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Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic there have been disruptions to initiatives, services, and programmes that promote and protect nurturing care for young children. While necessary to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, strategies such as complete or partial lockdown, physical distancing measures, and school and childcare closures, have made it increasingly difficult to reach children and caregivers. At the same time, the social and economic ramifications of the pandemic have put families in even greater need of parenting and family support. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many…
This webinar includes presentations from panelists in Latin America discussing early childhood development programming in the region, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has brought into focus the importance of the home environment and parents’ irreplaceable role in young children’s well-being, development, and early learning.
The pandemic has highlighted the different roles parents have as well as the need to have flexible and inclusive ECEC programs and services that can adequately address the challenges faced by the most vulnerable (Roma, migrants, and refugees, children with special needs, and families living in extreme poverty).
In many cases, the measures taken to mitigate the pandemic have created additional threats; such as…
La crisis resultante del Covid-19 ha afectado a amplios sectores de la sociedad. La primera infancia no está exenta de esos efectos. El programa de Educación del Diálogo Interamericano, Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de UNICEF convocan un seminario virtual para reflexionar sobre cómo la emergencia ha afectado a la primera infancia y qué respuestas están organizando los gobiernos para responder a la cambiante situación y asegurar que los objetivos de desarrollo infantil continúan recibiendo la atención necesaria. Este…