According to a new report by Childwise the number of children using tablets and mobile phones has risen from 27 per cent in 2012 to 73 per cent in 2015.
Figures from the independent research specialist show more than a quarter of pre-school children have their own computer or tablet, while one in two use a mobile phone.
More than half of pre-school children use an app of some kind.
Most children are self-sufficient on these devices by the age of four.
Childwise research manager Jenny Ehren said, ‘Pre-schoolers appear to have rapidly adopted the tablet. It has quickly emerged as a most-wanted device for children, even among the very young, and parents have encouraged this.
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