Early Childhood Resources to Help During COVID-19

You’re rising to the occasion. We’re here to help.

We know you’re facing unprecedented disruptions to your important work with families due to the spread of COVID-19. In our new reality, how can you stay connected with families, continue providing essential services, and keep promoting the healthy development of young children?

We’ve compiled a growing list of free resources to help you through these uncertain times. From blog posts to webinars, these expert resources will help you support young children and families and continue your professional development while you’re staying safe.

Articles from other sources:

• ZERO TO THREE: What Comes Next: Back to Child Care Following Shelter-in-Place
• Head Start Early Learning & Knowledge Center: Transition Tips for Reopening Infant/Toddler Programs
• Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child: A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development
• Child Mind Institute: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
• The Atlantic: How Parents Can Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine
• First Things First: Parenting in the time of coronavirus and social distancing
• Early Intervention in Natural Environments: Tele-Intervention and the Routines-Based Model
• Author Anne Meeker: SING.PLAY.LOVE Party – free video lesson to teach social-emotional skills to your young children.
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Guidance Related to Child-Care During COVID-19
• KQED Mind/Shift: How to Stay Physically, but Not Emotionally, Distant with Kindergarten and Pre-K Students
• We Are Teachers: Your Guide to Teaching Kindergarten Online
• ZERO TO THREE: How COVID-19 is Impacting Child Care Providers

Free Downloads

Helpful resources you can download, print out, or forward to colleagues and families.

Brookes downloads:

• ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 Learning Activities
• 14 Stress-Busting Strategies to Help You Avoid Burnout
• 29 Things Parents Do That Predict School Readiness (English & Spanish)
• How Parents of Preschoolers Can Support Social-Emotional Development
• 8 Tips for Book Reading with Young Children
• Strategies to Promote 5 Key Thinking Skills in Preschoolers

Downloads from other organizations:

• ZERO TO THREE handout: Supporting Young Children Isolated Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Illinois Early Learning Project tip sheets: Learning at Home During Trying Times
• Head Start Early Learning & Knowledge Center: COVID-19 and Early Care and Education Considerations Before Reopening
• Head Start Early Learning & Knowledge Center: Supporting Families in Uncertain Times: Social Media Messages (for sharing with parents)
• National Center on Pyramid Model Innovations: Wearing Masks scripted story
• Exchange Press: From Surviving to Thriving video series
• Family Infant and Preschool Program: Early Childhood Intervention Tele-Practice (infographics + video)
• Family Infant and Preschool Program: Early Childhood Intervention Tele-Practice (infographics + video)
• NIEER: NIEER Survey: Young Children’s Home Learning and Preschool Participation Experiences During the Pandemic
• Child Trends: Considerations for Building Post-COVID Early Care and Education Systems that Serve Children with Disabilities
• Child Trends: How States Can Use Early Care and Education Provider Surveys to Develop COVID-19 Response Strategies

Websites

• ECTA Center: Remote Service Delivery and Distance Learning
• ECTA Center: Coronavirus Disease Information for Part C and Part B 619 programs
• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations: Emergencies and National Disasters
• Rapid Response Virtual Home Visiting: Virtual Home Visiting/Tele-health Resources