Play School
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Play School is an educational television programme for pre-school aged children that is produced in many countries, including:
Play school or playschool can also mean:
Not to be confused with Playskool
, a toy company.
- Play School (UK TV series) – the original BBC production
- Play School (Australian TV series)Play School (Australian TV series)Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
– an Australian Broadcasting Corporation production based on the British version - Polka Dot DoorPolka Dot DoorPolka Dot Door was a long-running children's television series produced and broadcast by TVOntario from 1971 until 1993. The show, which aired Monday to Friday, was set in a large playhouse...
– a Canadian adaptation of the Play School format - Play School (New Zealand TV series)Play School (New Zealand TV series)Play School was a New Zealand educational television show for children. It was based on the British Play School show.It was first broadcast in New Zealand during the 1970s originally screened twice a day at around 10am and then 2:30pm. Playschool was filmed from the TVNZ studio that was in Dunedin...
– New Zealand version based on the BBC original
Play school or playschool can also mean:
- KindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
- Pre-school playgroupPre-school playgroupA pre-school playgroup, or in everyday usage just a playgroup, is an organised group providing care and socialisation for children under five. The term is widely used in the United Kingdom. Playgroups are less formal than the pre-school education of nursery schools...
Not to be confused with Playskool
Playskool
Playskool is an American company that produces educational toys and games for children. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and is headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.-History:...
, a toy company.