High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Playhouse Disney was Disney Channel's television block for programs aimed at entertaining preschool aged children, often airing as its own channel outside the United States. It was introduced in 1997 after Disney Channel's move to basic cable from premium cable, with a target audience of children ages 4-8. The block was rebranded as Disney Junior, Disney Channel's current preschool block, on February 14, 2011.