Aspects of computerized learning in terms of educational situations in kindergarten and schools where the teachers use software either made for children or for adults, is the subject of this paper. The market for software produced in Sweden and intended for educatilonal situations with small children is discussed and analysed by qualitative method. The software, the users, the producers and other related groups are looked upon from an educational perspective and a mode1 of this process is presented in the paper. The software is categorized and discussed according to area of use and underlying educational perspectives. The educational situations in which the users are a part are discussed from an educational perspective and examples from use of software in kindergarten and schools are given. The images of their target group which the producers have are categorized according to phenomenographical method. A proposal of a classification system for software used in educational situations is made.