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Ariel (TV series)
Disney Jr.'s Ariel is a 2024 Disney Junior animated musical preschool series inspired by The Little Mermaid, set in a Caribbean-inspired Atlantica, starring Mykal-Michelle Harris, with Ursula recast as Ariel's aunt rather than a villain.
Ask the StoryBots
Ask the StoryBots is a Netflix educational animated series (2016) by Evan and Gregg Spiridellis of JibJab, in which Beep, Bing, Bang, Boop, and Bo of Team 341B answer kids' questions.
Baby Looney Tunes
Baby Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. Animation preschool series (2001/2002–2005, Cartoon Network) with toddler versions of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Lola, and Taz living with Granny and learning social lessons.
Barney's World
Barney's World is a 2024 CGI-animated preschool series rebooting Barney & Friends, co-produced by Mattel Television and Nelvana. It premiered October 14, 2024 on Max and Treehouse TV, set in a playground with Barney, Billy, Baby Bop, and kids David, Mel, and Vivie.
BeddyByes
BeddyByes is an Irish 3D-animated preschool series by JAM Media (creators John Rice and Alan Shannon) in which MeMo and BaBa journey across Planet BeddyByes toward bedtime; 52 eleven-minute episodes air on CBeebies, RTÉ, Disney Jr, and Disney+, with a second series commissioned.
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom is a British preschool animated series (2009) by Astley Baker Davies, creators of Peppa Pig, following fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf; International Emmy Kids Award winner airing in over 130 countries.
Between the Lions
Between the Lions: PBS children's literacy series (premiered April 3, 2000) for ages 4-7, starring the library-running lion family Theo, Cleo, Lionel, and Leona; produced by WGBH and Sirius Thinking, combined phonics and whole language, won ten Emmys, and drew about 5 million weekly viewers.
Bing (TV series)
Bing is a British CGI-animated CBeebies preschool series (premiered June 2014) based on Ted Dewan's Bing Bunny books, produced by Acamar Films, Brown Bag Films, and Tandem Films, following toddler bunny Bing and carer Flop, an Emmy winner licensed to 141 territories.
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Blaze and the Monster Machines (also marketed as Blaze y los Monster Machines) is a Nickelodeon CGI preschool series (2014-2025) by Jeff Borkin and Ellen Martin about monster truck Blaze and driver AJ solving problems with STEM in Axle City.
Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues: American Nick Jr. preschool series (1996–2006, 143 episodes) by Kessler, Santomero, and Johnson; animated dog Blue leaves three paw-print clues for hosts Steve Burns, then Joe, in a research-based interactive format.
Blue's Clues & You!
Blue's Clues & You! is Nickelodeon's 2019 interactive preschool reboot of Blue's Clues, hosted by Joshua Dela Cruz as Josh, Blue's cousin-figure, with CG-animated Blue, a smartphone Handy Dandy Notebook, returning characters, and guest spots by Steve Burns and Donovan Patton.
Bluey (2018 TV series)
Bluey (2018 TV series): Australian animated preschool show created by Joe Brumm, produced by Ludo Studio for ABC and BBC Studios, about Blue Heeler puppy Bluey, sister Bingo, and parents Bandit and Chilli; Emmy, Peabody and Logie winner, Disney+ hit, with The Bluey Movie due August 2027.
Boohbah
Boohbah is a British preschool TV series from Ragdoll Productions, created by Teletubbies creator Anne Wood, first aired on ITV in April 2003. Five fuzzy creatures communicate through movement and sounds; it also aired on PBS in the US.
Bossy Bear (TV series)
Bossy Bear is a Nickelodeon animated preschool series (2023) based on David Horvath's books, created with Sun-Min Kim, following extrovert Bossy and introvert Turtle in Koreatown-inspired Pleasantburg; 30 ordered episodes, TV-Y.
Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies is an American CG-animated preschool series on Nickelodeon, created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull, in which fish-tailed preschoolers learn through songs in an underwater classroom.
