- Bedtimea red light that means stay in bed
- Before wake-upyellow, 20 minutes before (you can switch it off)
- Wake-up timea green light that means time to get up
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The tradeoff: One wake-up time for every day, and the lights need the plug; the AAA batteries only keep the settings.
From Learn & Climb’s own pages and manual: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Put 3 AAA batteries in the back (they only keep your settings in a power cut), then plug the clock in with its cord.
- Press the menu button once to set the time, then the brightness (low, medium or high) and the volume (off, low or high) with + and −, using > to move on.
- Press menu again for the red stay-in-bed time and again for the green wake-up time; set each with + and − and switch it ON. With the volume off, the green light comes on without a sound.
- Press menu twice more to set how long the white night light stays on (10 to 60 minutes) and to switch the yellow “soon” light on or off. Press menu until you hear 2 beeps to save and leave.
- For a nap, press > from the main screen, set 10 minutes to 3 hours and press > again: the light is red during the nap and turns green at the end, with no alarm.
- Hold the lock button for 7 seconds to lock the settings; the big button still works the night light and turns off the green light.
Keep the clock and its cord out of reach of the bed, and keep the battery cover screwed shut.
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 the menu button, the ON/OFF for each light and the 7-second lock.
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 timerYes
- Different weekend timesNo
Wake-up light at a set time- Yes
- Bedtime light at a set time
- Yes
Nap timer- Yes
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
- Dimmable light
- Yes
- Shows the time
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
- Nap timer length
- 10 to 180, in steps of 10 minutes
Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.
A yellow “soon” light can come on 20 minutes before the green light, or you can switch it off.
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
Needs to stay plugged in · USB power cord (included); 3 AAA batteries (not included) keep the settings only
The lights stop in a power cut, but 3 AAA batteries (not included) keep your settings; Learn & Climb says not to run it on the batteries alone.
- Runs on battery?
- Needs to stay plugged in
- Power connection
- USB power cord (included); 3 AAA batteries (not included) keep the settings only
- Keeps its settings without power
- Yes
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
- Good Morning Buddy clock
- USB power cord
- Learn & Climb’s 2020 manual also lists a plug-in adapter, a bedtime story book, a tip sheet and an 8-week reward chart; its current product page names only the cord
When your child outgrows the light
Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy 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 Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy
Does the Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy 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 Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy?
Bedtime: a red light that means stay in bed. Before wake-up: yellow, 20 minutes before (you can switch it off). Wake-up time: a green light that means time to get up. See the drawing →
What happens to the Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy in a power cut?
Stops, but keeps its settings. The lights stop in a power cut, but 3 AAA batteries (not included) keep your settings; Learn & Climb says not to run it on the batteries alone. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy do naps?
Yes, it has a nap timer that you start at nap time: 10 to 180, in steps of 10 minutes. 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 Learn & Climb Good Morning Buddy 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