Editing Ready Set Learn! (section)

{{Short description|American preschool television block}}
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{{Infobox programming block
| name = Ready Set Learn!
| image = Ready Set Learn.PNG
| image_size = 150px
| caption = 2003–2010 logo (featuring [[The Paz Show|Paz the Penguin]])
| premiered = {{Start date and age|1992|12|28}}
| closed = {{End date and age|2010|10|8}}
| channel = {{ubl|[[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] (1992–2008)|[[Discovery Family|Discovery Kids]] (2000s)}}
| parent = [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Communications]]
| country = United States
| available = National
| language = English
| format = Weekday morning preschool block
| runtime = {{ubl|6 hours (1992–2003, TLC; early 2000s, Discovery Kids)|5 hours (late 2000s, Discovery Kids)|3 hours (2003–2008, TLC)}}
}}
'''''Ready Set Learn!''''' is a defunct American television block broadcast from late 1992 until 2010 across the [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Communications]]-owned [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] and [[Discovery Kids]] networks. A cable competitor to [[PBS Kids|PBS's children's offerings]], it broadcast twice on weekday mornings and comprised three hours of original, imported, and rerun programming plus music videos geared towards preschoolers. In its early years, it was hosted by children's entertainer Rory Zuckerman, who was billed [[mononym]]ously; an early 2003 relaunch replaced her with [[The Paz Show|Paz]], a penguin who was represented in animated and puppet form.

A 1990 [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] report inspired Discovery to develop the block; shows were selected based on their educational value and visual vibrancy. Amid a $10 million investment from TLC, a line of home video and software releases, and plans to spin it off into a standalone channel, the parent company used ''Ready'' as a [[loss leader]] to expand the network's carriage. A counterpart for older children debuted on the main [[Discovery Channel]] in early 1997. By mid-2002, the TLC block ended up under the management of Discovery Kids, whose schedule it also appeared on.

''Ready Set Learn!'' ran on TLC from December 28, 1992 to September 26, 2008, with Discovery Kids following suit during the 2000s. Despite brief skepticism on its chances as an "[[educational television]]" outlet, it was positively reviewed during both its 1990s and 2000s incarnations. The block helped TLC receive a [[CableACE]] Creators Award in 1995, and was also honored by the [[National Education Association]], the American Academy of Children's Entertainment, and the [[Parents' Choice Award|Parents' Choice Foundation]].