What you're doing is enforcing a semi-luddite position on your own kids because you can only leave them unattended with old things. Just be a parent ffs.
Sure, but kids also love eating only sweets, watching cartoons and playing videogames all day, that doesn't mean it's always good for them.
Don't physical pencils and paper work the same without the downsides for kids, like staring into a bright screen?
And by kids I meant 3-12 year olds, not Teenagers and college age kids who need an ipad for study and productivity.
That's not ludditism IMHO.
You could just leave off the "...with the latest internet connected shiny toys."
It's locked down using a combination of Apple's parental controls, controls on the router and NextDNS. The level of pedagogic software available on the platform is excellent, especially for preschool. There are also other 'games', like Crayola's Create and Play[0] app (available for Android too) which are fun, engaging, creative and educational.
Like it or not, this is the world they are going to grow up in. It's the parents job to teach them to be responsible with everything, from sweets to using technology. Kids aged 3-12 can get as much out of a device like an iPad as any teenager.
Just don't install Youtube/Youtube Kids...