Resources to help navigate the unique challenges of the 2020 Back-to-School season.

Making Decisions to Support Safe, Engaged Learning 

• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Time of COVID: Questions to Consider: Educators and administrators can use these questions and considerations, based on NAEYC’s Early Learning Program Standards and Assessment Items, to think through options, opportunities, and tradeoffs as you support children, families, and your communities with safety and quality during this time.
• Focus on Ethics The Code and COVID-19: As these educators considered specific ethical issues the pandemic has created they used NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct to find resolutions.
• Feature Teachers: Adjusting to the New “Normal": Hear how four feature teachers have each encountered successes and have faced challenges as they transitioned to virtual teaching and learning.
• Play, Child Development, and Relationships: A Preschool Teacher in China Shares Her Virtual Teaching: Discover how the author, Amy Silverman, carefully planned a combination of virtual and hands-on learning opportunities for the children in her program, considering what she can do to support all areas of children’s development and learning under a set of very difficult circumstances.
• Supporting Teachers through Change: Advice from a Range of Early Childhood Experts: Experts share how teachers can support children and families as they adapt to the dramatic changes in daily routines and circumstances.
• Zoom Circles and Google Hangouts for Parents: Teachers as Essential Conduits to Relationship-Building: Learn how you can support families during future stay-at-home times by creating online groups for  families.
• The Importance of Flexibility and Family Engagement: Connecting Virtually with Preschoolers (NAEYC Members Only Content): Tips for creating and maintaining critical  two-way communication with families in times of crisis.
• NAEYC Technology and Young Children Resources: Guidance on applying the principles of development and learning when considering if, how, and when to use technology and new media with young children.