The LEGO Foundation Distance Learning Guide offers ideas, evidence and links to useful resources and learning communities, to help you make children’s distance learning more playful, engaging, joyful and effective, whether children are learning online or offline.

Young children require nurturing care: good health, adequate nutrition, responsive caregiving, safety and security, and early learning opportunities

This guidance note outlines key principles and practical measures for decision-makers to consider before, during and after the transition from closure to reopening. It focuses on safe operations in ECE settings, staff training and support, child well-being and development, and parental communication and support.

The discussion focused on early childhood development in humanitarian settings, zooming in on education for children aged three to six. Panelists offered a framing of the global pre-primary education landscape and shared insights into innovative examples from the field of supporting young children’s learning at home during the pandemic.

This paper summarizes the recent UNICEF analysis on investing in early childhood education in developing countries. It provides a benefit-cost analysis of investments in pre-primary education in 109 developing low- and middle-income countries and territories, using data from 2008 to 2019.

Negative development outcomes are not inevitable in forced displacement. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience to show that investing in early learning and caregiver support in humanitarian contexts can help rebuild children and families’ resilience, resulting in both short and long-term gains. As we respond to this pandemic, we must not forget young refugees and their families.