Children and TV. Your thoughts?

Question

I'm a nanny of a 3yo and 5yo and they LOVE TV. They always ask to watch shows. Then another. Then another. I watch them 8hours a day and only allow them to watch 1 20 minute show in that time (if that some days I don't play any shows for them) 
Every kids show teaches something different whether it be education (team umizoomi) or life lessons (Daniel tiger) but these 2 kids I watch retain NOTHING AT ALL. They watch the episode and when I ask them about it they have no recollection. The only show they seem to retain info on is Wild Kratts. 
So I told them they can only watch that if I put on a show for them cause it's the only time they'll tell me about it and prove they learned something.

What do you do for your little ones and do you think this is a good method? 
Please no hate in the comments this is a judgement free zone!!! ❤️❤️

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Tv is basically always on in my house. If for nothing else for background noise. I can't stand silence. I pretty much hate kids tv so besides the occasional kids movie if my kids want to watch tv it will be what we have on. That's how it was for me growing up. For the most part I found my parents shows boring so I did something else like crafts or played with toys.

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Tv is fine as long as it's not being used as the only educational tool. I feel like learning games are essential for young children too. Kids will always learn if they are interested, it's about method.

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My daughter is only 1 and she has no interest on t.v. When she does have interest I turn on Bubble Guppies because they teach a lot of things and she loves the music but she only pays attention to it for like a couple of minutes.

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My kids are almost 2 and 4.5, I usually let them watch one movie in the morning so I can get things done. It gives me time to get ready for the day and do chores I don't want them helping with, honestly I need that time for me.

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He is 3, he gets 2 toons in the morning, one during snack, 1-2 during dinner. He gets talked to and interacted with nonstop when he is not watching tv, so he is perfectly on par with his age concerning learning.

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In our daycare from 6:45 am to 6:00 pm they only watch tv from 5-6 pm.

Children and TV. Your thoughts?

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