What is Nick Jr.?
{{For|the separate channel named after this block|Nick Jr. Channel}} {{Infobox programming block | name = Nick Jr. | image = Nick Jr. logo 2023 (alternative).png | caption = Logo used since July 5, 2023{{efn|The logo's wordmark has been in use since September 28, 2009. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white (for Nick) and blue (for Jr.) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.}} | premiered = {{Start date and age|1988|1|4}}<br>{{Start date and age|2010|3|10}} (Alytus County, [[Lithuania]]) | closed_date = {{End date and age|2024|4|28|df=y}} (Alytus County, [[Lithuania]]) | channel = [[Nickelodeon]] | parent = [[Paramount Media Networks]] ([[Paramount Global]]) | country = [[United States]] | headquarters = [[New York City]] | language = English<br>Spanish (via [[Second audio program|SAP]] audio track) | website = {{URL|www.nickjr.com}} | formerly_known = Nick Junior (1988)<br>Nick Jr.'s Play Date (2007–2009)<br>Nickelodeon's Play Date/Nick's Play Date (2009–2012)<br>Nick: The Smart Place to Play (2012–2014) }} '''Nick Jr.''' (sometimes called '''Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon''' or '''Nick Jr. on Nick''') is a block of TV shows on [[Nickelodeon]] every weekday morning. It started on January 4, 1988. The shows in this block are specially for preschoolers. Most of the shows are educational. Shows like ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', ''[[The Backyardigans]]'' and ''[[:en:Ni Hao, Kai-Lan|Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]'' were made for the Nick Jr. block. A separate [[Nick Jr. Channel]] started on September 28, 2009. It plays many of the same shows as the block. Both the block and the channel are still airing. [[File:Nick Jr. logo 2018.svg|thumb|Logo used since May 21, 2018; in which the logo is in slightly darker color. Concurrently used with the 2023 logo as of July 5, 2023.]] == International versions == === United States === The block started playing on Nickelodeon on January 4, 1988. In 2009, a separate channel was started (the Nick Jr. C