Canadian Screen Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series is an annual television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best television programming for preschool children produced in Canada.
The award was first presented in 1998 as part of the Gemini Awards program. Prior to 1998, programming for preschool children was eligible for the Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series.
Since 2013, the award has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Winners and nominees
Due to the distinction between the former Gemini Awards, which were usually presented in the late fall of the same year that the awards were presented for, and the current Canadian Screen Awards, which are presented early in the following year, awards are listed below under the year of eligibility rather than the year of presentation for consistency.
1990s
1997
Little Bear - Groundling Marsh
- Guess What?
- Once Upon a Hamster
- Theodore Tugboat
1998
Theodore Tugboat - Franklin
- Guess What?
- Once Upon a Hamster
- Wimzie's House
1999
Sesame Park - Panda Bear Daycare
- Ruffus the Dog
2000s
2000
Polka Dot Shorts - Panda Bear Daycare
- Polkaroo's Number Wonders
- Ruffus the Dog
- Scoop and Doozie
2001
Sesame Park - Land O' Hands
- The Nook Counting Network
2002
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast - Caillou
- Scoop and Doozie
- The Nook Counting Network
- Wumpa's World
2003
The Toy Castle - Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
- The Save-Ums
2004
Poko - Nanalan'
- The Berenstain Bears
- The Big Comfy Couch
- The Hoobs
- The Save-Ums
2005
Peep and the Big Wide World - Franny's Feet
- Poko
- The Secret World of Benjamin Bear
- This Is Daniel Cook
2006
Gisèle's Big Backyard - Miss BG (TVOntario)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- Poko
- This Is Daniel Cook
2008
Will & Dewitt - Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
- Backyardigans
- Kids' Canada: I Care
- Peep and the Big Wide World
2009
Kids' Canada - Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
- Gisèle's Big Backyard
- The Mighty Jungle
2010s
2010
The Ocean Room - Dino Dan
- Kids' Canada
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- Wibbly Pig
2011
The Mighty Jungle - Dino Dan
- Kids' Canada: Wowie Woah Woah
- Stella and Sam
- Gisèle's Big Backyard
2012
2013
Justin Time - Monster Math Squad
- Rob the Robot
- Tumbletown Tales
2014
The Adventures of Napkin Man - Peg + Cat
- Stella and Sam Holiday Specials
- Yup Yups
- Zerby Derby
2015
Odd Squad - Hi Opie!
- Kate & Mim-Mim
- PAW Patrol
- You and Me
2016
PAW Patrol - The Adventures of Napkin Man
- Kids' CBC Training Day
- Peg + Cat
- Scout and the Gumboot Kids