Debit Cards for Kids (Ages 6-12)

Parent-managed debit cards for elementary and middle-school kids — compared on monthly fees, parental controls, savings features and FDIC coverage, with every fee sourced to an official document.

Six of the card programs in our index accept kids in the 6-12 range: Greenlight ($5.99/mo Core, up to 5 kids), Acorns Early ($5/mo for 1 kid, $10 for up to 4), FamZoo ($5.99/mo pay-as-you-go), Kachinga ($3/mo per child), Chase First Banking ($0 with a parent Chase account) and Capital One MONEY ($0, ages 8+).

The structural choice at this age is prepaid program vs. bank-held kids account. Greenlight, Acorns Early, FamZoo and Kachinga are fintech programs whose deposits sit at a partner bank (each fiche links the FDIC BankFind record by certificate number). Chase First Banking and Capital One MONEY are held directly at the chartered bank — no intermediary — but require or favor a parent relationship with that bank.

Every fee on these pages comes from the issuer’s CFPB prepaid account agreement or a dated snapshot of the official pricing page, and each fiche shows a change log when an issuer files a new fee schedule.

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