# 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

| Year | Show | Producers |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Little Bear | Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh, Clive A. Smith |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Groundling Marsh | Lisa Olfman, John Delmage, Joy Rosen |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Guess What? | Susan Sheehan |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Once Upon a Hamster | Paul Sutherland |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Theodore Tugboat | Andrew Cochran |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Theodore Tugboat | Andrew Cochran |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Franklin | Patrick Loubert, Patricia Burns, Paul Hannequart, Michael Hirsh, Stephen Hodgins, Marc Minjauw, Clive A. Smith |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Guess What? | Susan Sheehan |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Once Upon a Hamster | Paul Sutherland |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Wimzie's House | Micheline Charest, Patricia Lavoie, Ronald A. Weinberg |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Sesame Park | Duncan Lamb, Susan Sheehan, Wendy Smith |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Panda Bear Daycare | John Leitch, Cheryl Wagner, Rob Mills |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Ruffus the Dog | John Leitch, Cheryl Wagner, Rob Mills |

### 2000s

| Year | Show | Producers |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Polka Dot Shorts | Jed MacKay |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Panda Bear Daycare | John Leitch, Rob Mills |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Polkaroo's Number Wonders | Marie McCann |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Ruffus the Dog | John Leitch, Rob Mills |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Scoop and Doozie | Romney Grant |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Sesame Park | Duncan Lamb, Susan Sheehan, Wendy Smith |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Land O' Hands | John Leitch, Rob Mills |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | The Nook Counting Network | Marie McCann, Kim Wilson |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Maggie and the Ferocious Beast | Betty Paraskevas, Stephen Hodgins, Marianne Culbert, Patrick Loubert, Cynthia Taylor, Patricia R. Burns, Clive A. Smith, Michael Hirsh, Michael Paraskevas |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Caillou | Peter Moss, Cassandra Schafhausen |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | The Nook Counting Network | Karen Young, Marney Berube, Laura James, Gisèle Corinthios, Marie McCann |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Scoop and Doozie | Romney Grant |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Wumpa's World | Greg Dummett, Luc Martineau |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | The Toy Castle | Katherine Jeans, Neil Bregman |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | The Save-Ums! | Kym Hyde, Neil Court, Steve Denure, Beth Stevenson |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | Cassandra Schafhausen, Peter Moss, Lesley Taylor |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Poko | Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Jeff Rosen |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | The Berenstain Bears | Scott Dyer, Stan and Jan Berenstain, Michael Hirsh, Steven Ching |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | The Big Comfy Couch | Cheryl Wagner, John Leitch, Rob Mills |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | The Hoobs | Mellie Buse, Angus Fletcher, Steve Denure, Beth Stevenson, Peter Coogan, Sue Taylor |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Nanalan' | Jason Hopley, Jack Lenz, Jamie Shannon |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | The Save-Ums! | Kym Hyde, Neil Court, Steve Denure, Beth Stevenson, John Mariella |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Peep and the Big Wide World | Kate Taylor, Vince Commisso, Marisa Wolsky |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Franny's Feet | Steve Denure, Elana Adair, Neil Court, John Mariella, Beth Stevenson |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Poko | Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Jeff Rosen, Katrina Walsh, Cheryl Wagner |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | The Secret World of Benjamin Bear | Sheldon S. Wiseman, Ken Anderson, Cherylyn Brooks, Mark Edwards |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | This Is Daniel Cook | Matthew Bishop, Matthew Hornburg, J. J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Mark J.W. Bishop |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Gisèle's Big Backyard | Gisèle Corinthios, Marie McCann, Pat Ellingson, Ericka Evans |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Miss BG | Steven Hecht, Ira Levy, Marie-Pierre Moulinjeune, Kirsten Scollie, Peter Williamson, Kevin Gillis, Roberta Rae |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Nadine Van der Velde, Jocelyn Hamilton, Nicholas Callaway, Pam Lehn, Scott Dyer, Doug Murphy, Andy Russell, Patricia R. Burns, David Kirk |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Poko | Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Jeff Rosen, Katrina Walsh, Cheryl Wagner |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | This Is Daniel Cook | Matthew Bishop, Matthew Hornburg, J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Mark J.W. Bishop |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | The Backyardigans | Scott Dyer, Jocelyn Hamilton, Ellen Martin, Doug Murphy, Tracey Dodokin, Jennifer Hill, Janice Burgess, Robert Scull, Patricia R. Burns |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | The Doodlebops | Jamie Waese, Michael Hirsh |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Roll Play | J. J. Johnson, Liz Haines, Blair Powers, Matt Bishop |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | This is Emily Yeung | Matthew Hornburg, Blair Powers, Mark J.W.Bishop, J. J. Johnson, Matt Bishop |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Toopy and Binoo | Luc Châtelain, André A. Bélanger |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Will & Dewitt | Susie Grondin, Michael Hirsh, Pamela Slavin, Toni Stevens, Toper Taylor |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Are We There Yet?: World Adventure | Blair Powers, J. J. Johnson, Matt Bishop |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | The Backyardigans | Scott Dyer, Jocelyn Hamilton, Ellen Martin, Doug Murphy, Jennifer Hill, Janice Burgess, Pam Lehn |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Kids' Canada: I Care | Marie McCann, Phil McCordic, Erin Curtin, Jim Taylor, Nadine Henry, Patty Sullivan, Sid Bobb |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Peep and the Big Wide World | Kate Taylor |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Kids' Canada | Marie McCann, Phil McCordic, Erin Curtin, Nadine Henry, Patty Sullivan, Sid Bobb |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Are We There Yet?: World Adventure | Blair Powers, J. J. Johnson, Matt Bishop |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Gisèle's Big Backyard | Kathilee Porter, Gisèle Corinthios, Pat Ellingson, Paul Gardner |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | The Mighty Jungle | Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Cheryl Hassen, Beth Stevenson, Katrina Walsh |

