The Squirrels are Babysitting: a two-minute Hey Duggee Puppy Badge moment
A short, warm Puppy Badge clip about looking after someone smaller, perfect for a quick top-up between bigger activities.
A short, sweet clip from Duggee's Puppy Badge episode: the Squirrel Club take on a babysitting job and learn what looking after someone smaller actually takes. It's rated safe and comfortable across the board (100/100 on both), with a strong pull toward settling a wound-up mood (yellow-to-green 90). At just over two minutes, it works best as a quick top-up rather than a main event, but a genuinely trustworthy one.
At a glance
Will it actually calm them down?
Settles a wound-up mood nicely
Good lift for a flat, tired momentScores measure how reliably this video moves a child toward a settled, regulated state. In the Piko app, kids tell us their weather and we do the matching automatically.
Which kids will love it?
Why it works
At 2 minutes 4 seconds, this is one of the shortest clips in Piko's library, a single scene rather than a full episode, with a warm British presenter guiding things along at a calm, unhurried pace. Shots average 5.2 seconds and pacing scores 85, so even in a short clip there's no frantic cutting.
Piko's regulation read shows this is genuinely useful for settling a wound-up mood (yellow-to-green 90) and lifting a flat one (blue-to-green 95), though the energy effect itself is rated neutral rather than actively calming, so it's a gentle nudge rather than a deep wind-down. Sensory intensity is low, with only bright colours and a brief high-pitched voice moment flagged, nothing that should trouble a sensory-avoiding child (rated safe on that front too).
Play style scores peak hard for younger viewers, at age 4 to 5 (Companions 98, Dreamers 95), reflecting Duggee's whole trick of making small, caring moments feel big and important. Educational value sits at a respectable 75, mostly the hidden kind: caring for others and taking responsibility, dressed up as babysitting squirrels.
When to reach for it
- After-school wobble Settles a wound-up mood (yellow-to-green 90) without any scary or high-stakes moments to unsettle it further.
- A two-minute top-up Short enough to slot between bigger activities without derailing the rest of the afternoon.
Sensory & SEN notes
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Questions parents ask
Is this Hey Duggee clip suitable for a 4 year old?
Yes. It's rated safe and comfortable throughout (both 100/100), and Piko's Companion play-style score peaks at 98 for ages 4 to 5. The only caveat on the avoid-for list is that older children (9 plus) may find the preschool style patronising, worth knowing if an older sibling is watching along too.
How long is it, and is that enough for screen time?
It's a short clip at 2 minutes 4 seconds, a single scene from the Puppy Badge episode rather than a full Duggee story. It has a natural endpoint with no cliffhanger, so it winds down cleanly, but its brevity makes it better as a quick top-up between other activities than a stand-alone sit-down watch.
Will it help calm my child down?
It's rated neutral on energy rather than strictly calming, but the yellow-to-green score of 90 shows it's genuinely good at settling a wound-up mood, and blue-to-green of 95 means it lifts a flat one too. Sensory intensity is low throughout, so it shouldn't add to any overwhelm.
Is it too babyish for an older sibling?
Piko flags a high rejection risk for children over 8, largely down to the primary-colour aesthetic and simple narrative that make Hey Duggee unmistakably preschool. Play-style scores peak at 4 to 5, so it's best watched by, or alongside, a younger child rather than handed to an 8 plus on their own.
40+ checks per video, with a final pass from the review desk · Scored 11 July 2026 · We do not host videos; playback is via YouTube's official embed.