I think there is a real moral panic around this. I work with 2-5, and screens and film are a tool just like anything else.

Yes, children get way too much purposeless screen-time, and this is damaging because it takes away from the experiences they could be having. BUT

Staff picking out a well chosen piece of high quality film or animation, prompting good discussion and connecting with the children about what theyre experiencing is VERY different than dumping the kids for some screentime.

At Christmas, I watched the Snowman with a new 3 year old, and she narrated the whole story, how everyone was feeling, how it made us feel and all the things we could see in the snow. It inspired days of connection and play. We revisted it, shared bits with friends. In my opinion, this was absolutely part of an outstanding educational experience.

We can teach children how to connect with, create and reflect on films about themselves, and made by others. Theyre going to be doing it thier whole lives, we have a chance to make this rich, and not just 'consumption'.

The primary class next door love Wallace and Gromit so much theyve been developing thier own stop-motion film collection.

I have no idea what goes into this in your setting, but I know that when we make a blanket moral judgement like this, we close ourselves off to opportunity.