### 2010s

| Year | Show | Producers |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | The Ocean Room | J. J. Johnson, Matthew Bishop, Blair Powers |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Dino Dan | J. J. Johnson, Matthew Bishop, Blair Powers |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Kids' Canada | Marie McCann, Phil McCordic, Erin Curtin, Nadine Henry, Patty Sullivan, Sid Bobb, Jim Taylor |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Peep and the Big Wide World | Vince Commisso, Kate Taylor, Marisa Wolsky |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Wibbly Pig | Vince Commisso, Will Brenton, Helen Cadwallader, Steven Jarosz, Iain Lauchlan, Natalie Osborne |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | The Mighty Jungle | Katrina Walsh, Charles Bishop, Michael Donovan, Beth Stevenson |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Dino Dan | J.J. Johnson, Matthew Bishop, Blair Powers |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Gisèle's Big Backyard | Jennifer McAuley, Gisèle Corinthios, Pat Ellingson, Paul Gardner |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Kids' Canada: Wowie Woah Woah | Phil McCordic, Sid Bobb, Erin Curtin, Ali J. Eisner, Nadine Henry, Marie McCann, Patty Sullivan |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Stella and Sam | John Leitch, Michelle Melanson |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Stella & Sam | John Leitch, Michelle Melanson |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Are We There Yet?: World Adventure | Blair Powers, J.J. Johnson, Matthew J.R. Bishop |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Franklin and Friends | Doug Murphy, Pamela Lehn, Derek Reeves, Greg Chew, Jocelyn Hamilton, Mike Wiluan |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | My Big Big Friend | Peter Williamson, Ira Levy, André Breitman |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Justin Time | Brandon James Scott, Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Monster Math Squad | Charles Bishop, Jeff Rosen, Katrina Walsh, Michael Donovan |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Rob the Robot | Craig Young, Jonathan Wiseman, Sheldon Wiseman |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Tumbletown Tales | Daniel Bourré, Marney Malabar, Pat Ellingson, Steve Diguer |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | The Adventures of Napkin Man | Suzie Gallo, Ira Levy, Brenda Nietupski, Josh Selig, Sharon Summerling, Tone Thyne, Stephanie Van Bruggen, Peter Williamson |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Peg + Cat | Billy Aronson, Vince Commisso, Steve Jarosz, Kevin Morrison, Jennifer Oxley |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Stella and Sam Holiday Specials | John Leitch, Michelle Melanson |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Yup Yups | Matthew Fernandes, John Leitch, Michelle Melanson, Tammy Semen, Arthur Spanos |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Zerby Derby | Joan Lambur, Ira Levy, Phil McCordic, Peter Williamson |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Odd Squad | J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Timothy McKeon, Adam Peltzman, Paul Siefken, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Georgina López |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Hi Opie! | |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Kate & Mim-Mim | Asaph Fipke, Chuck Johnson, Ken Faier |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Scott Kraft, Keith Chapman, Ronnen Harary, Patricia Burns, Jennifer Dodge |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | You and Me | Jason Hopley, Charles Bishop, Katrina Walsh |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Scott Kraft, Marilyn McAuley, Patricia Burns, Keith Chapman, Laura Clunie, Ronnen Harary |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | The Adventures of Napkin Man | Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Michael McGuigan, Nat Abraham, Joan Lambur |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Kids' CBC Training Day | Carly Watt, Marie McCann |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Peg + Cat | Steven Jarosz, Jennifer Oxley, Billy Aronson, Kevin Morrison, Tanya Green, Vince Commisso |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Scout and the Gumboot Kids | Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan, Dave Valleau, Tex Antonucci, Bruce Kahkesh, Vince Commisso, Lori Lozinski |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Scott Kraft, Laura Clunie, Ronnen Harary, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Patricia Burns, Keith Chapman |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Lisa Olfman, Joy Rosen, Julie Stall, Dave Beatty |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Dana | J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Eric Beldowski |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Justin Time | Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Max & Ruby | Colin Bohm, Scott Dyer, Megan Laughton, Diana Manson, Irene Weibel, Helen Lebeau, Melissa Graham |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Dana | J. J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Eric Beldowski |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Lisa Olfman, Joy Rosen, Lawrence S. Mirkin |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Ranger Rob | Vanessa Esteves, Helen Lebeau, Alex Bar, Scott Dyer, Oliver Kane |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Rusty Rivets | Jennifer Dodge, Laura Clunie, Ronnen Harary, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Jaelyn Galbraith, Jane Sobol |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Studio K | Lisa Wisniewski |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Matt Beatty, David Sharples, Damian Temporale, Sarah Williams |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Abby Hatcher | Rob Hoegee, Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Laura Clunie, Jamie Whitney, Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Tracey Dodokin, Cynthia Taylor |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Dana | J. J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Matthew J.R. Bishop |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Rusty Rivets | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Jaelyn Galbraith, Jane Sobol |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | True and the Rainbow Kingdom | Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin, Jeremy Larner, Bill Schultz, Mimi Valdés, Pharrell Williams, Dominique Bazay |

