Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series

Winners and Nominees

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

1970s

• Charles M. Schulz - Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

• David Wolf - The Magic Hat
• Jan Hartman - ABC Afterschool Special

  1980s

• Jan Hartman - ABC Afterschool Special
• Team - Hot Hero Sandwich
• Mary Batten - 3-2-1 Contact
• John O'Toole - Once Upon a Classic

• Clare Elfman - CBS Afternoon Playhouse
• Robert E. Fuisz - The Body Human
• Mary Munisteri - Mandy's Grandmother
• Paul W. Cooper - ABC Afterschool Special
• John Herzfeld - ABC Afterschool Special
• Bob Brush - Captain Kangaroo
• Team - Sesame Street

  Outstanding Writing for Children's Programming

1980s

• Paul W. Cooper - ABC Afterschool Special
• Robert E. Fuisz - The Body Human
• Team - Sesame Street

• Arthur Heinemann - ABC Afterschool Special
• Team - Captain Kangaroo
• Daryl Warner and Carolyn Miller - ABC Afterschool Special
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Sesame Street
• Rod Baker and Glen Olson - ABC Weekend Special
• Virginia L. Carter, Fern Field, and Michael McGreevey - ABC Afterschool Special

  Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special

1980s

• Charles Purpura - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Franklin Thompson and Arthur Heinemann - ABC Afterschool Special
• Joanna Lee - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Kathryn Montgomery and Jeffrey Auerbach - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Jeanne Betancourt - ABC Afterschool Special
• Judy Engles - ABC Afterschool Special
• Ann Elder, Cynthia Chenault, Kyle Morris, and Diane Silver - ABC Weekend Specials
• Alan L. Gansberg and Judith M. Gansberg - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Melvin Van Peebles - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Cynthia A. Cherbak - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Alan L. Gansberg and Judy Strangis - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Victoria Hochberg - ABC Afterschool Special
• Christopher Whitesell, Susan Rohrer, and John Alan Palmer - ABC Afterschool Special
• Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Jeffrey Auerbach - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Christopher Whitesell - ABC Afterschool Special
• Jeanne Betancourt - ABC Afterschool Special
• John Paragon - Pee-wee's Playhouse

  1990s

• Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Joanna Lee - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Courtney Flavin, Tracey Thompson, and Beth Thompson - ABC Afterschool Special
• David Wood - Back Home
• Dennis Foon, Judith Reeves-Stevens, and Garfield Reeves-Stevens - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Josef Anderson - ABC Afterschool Special
• Cynthia A. Cherbak, Elizabeth Hansen, and Herb Stein - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Barbara Nichol - Basil Hears a Noise
• Carol Starr Schneider - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Michael Rubbo - Vincent and Me
• Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss - Woof!

• Bruce Harmon - '
• Pamela Douglas - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Josh Goldstein and Jonathan Prince - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Daryl G. Nickens - WonderWorks

• Amy Dunkleberger - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Betty G. Birney - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Casey Kurtti - ABC Afterschool Special
• Bruce Harmon - '
• Susan Rohrer - CBS Schoolbreak Special

• Bruce Harmon - '
• Carol Starr Schneider - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Willy Holtzman - '

• D. Shone Kirkpatrick - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Gina Prince-Bythewood - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Gordon Rayfield - CBS Schoolbreak Special
• Pauline Le Bel - The Song Spinner
• Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss - Woof Returns! A Kid's Best Friend

• Bruce Harmon - '
• Courtney Flavin - ABC Afterschool Special
• Karen Kasaba and Marilyn Reynolds - ABC Afterschool Special
• Tony Geiss and Christine Ferraro - Elmo Saves Christmas

• Bruce Harmon - The Royale
• Gary Gelt - In His Father's Shoes

• Heather Conkie' - Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants
• John Goldsmith and Tony Grisoni - The Island on Bird Street
• Takashi Bufford - The Tiger Woods Story''

  2000s

• Robert J. Avrech - The Devil's Arithmetic
• Robert Munic - In a Class of His Own
• Dalene Young and David A. Simons - Locked in Silence
• Semi Chellas - Restless Spirits
• Wendy Biller and Christopher Hawthorne - Sea People
• Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson - Summer's End

