Webinar | Ensuring Quality of Learning and Well-Being for Young Children in the Context of the COVID-19

? 15 July 2020 ? 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (CET)
Webinar

UNESCO is organizing under the high patronage of Princess Laurentien a webinar on the topic of “Ensuring the quality of learning and wellbeing for young children in the context of the COVID-19” in order to further mobilize global and country policymakers, ECE practitioners and partners in pursuit of concrete action for ensuring quality education and wellbeing for young children during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The early years constitute a critical stage of rapid brain development that lays the foundation for health, wellbeing, and productivity throughout life. In the COVID-19 context, young children are deprived of appropriate care, wellbeing and learning opportunities due to the intense and prolonged closure of ECE centres.

Based on the latest UNESCO available data, over 18.6 million pre-primary teachers in 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and 4.4 million pre-primary teachers (85 percent of whom are women) in 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are under more pressure than ever to handle unprecedented challenges, stress, and disruptions resulting from the pandemic.

The webinar objectives are to:

• Highlight some of the common challenges faced, solutions provided and lessons learnt during the Covid-19 crisis in ensuring continuity of inclusive quality learning and wellbeing for all young children;
• Mobilize international community, especially Global Education Coalition (GEC) members to devise on and develop concrete solutions and actions towards $quality learning and wellbeing for young children.

Original source: UNESCO
Published on 13 July 2020