Child Development and COVID-19

This section includes resources for promoting nurturing care and positive development for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources include those that offer guidance for parents and caregivers who are caring for children during lockdowns and quarantines who do not have access to schools and other services.

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Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) partners,

The Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) partners have co-developed and launched a Call For Coordinated Action urging all governments, global partnerships, multi- and bi-lateral agencies, political bodies, funders, international non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, the business sector, academia, civil society organizations, networks, and advocates to prioritize and invest in the needs of ALL young children and their parents and caregivers, especially the most vulnerable, during the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery. 

Anna Gromada, Dominic Richardson, Gwyther Rees - UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti,

This paper paints a picture of current progress towards ensuring that all families have access to affordable and high-quality childcare, and considers the implications of the current COVID-19 crisis for childcare globally.

World Health Organization,

This one page leaflet from the World Health Organization offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to help children cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNICEF,

This article from UNICEF outlines 8 tips for parents and caregivers on how to talk to children about the coronavirus.

PBS Learning Media,

This collection of resources from PBS Learning Media includes animation and visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art and health to the youngest learners.

Save the Children US,

This resource from Save the Children US features tools and tips for parents, caregivers, teachers and all those who care about children in crisis.

Changing the Way We Care,

Această mapă, de asemenea, ajută programelor la adaptare, reorganizare și determinarea priorității activităților de prevenire și răspuns.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University,

In this first episode of a new special series on child development and COVID-19, Center Director Dr. Jack Shonkoff and host Sally Pfitzer discuss how to support healthy child development during a pandemic, including the importance of caring for caregivers.