pieces are brightly coloured and there are plenty of them to make countless desgins. simply build them together as you like there is even a piece that works like a corkscrew to wind the balls up to the middle or top of the structure (it is a bit stiff to ge t going and sometimes you end up knocking the ... Read review

Advantages: Great for creative play
Disadvantages: Velcro sometimes comes loose

...of these toys is the Early Learning Centre Cut & Play Veg' set, yes I had play food when I was a little girl but not play food like this. The ELC Cut & Play Veg' set is suitable for children aged 2-8 years, previously presented in a plastic shopping bag it now comes as crate of vegetables, no doubt encouraging the environmentally friendly side of our children, instilling such valuable lessons in them from a young age. The set consists of several ...
...an Early Learning Centre toy is only available from their stores and website. Other similar sets are available including peel able fruit and barbeque food. Check out the set here- http://www.elc.co.uk/toy-33556?&parentcategoryid=534 For a great quality toy that encourages imaginative and social play I can highly recommend this set. ... Read review