COVID-19 Archives - Early Learning Nation

A parent’s guide to surviving COVID-19: 8 strategies to keep children healthy and happy

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff·Mar 18, 2020·2 min read

For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.

Save the Children’s Creative COVID-19 Response

Mark Swartz·Apr 7, 2020·3 min read

It’s a cruel irony of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: the youngest children, whose brains depend on education for healthy brain...

Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities

Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Mar 23, 2020·2 min read

This is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How...

This Summer, Create Opportunities to Slow Down, Be Present, Reclaim the Wonder

MaryJean McCarthy·Jun 15, 2020·4 min read

While such togetherness and lack of the usual resources will likely inspire new horror films and comedy series, this quarantine period also provides a positive reminder for us to slow down, be present and reclaim the wonder.

Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 1: Offline Activities

Three-part Series Offers Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Mar 20, 2020·2 min read

This is part 1 of a a three-part series. Read Part 2 (Online Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). We...

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk Capital

Mark Swartz·Sep 15, 2020·3 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...

The Rapid-EC Survey Project: Listening to Families, Collecting the Evidence to Support Change

Mark Swartz·Jan 20, 2022·6 min read

What do you do when the world is turned upside-down? Once you stop panicking, you listen. That’s the core value...

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About COVID Cases in Child Care

Elliot Haspel·Jul 9, 2020·6 min read

The question that parents and practitioners really want to know is this: How safe are child cares? Or, put another way, how likely is my child (or am I) to catch COVID-19 from a child care center? In order to know that, we need to be able to answer how much transmission is occurring WITHIN child care centers? Until we ask the right questions and demand the right data, we’ll be stumbling in the dark.