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- EIN 25-1215087
- (412) 687-2990
- 424 S 27th St Ste 301 Pittsburgh PA 15203-2380 USA
- www.fredrogers.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Media & Communications
Mission: The fred rogers company was founded by fred rogers in 1971 to produce mister rogers' neighborhood (television's longest-running program for children). Following its founder's death in 2003, the company has expanded to become a major supplier of children's programing for pbs, with three series in production and daily broadcast. Its signature property, daniel tiger's neighborhood, supports healthy emotional, social, and intellectual growth for the very youngest viewers, and embodies the philosophy and values of fred rogers. The fred rogers company works in two broad areas:1. Creating engaging, educational content for young children in broadcast and digital media, including television, websites, and apps. 2. Extending the impact of this content by partnering with others, including nonprofits, research organizations, and pbs member stations, to provide resources to accompany its programs for parents, teachers, and other people who work with children.
Programs: Daniel tiger's neighborhood premiered on pbs in september 2012, and was warmly received by children, parents and educators alike. This animated series, for a new generation of children aged 2-4, tells its engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in fred rogers' landmark social-emotional curriculum. Through imagination, creativity and music, daniel and his friends learn the key social skills necessary for school and for life. The broadcast series is regularly one of the most-viewed by preschool children, and additionally is watched online an average of 40 million times a month.
peg + cat is an animated math-based series for children 3-5 years old, which premiered in the fall of 2013. Each episode follows the adorable, spirited peg and her sidekick cat as they embark on adventures, solve problems together, and learn foundational math concepts and skills. Peg + cat inspires preschoolers' natural curiosity about math and helps them develop new skills and strategies for solving problems creatively in their daily lives. Through engaging characters, whimsical stories, and songs, the show celebrates the ways in which math plays a role in their world.
odd squad is a live-action, educational television series for children ages 6 to 8 that emphasizes the use of effective mathematical practices and critical mathematic concepts and skills to ultimately solve each case. In other words: odd is the problem, math is the solution.
other program services include supporting our broadcast series by providing resources for pbs member stations, partnering with organizations conducting research into children's educational media, and providing extra content for parents and teachers at pbskids. Org. We also maintain our own website, www. Fredrogers. Org, which provides a rich resource on parenting and offers separate newsletters designed both for parents and professionals. In conjunction with the website, the company offers educational training manuals, books, dvd's, videos, and other licensed products.