An Essential Guide of COVID-19 Resources

May 19, 2020

https://www.fcd-us.org/covid-19-resources/

The well-being of early care and education (ECE) professionals and those they serve should be at the forefront of the response to COVID-19. The following COVID-19 resources contribute to a shared understanding of how to support the growing economic, health, and social-emotional needs of the ECE workforce and of young children and their families. This list will continue to be updated periodically.

Agency and Young Children Research Collective

• Balancing Online and In-Person Learning for Young Children
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Bipartisan Policy Center

• Parents Supporting Early Learning During COVID-19
• What’s in the CARES Act for Higher Education?

Center for American Progress 

• Governors Lead the Way in Responding to Child Care Needs Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

• COVID-19 Resources for Child Care and Early Childhood Education
• Child Care is Key to Our Economic Recovery

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

• Covid-19 Financial Relief Resources for Early Care and Education Workers
• Child care teachers are essential workers — let’s treat them that way
• Recommendations for the Stabilization and Survival of the Essential Early Care and Education Sector

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

• Temporarily Expanding Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Would Deliver Effective Stimulus, Help Avert Poverty Spike

Center on the Developing Child 

• A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development

Child Care Relief

• By the Numbers: State-By-State Look at COVID-19 and Child Care

Child Trends

• COVID-19 resources for supporting children’s social/emotional well-being during the pandemic
• 5 ways early care and education providers can support children’s remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

• COVID-19 Response: Phase 2 Restart & Recovery

• CCSSO Urges Support for Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation

EdPolicyWorks at the University of Virginia and University of California Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

• Child Care Teachers’ Experiences with COVID-19: Findings from the Study of Early Education in Louisiana

EdPolicyWorks at the University of Virginia

• The Divergent Experiences of Early Educators in Schools and Child Care Centers during COVID-19: Findings from Virginia 

First Five Years Fund 

• Major Updates on Federal Relief Efforts for Child Care Providers and Families

First Focus Campaign for Children

• Letter: Correct the Inequities in COVID-19 Response

First Focus on Children

• Kids & COVID-19: Resource Hub

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

• Vulnerable to COVID-19 and in Frontline Jobs, Immigrants Are Mostly Shut Out of U.S. Relief

National Association for the Education for Young Children (NAEYC)

• Coping with COVID-19

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

• Supporting Child Care Providers amid COVID-19

New America

• COVID-19’s Impact on Education and Workforce Policy

New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, City University of New York

• Who Will Care for the Early Care and Education Workforce? COVID-19 and the Need to Support Early Childhood Educators’ Emotional Well-Being

The National League of Cities (NLC)

• Coronavirus Response Resources for Local Leaders
• COVID-19: Local Action Tracker

The Urban Institute

• COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities
• Policies, Practices, and Resources for Child Care and Early Education Providers Amid the Coronavirus Crisis