3–6 years.

Al's Pals is a comprehensive preschool-age program paired with a professional development track for educators. It's built around 52 lessons organized into four thematic units: recognizing and expressing feelings; relationships and respectful communication; safe and unsafe substances and situations; and problem-solving. Lessons take place as group interactive discussions using puppets, puppet scripts, and original music.

The program helps children learn to make healthy decisions, resolve conflicts, manage their feelings, and build positive relationships, while also helping prevent bullying and fostering a caring, cooperative classroom atmosphere. Teachers create this atmosphere through interactive discussions, puppet skits, and original songs — teaching the necessary skills not through lecture, but through play and shared, age-appropriate experience.

The program consists of 52 lessons. The recommended format is two 20-minute group sessions per week, making the program flexible enough to combine with other classroom learning activities.

Current reach figures (number of children/institutions) are not disclosed in public sources.

The exact list of countries or regions where the program is distributed is not specified on the official website; it is noted separately that the product is available internationally (see the "International" page).

Materials for families (letters, songs, certificates) are available in English and Spanish.

The program is included in the CASEL Program Guide registry with a status of SELect.

According to the CASEL Program Guide, a randomized controlled study from the 1996–1997 school year (published in 2004, Lynch, Geller & Schmidt, Journal of Primary Prevention) covered 399 preschool-age children in 33 Head Start groups in the Midwestern United States. Participants showed a positive effect on social-emotional competence and coping skills compared with the control group.