### 2020s

| Year | Show | Producers |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Shayna Fine, Jason McKenzie, Pascale LeBlanc, David Sharples, Damian Temporale, Sarah Williams |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Abby Hatcher | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Rob Hoegee, Jamie Whitney, Laura Clunie, Frank Falcone, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Cynthia Taylor, David Watson |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Dana | J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Matthew J.R. Bishop |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Esme & Roy | Pam Westman, Amy Steinberg, Dustin Ferrer, Scott Dyer, Kay Wilson Stallings, Doug Murphy, Jane Crawford, Melanie Grisanti, Oliver Kane, Pamela Slavin, Melissa Graham, Rick Ritter |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | True and the Rainbow Kingdom | Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin, Jeremy Larner, Bill Schultz, Mimi Valdés, Pharrell Williams, Dominique Bazay |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Shayna Fine, Pascale LeBlanc, Jason McKenzie, David Sharples, Damian Temporale |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Ranch | Matthew Fernandes, Jon Rutherford, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Tammy Semen, Arthur Spanos, Bob Higgins, Anna Keenan |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Happy House of Frightenstein | Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Mitchell Markowitz |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Miss Persona | Kimberly Persona |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Pikwik Pack | Frank Falcone, Rachel Reade Marcus, Kirsten Newlands |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Tracey Dodokin, Jason McKenzie, Damian Temporale |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy | Rennata Lopez, Georgina Lopez |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Happy House of Frightenstein | Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Mitchell Markowitz |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Pikwik Pack | Frank Falcone, Rachel Reade Marcus, Kirsten Newlands |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | The Studio K Show: "Proud to Be Me!" | Lisa Wisniewski, Emily Houghton, Julie Patterson-Porter, Julia Okoth |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | PAW Patrol | Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, David Watson, Matt Beatty, Jason McKenzie, Damian Temporale |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Aunty B's House | Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus, Kara Harun, Khalilah Brooks |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Builder Brothers Dream Factory | Carla de Jong, Amory Millard, Drew Scott, Jonathan Scott, Josie Crimi, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Blair Powers, J.J. Johnson, Scott Kraft, Megan Laughton |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood | Angela C. Santomero, Vince Commisso, Ellen Doherty, Nora Keely, Blake Tohana, Natalie Osborne, Alexandra Cassel Schwartz, Christopher Loggins, Martin Sal, Ilene Louise Mitchell, Haley Hoffman |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Dino Ranch | Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Matthew Fernandes, Jon Rutherford, Arthur Spanos, Tammy Semen, Bob Higgins, Anna Keenan, Genna du Plessis, Audrey Velichka |