We bring smiles and the healing power of animals to millions of hospitalized children around the world through a very special television channel.
Watch the power of this joy firsthand in one young patient’s story.
Watch examples of San Diego Zoo Kids' fun, heartwarming, and educational animal programming!
Over 100 years ago, the San Diego Zoo was founded to benefit the children of San Diego. Since then, millions of children have had the extraordinary opportunity to connect with and make new animal friends at the Zoo. Now San Diego Zoo Global has broadened its reach and provides a kid-friendly, commercial-free television channel just for children's hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses nationwide. San Diego Zoo Kids!
When children can't come to the Zoo, San Diego Zoo Kids brings the Zoo to them! From leaping lemurs to precious pandas, this unique programming is spreading laughter, joy, and fun to children who need it most—24 hours a day!
By watching San Diego Zoo Kids, patients can virtually experience the world of animals, zoos, and aquariums. It's an engaging activity that takes their mind off their condition for a while, allowing them to relax, sleep better—and heal. And that's what everyone wants—for kids to heal, be happy, and return home!
You can offer hope and inspire healing for countless families by bringing
San Diego Zoo Kids channel to your children's hospital or Ronald McDonald House.
San Diego Zoo Kids airs in 141 children's hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses in 34 states and D.C., and 7 countries, with many more joining in the next few months!
Here's what children and parents are saying about San Diego Zoo Kids.
San Diego Zoo Kids brings happiness to hospitalized children:
San Diego Zoo Kids distracts children from their reason for being in the hospital:
