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We have a kid who struggles to write and pay interest to this subject. Night Zookeeper hooked him in from Day 1. If fact, he begged to try as soon as he saw me setting up the account and then continue... See more
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This program is wonderful for my middle schooler. She's now wanting to log in to create stories. Since starting she's improved with her grammar, spelling, typing and is enjoying learning language arts... See more
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I teach an 8th grade resource ELA class at a rural middle school. The students seem to enjoy the Night Zookeeper site, and I love that they can work independently while I pull small pairings to do the... See more
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About Night Zookeeper
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Night Zookeeper
Fantastically Fun Learning
Night Zookeeper is a London-based children’s brand comprising of an online learning program, a book series and a TV mini-series. All of our products centre around the magical world of the “Night Zoo”. Our aim is to make learning fantastically fun for children aged 6 to 12 years old, and unlock their creativity in the process. Our reading and writing program has been used by over 1 million children worldwide.
Night Zookeeper was founded in 2012 by Joshua Davidson and Paul Hutson. Our e-learning product was originally launched in November 2012 as a creative drawing iOS app for kids, which went on to be recognised as one of the 50 best apps of 2013 by The Observer and The Guardian.
In 2014, we revamped the app into a web version which included more extensive writing elements, a dashboard for monitoring progress and personalised feedback from tutors. Over 1 billion words have been written by children on the site. Night Zookeeper is also used in schools by teachers worldwide in an effort to harness the power of digital learning in the classroom.
Throughout the pandemic, Night Zookeeper was able to act as a useful resource for families around the world to keep their children learning as schools were forced to close and remote learning took hold.
As of 2024, our program is used by thousands of children in several countries as a way to improve their reading and writing skills in a fantastically fun way, whether as part of a homeschool, in the classroom, as a supplementary resource, or simply a productive form of screen-time.
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Room 621, The Shepherd's Building, W14 0EE, London, United Kingdom
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4.6
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This is our second year with NZK
This is our second year with NZK. We’ve completed the book series and enjoyed following along with all the learning activities. We have upgraded to the advanced tutor and this has been helpful with expanding my sons knowledge and has helped him write incredible stories!
13 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Jessey,
Thanks you very much for your review.
We're so glad to hear that your son is enjoying his second year on Night Zookeeper, and he's also enjoyed the books with their accompanying activities!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Simple, fun, quality
Very simple to subscribe. Great interface. My child is having fun exile learning.
20 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi there,
Thanks so much for your review! 💜
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Our child has dysgraphia
Our child has dysgraphia, so getting her to engage with writing has always been a real challenge. Since starting with Night Zookeeper, we’ve seen a noticeable shift in her confidence and willingness to write. The creative, game-like format helps her approach writing from a completely new perspective, which has made a big difference.
When tasks feel difficult, she can use speech-to-text as support, but most of the time she doesn’t even need it. It’s been incredibly encouraging to watch her grow more independent and positive about writing.
I absolutely recommend Night Zookeeper to any family supporting a child who struggles with writing.
23 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi there,
Thanks so much for your review! 💜
We're so happy to hear that Night Zookeeper has helped your child build independence, feel more confident, and that the creative, game‑like format and speech‑to‑text tools are working well for her!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
My 7 year old daughter loves the…
My 7 year old daughter loves the characters and drawings she is learning without even noticing it and my 11 year old son likes the games and that it is challenging for him
20 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Liliana,
Thanks so much for leaving a review! 💜
It’s wonderful to hear that your 7‑year‑old is happily learning through characters and drawings, and that your 11‑year‑old is enjoying the challenge of the games. We really believe that when kids are having fun, it becomes so much easier to help them fall in love with learning, so your feedback means a lot to our whole team.
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
This is an excellent and safe platform
This is an excellent and safe platform, which is rare to find. I appreciate that all communication is moderated. The price is also very reasonable for everything you receive, including having a tutor review and provide feedback to your child.
20 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Daniele,
Thanks so much for your review! 💜
We’re so glad to hear that our moderated communication and tutor feedback are making a real difference for your child’s learning experience. Knowing that families appreciate these aspects of the program means a lot to our whole team.
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Kids love it and are learning
We started using Night Zookeeper a few months ago. My goals were to improve spelling, increase length of writing, and expose them to more vocabulary. I am thrilled to say it has been a success so far. The kids really enjoy the platform and easily navigate through the lessons and extras. The feedback they receive for their writings is helpful and insightful, helping them improve and grow as writers.
As a parent who is not into gaming, I do find the parent side a little challenging to navigate.
17 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Jen,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are very pleased to hear that Night Zookeeper has helped to fulfil your goals for your children's learning journeys! It's great to hear that they are enjoying the program!
We appreciate your feedback about your parent login - we do have a guide to navigating it here: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/support/user-guide
Please feel free to drop us an email to support@nightzookeeper.com if you have any specific questions about the parent dashboard, and our customer care team will be more than happy to guide you.
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Helps kids to love writing
My son used to hate writing, but after using night zookeeper he writes an essay every day! He loves it. I super recommend
19 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Marilia,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are so happy to hear that Night Zookeeper has turned your reluctant writer into a keen and confident one! That's exactly what we hope for!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
We love Night Zoo Keeper
We love Night Zoo Keeper. We've used it 2 different school years now. We used it the first year, as my 3rd and 5th grader transitioned to homeschool from public school only a few months before the end of the school year, and I needed a reliable English program for the kids, Night ZooKeeper has been a great find! We used it again for 4th & 6th grade (but this time as a fun addition to their homeschool curriculum) because it's helping my 4th & 6th grader with spelling confidence, but it's also been a great way for them improve their writing creativity and they laugh and smile at their creativity. It's also great for helping to grow their vocabulary. My kids enjoy NightZookeeper, and they are learning at the same time.
