1. Bedtimea blue screen with a moon
  2. Wake-up timean orange screen with a sun (white in the version 2.1 manual)
What your child sees on the Alecto Baby BC-100, drawn from Alecto Baby’s own description. A drawing, not a photo.

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The tradeoff: One wake-up time for every day and no nap timer, the USB wall plug for charging is not in the box, and Alecto sells it in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

From Alecto Baby’s own pages and manual: the sources.

EU · Sold outside the US (checked on 17 October 2026)

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Set this clock up

  1. Switch the main switch on with a paper clip, then charge the clock with its micro-USB cable (about 1.5 hours; the USB wall plug is not in the box). Switching the main switch off erases every setting.
  2. Choose the time display with the display button, hold it for 2 seconds, set the hour with + and −, confirm, then set the minutes the same way.
  3. Set the day time (when the screen turns orange, 4:00 am to 2:59 pm) and the night time (when it turns blue, 3:00 pm to 3:59 am) the same way in their own displays. From the factory, day starts at 6:00 am and night at 6:00 pm.
  4. While the day time blinks, you can switch the alarm sound on; an icon shows when it is on. Any button stops it, even with the lock on, and it stops by itself after 1 minute.
  5. Hold + and − together for 5 seconds to lock or unlock the buttons. In the time display, + and − set the light in 7 levels or off. The on/off button turns the screen and light off until the next switch time.

Alecto says to keep the clock and its USB cable out of children’s reach while it charges. Keep the cable away from the bed.

Check the age warning and whether your child is ready separately, and see how to set an OK-to-wake clock for other clocks.

Setup and everyday controls

You set it with the buttons on the clock. No app is needed, and no account.

How you set it
Set on the clock
Buttons on the clock
Yes
Change it from your phone
No
Account needed
No

When grandma, a sitter or the other parent sets it

Anyone can use the buttons on the clock; there is no app to share. Show the next grown-up how to change the times and how the lock works (hold + and − for 5 seconds).

App or buttons: which suits your family?

Schedules, light and sound

Switches on by itself every day.

What you can schedule on this clock

  • Bedtime light at a set timeYes
  • Wake-up light at a set timeYes
  • Nap timerNo
  • Different weekend timesNo
Wake-up light at a set time
Yes
Bedtime light at a set time
Yes
Nap timer
No
Weekday and weekend times
No
Several light or sound changes a night
No
Can also start it by hand
No
Silent wake-up light
Yes
Alarm sound
Yes
Sound machine
No
Dimmable light
Yes
Shows the time
Yes
Dimmable time display
Yes
Time display can turn off
Yes
Child lock
Yes

Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.

A nap timer and a nap wake-up time work differently. The planner keeps them separate.

Clocks changing, or an early riser? Move the wake-up light in small steps with the clock-change planner.

Without Wi-Fi or a phone

It has no app and needs no Wi-Fi: you set and change everything on the clock, and it runs by itself.

Power, and what happens in a power cut

Plugged in

When the plug comes out, it keeps running on its battery.

Runs on battery · Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the micro-USB cable in the box; USB wall plug not included

Runs on battery?
Runs on battery
Power connection
Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the micro-USB cable in the box; USB wall plug not included

See why a battery that keeps the settings is different from one that keeps the light on.

Subscription and included parts

No subscription: everything works on the clock.

In the box

  • BC-100 sleep trainer
  • Micro-USB charging cable
  • Manual

Do OK-to-wake clocks need a subscription?

When your child outgrows the light

Alecto Baby BC-100 can play a sound at its wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own, so on school mornings the light and the sound come together. When to move on to a kids’ alarm clock.

Check it in your home

While you can still return it, try the buttons you will actually use. These are checks for you to make; we have not tested this clock.

  • Find how to change the times and switch the wake-up light on, then check it shows the light and sound you chose.
  • Check the brightness, the volume and where the clock stands, using the maker’s placement advice. Check what the lock stops and which buttons still work.
  • Use the clock’s own preview or test, if it has one, rather than unplugging it or resetting it to see what happens.
  • Show the other parent, a grandparent or the sitter the buttons. Read what to do after a power cut before you need it.

Agree on what the light means and what to do if it does not come on, then keep the manual or the maker’s help page with your plan.

Show your child what this clock’s light means, and leave a note for the sitter.

If the light does not come on, check the time, the mode and the power before you reset the clock.

Questions about the Alecto Baby BC-100

Does the Alecto Baby BC-100 need an app?

No. You set it with the buttons on the clock, and no account or Wi-Fi is needed. App or buttons? →

What does my child see on the Alecto Baby BC-100?

Bedtime: a blue screen with a moon. Wake-up time: an orange screen with a sun (white in the version 2.1 manual). See the drawing →

What happens to the Alecto Baby BC-100 in a power cut?

Keeps running on its battery. It runs on its built-in rechargeable battery, so a power cut changes nothing until the battery runs low; then its light goes out and the clock keeps time a little longer until you charge it. Alecto suggests keeping it on a USB plug where it stands. Battery or memory backup? →

Can the Alecto Baby BC-100 do naps?

No. Its manual describes no nap timer and no separate nap wake-up time. Nap timers vs nap wake-up times →

Can I set a different time for weekends?

No. It has one wake-up time for every day, so change it on Friday night if you want a later weekend. Plan a new wake-up time →

Does the Alecto Baby BC-100 have an alarm?

It can play a sound at the wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own. Kids alarm clocks →

Can grandma or a sitter change it?

Yes, with the buttons on the clock; nobody needs an app or an account. Sharing a clock →

The maker’s pages

Details can differ between versions and countries. Dates show when we last checked something that changes, like stock or a recall. Every source we use