This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program. First awarded in 1982, the category was quickly retired until 1995. Since its return, Teen Summit holds the record for most wins in this category with six.
Several animated series oriented toward children have been nominated and awarded in the category, even after the creation of the award for Outstanding Animated Series in 2021.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s Year Series Ref 1982 ABC Afterschool Specials 1983 – 89 colspan="2"
1990s Year Series Ref 1990 – 94 colspan="2" 1995 Teen Summit My Brother and Me 1996 Reading Rainbow Gullah, Gullah Island Marsalis on Music Sesame Street Teen Summit 1997 Teen Summit All That Gullah, Gullah Island Reading Rainbow Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? 1998 Teen Summit Biography for Kids Gullah, Gullah Island Reading Rainbow Sesame Street 1999 Teen Summit All That Kenan & Kel Reading Rainbow Sesame Street
2000s Year Series Ref 2000 Teen Summit Cousin Skeeter Gullah, Gullah Island Showtime at the Apollo Kenan & Kel 2001 The Color of Friendship Cousin Skeeter Little Bill Reading Rainbow Dear America: Color Me Dark 2002 Teen Summit Little Bill The Proud Family Reading Rainbow Sesame Street 2003 – 04 colspan="2" 2005 That's So Raven The Proud Family Reading Rainbow 2006 colspan="2" 2007 That's So Raven The Backyardigans Romeo! Dora the Explorer High School Musical 2008 That's So Raven Go, Diego! Go! Cory in the House Dora the Explorer High School Musical 2 2009 Dora the Explorer Go, Diego! Go! Cory in the House True Jackson, VP The Cheetah Girls: One World
2010s Year Series Ref 2010 Dora the Explorer The Backyardigans Go, Diego! Go! True Jackson, VP Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 2011 True Jackson, VP The Backyardigans Brave New Voices 2010 Dora the Explorer Wizards of Waverly Place 2012 I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View A.N.T. Farm Dora the Explorer Go, Diego! Go! Big Time Rush 2013 Kasha and the Zulu King Degrassi: The Next Generation The Legend of Korra Nickelodeon HALO Awards Big Time Movie 2014 Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass A.N.T. Farm Big Time Rush Dora the Explorer Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2015 Doc McStuffins Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass Dora and Friends: Into the City! Kid President: Declaration of Awesome Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2016 Doc McStuffins Dora and Friends K.C. Undercover Little Ballers Project Mc2 2017 An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win All In with Cam Newton Doc McStuffins K.C. Undercover The Lion Guard 2018 Doc McStuffins Free Rein Nella the Princess Knight Project Mc2 Raven's Home 2019 Doc McStuffins Top Chef Junior Sesame Street Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest Motown Magic
2020s Year Series Ref 2020 Family Reunion Doc McStuffins Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest Motown Magic 2021 Family Reunion Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices Craig of the Creek Raven's Home We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical2022 Family Reunion Ada Twist, Scientist Karma's World Raven's Home Waffles + Mochi2023 Tab Time Family Reunion Raising Dion Raven's Home Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant2024 Gracie's Corner Ada Twist, Scientist Alma's Way Craig of the Creek My Dad the Bounty Hunter2025 Gracie's Corner Descendants: The Rise of Red Craig of the Creek Sesame Street Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin2026 Gracie's Corner Eyes of Wakanda Iyanu Percy Jackson and the Olympians Reading Rainbow
Multiple wins and nominations Wins
6 wins Teen Summit 4 wins Doc McStuffins
3 wins That's So Raven Family Reunion Gracie's Corner
2 wins Dora the Explorer
Nominations
8 nominations Reading Rainbow
7 nominations Dora the Explorer Teen Summit
6 nominations Doc McStuffins Sesame Street
4 nominations Go, Diego! Go! Gullah, Gullah Island Raven's Home
3 nominations The Backyardigans Craig of the Creek Gracie's Corner Nickelodeon HALO Awards That's So Raven True Jackson, VP
2 nominations All That A.N.T. Farm Big Time Rush Cory in the House Cousin Skeeter K.C. Undercover Kenan & Kel Little Bill The Proud Family
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