Editing CBeebies (section)

==Management==
In the UK, CBeebies is operated by the [[BBC Children's and Education]] division and part of [[BBC North]]. The division is also responsible for CBBC and overall strategic responsibility for all of the BBC's domestic services for children rests with the [[List of directors of BBC Children's|Director of Children's and Education]], Patricia Hildago Reina (since 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dams|first1=Tim|date=5 May 2020|title=BBC Names Turner's Patricia Hidalgo as Director of Children's and Education|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/bbc-turner-patricia-hidalgo-childrens-education-1234598141/|access-date=11 February 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> The direction of the domestic CBeebies channel itself rested with [[Kay Benbow]], the last Controller of the channel commissioning all CBeebies content across BBC television, online, interactive TV and radio.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography – Kay Benbow|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/controllers/kay_benbow.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012171039/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/controllers/kay_benbow.shtml|archive-date=12 October 2011|access-date=16 October 2011|publisher=BBC Press Office}}</ref> She took over from the first controller [[Michael Carrington (television executive)|Michael Carrington]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/27/cbeebies-michael-carrington-bbc-turner |title=Carrington Leaves BBC |date=27 January 2010|work= by Mark Sweney, guardian.co.uk }}</ref> In 2017 it was announced that the CBeebies controller post would close in December 2017 and all content for the CBeebies brand would be commissioned by a new, pan BBC Children's role entitled Head of Content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbivision.com/news/2017/07/benbow-exiting-bbc-childrens-shake/776711/|title=Benbow exiting in BBC Children's shake-up – TBI Vision – Page 776711|website=tbivision.com|date=25 July 2017}}</ref>   In January 2021 it was announced that the decision would be reversed, and a new Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for preschoolers (0–6) would be appointed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Children's shuffles responsibilities|url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/02/05/bbc-childrens-shuffles-responsibilities/|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>

Internationally, CBeebies is owned by [[BBC Studios]], which operate the brand.