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COVID-19 Child Care ³Ô¹ÏÍø

Resources to support caregivers and their children during stressful times

We are holding in our thoughts those who access the ³Ô¹ÏÍø during this COVID-19 pandemic, particularly child care professionals, and we wish you all good health and safety. You can find the latest information regarding COVID-19 at the Center for Disease Control (CDC): with , including . You can also find more information and resources specifically for child care professionals offered by . In addition, Child Trends offers some tailored guidance on . Child Mind Institute also offers . 

In addition, Child Trends () has pulled together a strong set of resources:

Resources for educators and child care providers

  • American Academy of Pediatrics: 
  • Child Care Aware of America:  (online article) and
  • Child Nutrition Program State by State COVID-19 Waivers: 
  • Child Trends 
  • CDC:  (online article) and CDC's
  • CDC:
  • CDC:  (online article)
  • Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy -
  • Early Childhood Investigations -  and other webinars: and
  • Edutopia: Trauma is 'Written Into Our Bodies' - but Educators Can Help 
  • Harvard's Center on the Developing Child: 
  • Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center:  (online article)
  • Institute of Child Nutrition: 
  • National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine:
  • National Alliance to End Homelessness: 
  • Society for Research in Child Development: 
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture: 
  • U.S. Department of Education:  (PDF)
  • U.S. Department of Education:  (PDF)
  • ZERO TO THREE:

Resources for communities, states, territories, and tribes

  • American Psychological Association:  (online article)
  • CDC:  (PDF)
  • Child Trends:  (online article)
  • National Association of Social Workers:  (online article)
  • The Chronicle of Social Change:  (online article)
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  (online article)
  • ZERO TO THREE: 

Resource list drawn from Child Trends (March 19, 2020). Resources for ³Ô¹ÏÍøing Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as other sourcesFor more family-friendly resources, see Family Resources during COVID-19.