List of directors of BBC Children's
The Director of BBC Children's is the Editorial Head of BBC Children's though the post has had a variety of titles since the department's inception in 1950.
The position is line managed and appointed by the BBC's Director of the Strategy and Education Group, currently held by James Purnell.
| Post Holder | Name of job title at time of appointment | Tenure |
| Alice Webb | Director of BBC Children's | 2015 - current |
| Kay Benbow | Acting Director of BBC Children's | 2014 - 2015 |
| Joe Godwin | Director of BBC Children's | 2009 - 2014 |
| Richard Deverell | Director of BBC Children's | 2006 - 2009 |
| Alison Sharman | Controller, BBC Children's | 2005 - 2006 |
| Dorothy Prior | Controller, BBC Children's | 2003 - 2005 |
| Nigel Pickard | Controller, BBC Children's | 2000 - 2003 |
| Roy Thompson | Commissioner, BBC Children's | 1997 - 2000 |
| Lorraine Heggessey | Head of Children's Programmes | 1997 - 1999 |
| Anna Home | Head of Children's Programmes | 1986 - 1997 |
| Edward Barnes | Head of Children's Programmes | 1978 - 1986 |
| Monica Sims | Head of Children's Programmes | 1967 - 1978 |
| Doreen Stephens | Head of Family Programmes | 1964 - 1967 |
| Ursula Eason | Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1963 - 1964 |
| Owen Reed | Head of Children's Programmes | 1956 - 1963 |
| Head of Children's Programmes | 1951 - 1956 | |
| Richmond Postgate | Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |
| Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |