The COVID-19 crisis has brought unprecedented challenges for young children, families, early educators, and early care and education (ECE) programs. Researchers across the country have completed more than 300 studies and counting to capture these challenges. Scholars at the Urban Institute, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, the University of California, Los Angeles, and seven other universities and research organizations conducted a review and synthesis of the highest-quality studies to understand how the pandemic has affected young children’s educational experiences and learning outcomes, ECE programs, and the ECE workforce.
Join the Urban Institute and the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for a virtual discussion of the findings from the synthesis and evidence-based, equity-centered policy solutions to address key issues, as well as a conversation about how the American Rescue Plan can expand access to high-quality ECE programs and address the numerous gaps highlighted by the pandemic.