Caillou
Caillou: Canadian animated preschool series (Teletoon, 1997; PBS Kids, 2000) based on Chouette books by L'Heureux and Desputeaux, about a bald four-year-old; retired by PBS in 2021, rebooted on Peacock in 2024.
Carl the Collector
Carl the Collector is a PBS KIDS animated series premiering November 14, 2024, created by Zachariah OHora. It follows Carl, an autistic raccoon collector in Fuzzytown, the network's first autistic lead, with autistic friends Lotta and Paolo.
City Island (TV series)
City Island is a 2022 PBS Kids series of 3-minute animated shorts by Aaron Augenblick's Future Brain Media, following Watt the light bulb and Windy the kite through civics lessons in a living city of sentient objects.
Cocomelon Lane
Cocomelon Lane is a Netflix animated preschool series that premiered November 17, 2023, the first dialogue-driven CoComelon spin-off from Moonbug Entertainment, following JJ and friends Cody, CeCe, Nina, Bella, and Nico through childhood milestones.
Colourblocks
Colourblocks is a British CBeebies preschool animated series (2022) by Blue Zoo and Blocks Universe Ltd, the third Blocks show after Alphablocks and Numberblocks, teaching colour recognition, mixing, and colour theory through characters in Colourland.
Creative Galaxy
Creative Galaxy is an Amazon Studios animated preschool series created by Angela Santomero (Blue's Clues), premiering June 27, 2014 on Prime Instant Video; alien artist Arty and Epiphany solve problems with art across three seasons.
Cyberchase
Cyberchase is a PBS KIDS animated math education series premiering January 21, 2002, produced by Thirteen/WNET and Nelvana. The CyberSquad (Jackie, Matt, Inez, Digit) uses math to stop Hacker; includes For Real segments and NSF-backed research.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a 2012 PBS KIDS animated preschool series from Fred Rogers Productions, starring 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, son of Daniel Striped Tiger, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe; it teaches social-emotional skills through strategy songs and has run eight seasons.
Davey and Goliath
Davey and Goliath: Lutheran-funded stop-motion clay-animated children's series by Gumby creators Art and Ruth Clokey, 65 episodes and six specials, 1961-1975, distributed free to nearly 200 TV markets.
Deer Squad (无敌鹿战队)
Deer Squad (无敌鹿战队, Wudi Lu Zhandui) is a Chinese-British 3D preschool animated series by iQIYI with Nickelodeon supervision, premiered July 15, 2020; first Chinese original animation on Nickelodeon, aired in 160+ countries in 30+ languages.
Dino Ranch: Island Explorers
Dino Ranch: Island Explorers is a 52x11' 3D animated preschool spin-off of Dino Ranch, created by Matthew Fernandes, following the Cassidy family and Uncle Jack on Dino Island; it debuted on CBC in November 2025 and Amazon Kids+ in April 2026.
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train is a PBS KIDS CGI-animated preschool series created by Craig Bartlett, produced by The Jim Henson Company, premiering September 2009, featuring Buddy the T. rex and his adoptive Pteranodon family.
Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins is a Disney Junior animated preschool series (2012–2020) created by Chris Nee and produced by Brown Bag Films, about Dottie "Doc" McStuffins, a six-year-old African American girl who heals toys in her backyard toy clinic; it won a Peabody and NAACP Image Awards and was the first preschool show with an animated African American female lead.
Dora (TV series)
Dora (2024) is a Nickelodeon CG-animated preschool series on Paramount+, rebooting Dora the Explorer (2000-2019). Created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes; premiered April 12, 2024; renewed through season 6.
Dora and Friends: Into the City!
Dora and Friends: Into the City! is Nickelodeon's 2014 animated sequel to Dora the Explorer, aging Dora to 10 in the city of Playa Verde with friends Kate, Naiya, Emma, Alana, and Pablo; created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes, two seasons plus rainforest reunion specials.