BBC Children's and Education

This article is about the history of the BBC's Children's services and the CBBC brand prior to the launch of distinct children's channels in 2002. For the BBC children's television channels, see CBBC and CBeebies.
"Children's BBC" redirects here. Not to be confused with BBC Kids.

This logo was introduced in 1997, and used until the launch of the new TV channels in 2002

BBC Children's and Education[1] is the BBC division responsible for media content for children in the UK. Since the launch of specially dedicated television channels in 2002, the services have been marketed under two brands. CBBC (short for Children's BBC or initialed for Children's British Broadcasting Corporation) is aimed at children aged between 6 and 12, and CBeebies offers content for younger viewers.

Unlike CBeebies, the CBBC brand predates the launch of these channels all the way back to when it was just a children's block on the main channel BBC, when it was also the brand name used for all of the BBC's children's programmes. CBBC broadcasts from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm (previously 7:00 am to 9:00 pm from 16 April 2016 until 4 January 2022) and CBeebies broadcasts from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, respectively timesharing with BBC Three for CBBC and BBC Four for CBeebies. The brands also have dedicated websites, social media channels, and over-the-top media services on BBC iPlayer.

  1. ^ "Patricia Hidalgo Reina appointed as the new Director of BBC Children's & Education". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2021.