I started my girls on the same Eagle Claws with Zebco UL-1 spincast.
Some rods we acquired along the way for them were BPS Power Glass UL casting and I already had a Falcon UL spinning rod for Penn 4200SS.
For creek fishing, my older daughter gravitated to 4-1/2' Airex solid glass with '37 Luxor half-bail.
Slip bobbers are king for teaching kids to fish creeks.
In lieu of vintage or venerable glass UL, one place to look are newer trout finesse rods.
Quick check on Plat inventory, they have
Jackall Good Rod" 5'6" UL spinning in Blue, Green and Orange.
These are $100 rods, but anything Jackall offers is worth owning.
All-purpose panfish rod. If I was outfitting my daughter today for nursery seatrout to bluegill, I would put this in her hand.
Stock is difficult to find on just about anything fishing-related these days.
Here's the rod on Jackall website, and I snipped these translations