'I Can Cook' features presenter Katy Ashworth trying out a range of recipes with a group of children aged between three and five.
Cooking consultant Sally Brown, who came up with the concept with her business partner Kate Morris, said, 'Our aim is to get as many children as possible cooking and learning this valuable life skill. It is about teaching children what goes on in the kitchen and letting them see how enjoyable cooking is and giving them transferable skills.
'We don't do any cooking that involves using the hob, as this wouldn't be appropriate for the children and they are obviously not involved with getting food in and out of the oven.'
She and Ms Morris have been running a cookery school in Buckinghamshire called the Purple Kitchen for pre-school children for the past seven years.
'We have a lot of experience with this age group, and we have created all the recipes that appear on the show. We wanted to get our message across to more children, which is why we came up with the TV show,' she said.
The children on 'I Can Cook' are seen producing a variety of sweet and savoury dishes ranging from carrot and courgette muffins to cheesy chicken, shortbread and 'monkey bread'.
Michael Carrington, CBeebies controller, hopes that 'I Can Cook' will inspire children and their families to get in the kitchen and enjoy cooking together.
He said, 'It's a vibrant mix of recipes, games, songs and an investigation into food and the world around them.'
The programme is produced by Initial, an Endemol Company, and will be on twice a day at 9.30am and 1pm weekdays from 5 October.