• Thom Eberhardt - Ratz
• Don Wells - Kenny the Shark
• Rodney Patrick Vaccaro - Run the Wild Fields
• Rod Serling - A Storm in Summer
• Grant Scharbo - The Wishing Tree

• Glenn Gers - Off Season
• Molly Boylan and Judy Freudberg - Elmo's World
• Anna Sandor - My Louisiana Sky
• Karen Leigh Hopkins - What Girls Learn

• William Mastrosimone - Bang Bang You're Dead
• Gordon Rayfield - Our America

• Paul Johansson - The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
• Kara Lindstrom - A Time for Dancing

  Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series

1980s

• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Ozzie Alfonso - 3-2-1 Contact
• Franklin Getchel - 3-2-1 Contact
• Team - Pryor's Place
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - 3-2-1 Contact
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

• Team - Sesame Street
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Pee-wee's Playhouse

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - 3-2-1 Contact
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Pee-wee's Playhouse

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - 3-2-1 Contact
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television

  1990s

• Team - Sesame Street
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Rob Bragin - Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Doug Cox and John Moody - Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television

• Team - Sesame Street
• David Angus - Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories
• John Paragon - Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Max Robert - Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Doug Cox and John Moody - Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Ronnie Krauss and Andrew Gutelle - Reading Rainbow

• Team - Sesame Street
• Shari Lewis and Bernard Rothman - Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Ronnie Krauss and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow
• Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television

• Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Stephen White and Mark S. Bernthal - Barney & Friends
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Reading Rainbow
• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Adventures in Wonderland

• Team - Sesame Street
• Daryl Busby and Tom J. Astle - Adventures in Wonderland
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Andrew Gutelle and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow
• Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Reading Rainbow
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Team - Beakman's World

• Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Team - Beakman's World
• Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Reading Rainbow
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Team - Beakman's World
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Lee Hunkins and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Team - Sesame Street
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Linda Ellerbee and Walt McGraw - Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
• Team - Reading Rainbow

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Blue's Clues
• Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Reading Rainbow

  2000s

• Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Team - Blue's Clues
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Linda Ellerbee and Walt McGraw - Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Between the Lions
• Team - Blue's Clues
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Team - Reading Rainbow

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Blue's Clues
• Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Susan Kim and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Between the Lions
• Team - Blue's Clues
• Susan Kim and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow

• Team - Between the Lions
• Team - Bear in the Big Blue House
• Adam Peltzman and Jeff Borkin - Blue's Clues
• Team - Sesame Street

• Ronnie Krauss and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow
• Adam Peltzman and Jeff Borkin - Blue's Clues
• Team - Postcards from Buster
• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Between the Lions
• Team - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High

• Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Between the Lions
• Glen Berger and Jim Conroy - FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Between the Lions
• Glen Berger and Jim Conroy - FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
• Team - Sesame Street

  2010s

• Team - Sesame Street
• Glen Berger and Jim Conroy - FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
• Team - The Electric Company

• Team - The Electric Company
• Team - Sesame Street

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - 3rd and Bird
• Team - The Electric Company
• Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt - Wild Kratts
• Team - The Wonder Pets

• Team - Sesame Street
• Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt - Wild Kratts
• Team - R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - The Aquabats! Super Show!
• Team - R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Odd Squad
• Team - Spooksville

• Tim McKeon, Charles Johnston, and Mark De Angelis - Odd Squad
• J.J. Johnson and Christin Simms - Annedroids
• Aidan Pickering - Sea Rescue
• Team - Sesame Street
• Gail Horner - The Inspectors

• Team - Sesame Street
• Team - Annedroids
• Lucy Goodman and Andrew Viner - Bookaboo
• Team - Odd Squad
• Charlie Engelman - Weird But True!

• Team - 'Sesame Street'''
• Biz Kid$
• Free Rein
• Julie’s Greenroom
• Odd Squad

  Programs with multiple awards

• Sesame Street

• CBS Schoolbreak Special

• ABC Afterschool Special

• Bill Nye the Science Guy

• Between the Lions

• Reading Rainbow
• Odd Squad