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Mario Kart 8 has an auto acceleration and steering assist mode that works great for the kiddos. My son was 5 when he started playing it and still loves it a year later. He just now is getting good at wandering around in Odyssey but avoids enemies.
Never tried it but there is a Paw Patrol game for Switch.
Maybe some of the Lego games as well? I know they have co op.
Coop with my son was a huge benefit on the switch with those little controllers turned on their side. We started out around that time with Mario Odyssey where my he played as Cappy with its simplified controls and I moved us through the game as Mario. We also played Captain Toad Treasure Tracker because the controls were pretty simple and most of the time he could just practice running around, but there are definitely times you need both players to contribute and I’d end up “borrowing” his controller to get through things. As he got more comfortable moving and jumping, he played more Lego games on his own.
As a general rule for me, anything you can play with a single detached controller on its side was a good candidate because it meant the controls were generally simpler for a kid (or less experienced gamer in general) to manage.
LEGO games and Minecraft (on Peaceful difficulty) would be pretty good I imagine.
If she's struggling to run and jump at the same time there is no way she's ready for first person camera controls like in minecraft.
Go 2d first! Can't do better than the first 3 Marios, DK Country, Super Mario World, Kirby, etc.
Though I love those and have tried, they're way too difficult for her. She needs basically no peril basically running around and interactions at tops. Hopefully she'll manage things like SMW in the next couple of years.
It depends on the four year old, but Mario Kart can be good because it has the special modes that include auto acceleration, and staying on the track. Even if they don’t do much, the kart will typically move along. Another is the Just Dance series; while their timing may not be perfect, it tends to be fun (and gives them a bit of physical activity too).