19 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Dana,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are very pleased to hear that your kids are enjoying their Night Zookeeper adventure, and it's been a valuable addition to your homeschool curriculum!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Fun way to get kids into writing, spelling and grammar
It has been a great and fun way to get my kids to have fun at writing. They have learned in short time bunch of new words and definitions, become more familiar with grammar.
17 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Asiakas,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are really glad to hear that Night Zookeeper has allowed your kids to have fun while they write! It's wonderful to hear that you've seen a growth in their vocabulary and spelling skills!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Creative and exciting writing program
This program has helped give my children an excitement for writing. Also, they're able to learn spelling as well as vocabulary while enjoying it. I love how exciting and expressive it helps my children show their creativity through stories.
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Alex,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are so pleased to hear that Night Zookeeper has got your children excited about writing! It's great to hear that you're noticing an improvement in their skills and the program is allowing their creativity to shine! 🤩
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
A great addition to our homeschooling…
A great addition to our homeschooling schedule. I love that the kids feel like they are playing games rather than doing more work… but their English skills have really improved!
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Roxy,
Thank you very much for your review!
It's wonderful to hear that Night Zookeeper has proved to be a valuable addition to your homeschool curriculum, and that you have noticed an improvement in your children's skills!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
We use this to complement our…
We use this to complement our homeschool curriculum and it’s a great way to add extra fun and excitement to learning. My kids enjoy it a lot and really are learning more.
12 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Ohr,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are really pleased to hear that Night Zookeeper has been a valuable addition to your homeschool curriculum and your kids are enjoying learning on it!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
We tried many programs and Night Zookeeper is our favorite!
I read that Night Zookeeper would help my daughter to practice her reading and writing skills. I was struggling to find a homeschool curriculum that did both. We have a structured, systematic, phonics & spelling program, so Night Zookeeper is a great game-based way to apply what she is learning. She enjoys the break from the textbooks. She likes that she can create characters through art. She enjoys the stories and she likes the downloadable worksheets to create her own stories. She is becoming more confident and interested in creating her own stories.
8 July 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Lisa,
Thank you very much for your review!
We are really pleased that Night Zookeeper has been a valuable addition to your homeschool curriculum, and you have seen an improvement in her confidence!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Children are hounding me to write!
My children are excited and begging to have writing time. They are encouraged by the awards and other recognition they get on the site.
6 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Misty,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are absolutely thrilled to hear that your kids are begging you to write! That's exactly what we want to hear! 😆
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Excellent for this generation and especially kinesthetic learners
My daughter enjoys night zookeeper very much - I really like how it incorporates the key characteristics of storytelling in a subtle e.g. building characters etc.
Additionally, t reinforces ELA topics e.g. parts of speech etc.
Overall great programme but we do experience some glitches from time to time - but it does work not very long after.
4 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Rachael,
Thanks so much for your review!
We are so glad to hear that your daughter is enjoying her Night Zookeeper adventure and it's building up her skills! We're sorry to hear that you've experienced glitches - please feel free to drop us a message to support@nightzookeeper.com so we can investigate these for you.
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Excited about this site, years later
The variety of learning tools is great. I appreciate the continual encouragement of creativity and the quick feedback to my child. These aspects, as a parent, are very reassuring they are getting the most out of learning through the site.
6 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Veronica,
Thanks you very much for your review.
We are really pleased to hear that your child is benefitting from the tutor feedback on the program!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Good learning experience for children.
My boys seem to love this! My boys, especially my oldest who doesn’t like to write or do language arts, have learned so much so far. My oldest is using words he hasn’t used before. He is writing short stories! They seem to enjoy it. They also enjoyed the encouragement from the NightZooKeeper teachers.
1 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Athena,
Thank you very much for your review!
We are so pleased that your boys are enjoying their Night Zookeeper adventure! It's great to hear that their vocabulary is growing and so is their enthusiasm for writing. 💜
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
The kids love it!!
The kids love it!!! Great vocabulary development and encouragement for writing. I wish there was an assessment and automated adjustments to skills being targeted based on accuracy.
1 February 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Kia,
Thank you so much for your review!
We are really pleased to hear that your kids love Night Zookeeper and they are finding the program encouraging.
You are able to send your children assignments from your Parent Dashboard and choose from our pre-planned lessons or create your own.
We would also recommend the Quests feature as this provides mini-lessons and activities based on topics that are aimed at the difficulty level your child is set at. You're able to see stats of their progress from your parent dashboard.
We appreciate your feedback and we're happy to confirm that adjustments based on skills/progress is something we are working on currently! 🙂
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email 🙂
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
Love it!
My kids, ages 9 and 11, are loving Night Zookeeper! They literally ask to play it. They have used so much of their brains! They do (basic) digital art, reading, writing and correcting their writings. They play games about parts of speech, word placement, grammar, spelling and more. They receive feedback from real teachers and from fellow Zookeepers. It really is worth the investment. I'm a busy homeschooling mom and this is a great way for my kids to be learning (a lot) in a fun way while I can be near, but not having to be sitting with them every step of the way.
3 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Emilee,
Thank you so much for your review!
We are so happy to hear that your kids are enjoying their Night Zookeeper adventure, and they are benefiting from the tutor feedback and interactive activities on the program!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
My granddaughter loves this!
29 January 2026
Reply from Night Zookeeper
Hi Susan,
Thank you very much for your review!
We are so pleased to hear that your granddaughter is enjoying her Night Zookeeper adventure!
If you ever have any questions about features, activities, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or on social media 🙂
And if you know any other families who might enjoy Night Zookeeper, we’d love for you to share the adventure!
Best wishes,
Team Night Zookeeper
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