Child well‐being in early childhood education and care during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19: Child sensitivity in small, fixed groups

Koch, Anette Boye

doi:10.1111/chso.12569

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“…This need is also highlighted by previous research (e.g. Koch, 2022;Spiteri, 2020); children are a vulnerable age group and ensuring their healthy development is important for all humanity.…”

Section: Global Journal Of Educational Studiesmentioning

confidence: 88%

Exploring Educators’ Views on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Development of Children under the Age of 3

Sotiropoulou¹,

Venetas²,

Bercovits³

et al. 2022

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The covid-19 pandemic affected the lives of all people worldwide. The unprecedented situations faced by people of all ages affected their mental and physical health. In this context, children are an especially vulnerable group as their development is in full swing and they have not yet acquired the skills to cope with stressful situations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the views of 31 educators working in Attica (Greece) regarding the changes they observe in the development of children under the age of 3. In addition, the research addresses the type of activities that cannot be carried out in nurseries due to covid -19 health protocols, the alternative methods used by the educators and their suggestions for future interventions. The research instrument used was the semi-structured interview and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study show that the educators observe changes in the social, emotional and language domains of children's development. Specifically, children seem to suffer from strong attachment, anxiety, hyperactivity, inability to regulate emotions, fear of social interactions, and slow vocabulary development-especially foreign students. The researchers anticipate that the results of the present study will contribute to the investigation of the developmental implications of the covid-19 pandemic in children under 3 years old and provide useful information to educators for future interventions in nurseries.

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Section: Global Journal Of Educational Studiesmentioning

confidence: 88%

Exploring Educators’ Views on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Development of Children under the Age of 3

Sotiropoulou¹,

Venetas²,

Bercovits³

et al. 2022

GJES

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“…Når barna opplevde stedlig gjenkjennelse i små, faste kohorter, åpnet det seg muligheter for felles overenskomster om hva dette stedet var og hva det kunne gi. Det kunne bidra til et godt lekemiljø og gode relasjoner mellom deltakerne i kohorten, noe også Koch (2022) finner. Det kunne gjøre restriksjonene lettere å baere (jf.…”

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«Sånn må det være nå.» Barns handlingsrom i barnehager under koronapandemien

Os,

Winger,

Hernes

2024

Barn

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Strenge restriksjoner under koronapandemien transformerte barnehagers hverdagsliv, noe som medførte endringer i handlings- og samhandlingsmønstre. Artikkelen presenterer deler av et forskningsprosjekt om konsekvensene av pandemien for barnehagesektoren gjennomført i 2020/2022. Studien hadde et mixed-method-design og inkluderte blant annet nærstudier i ni barnehager, informativ vlogg, hvor barnehagelærerne formidlet sine refleksjoner, fokussamtaler med barnehagelærerne, intervju med foreldre og samtaler med barna. Barnesamtalene ble gjennomført av barnehagelærerne i de deltakende barnehagene. Barnehagelærerne fungerte som medforskere i denne delen av studien. På grunn av restriksjonene ble nærstudiene gjennomført med digitale strategier. Vårt fokus her er på barnas opplevelser. Tre typer restriksjoner fremsto som betydningsfulle for barnas handlingsrom: territoriale restriksjoner (hvor barna kunne oppholde seg), materielle restriksjoner (tilgang til leketøy og materiell) og relasjonelle restriksjoner (hvem barna kunne være sammen med). For barna handlet det om å balansere kollektivt ansvar for fellesskapet opp mot individuelle rettigheter og ønsker. Barna i vår studie viste høy grad av lojalitet og tilpasset seg stadige endringer. Det kan muligens tilskrives den unisone formidlingen av alvoret i situasjonen og ansattes vilje og evne til å kommunisere med barna om årsakene til endrede rutiner og organiseringsmåter. Vi stiller spørsmål om hvilke valg og muligheter for innflytelse barna hadde i tilpassingen til den nye «normaliteten». English abstract “That’s the Way it Has to Be Now.” Children’s Agency in Kindergartens During the COVID-19 Pandemic Strict restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic changed daily life in kindergartens and led to changes in agency and interaction. The article presents parts of a research project concerning the consequences of the pandemic for the kindergarten sector conducted in 2020/2022. The study had a mixed-method design and included close studies in nine kindergartens and an informative vlog, where the kindergarten teachers communicated their reflections, focus conversations with the kindergarten teachers, interviews with parents, and conversations with children. The teachers in the participating kindergartens conducted the conversations with the children and served as co-researchers in this part of the study. Due to the restrictions, the studies were conducted using digital strategies. Our focus is on the children’s experiences. Three types of restrictions seemed to be significant for the children’s agency: territorial restrictions (where the children could stay), material restrictions (access to toys and materials), and relational restrictions (who the children could be with). For the children, it was a question about balancing collective responsibility for the community with individual rights and desires. The children in our study showed a high degree of loyalty and adapted to constant changes. This can possibly be attributed to the unanimous communication of the seriousness of the situation and the staff’s willingness and ability to communicate with the children about the reasons for changed routines and organizational methods. We ask what choices and opportunities for influence the children had in adapting to the new “normal.”

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“…In early 2020, when the COVID‐19 public health emergency led to the closure of settings, access to nurseries and other forms of social infrastructure for families of young children shrank dramatically, with implications for families' well‐being (Cameron et al, 2022). Reduced access to other types of sociable spaces during the pandemic‐related restrictions also negatively affected families' well‐being (Koch, 2022; Pascal et al, 2020). Parents—particularly mothers—grappled with multiple care and work roles, especially difficult whilst confined to overcrowded or inadequate domestic spaces (Rosenthal et al, 2020; Twamley et al, 2023).…”

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Shrinking social spaces: The role of nurseries as social infrastructure and brokers of support in times of crisis

Benchekroun

Cameron

2023

Children & Society

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COVID‐19 produced temporary closures and changes to organisational practices in nurseries, which shrank social spaces and presented challenges in providing and accessing parental support. Limited attention has been paid in early childhood literature to the role of nurseries. We explored how one nursery mediated the impact of the pandemic on mothers. Our London case study showed that mothers valued it as social infrastructure and as a broker of support networks. Our findings contribute to conceptual understandings and have important implications for the recognition of the role of nurseries in providing supportive spaces in times of economic and public health crises.

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Child well‐being in early childhood education and care during COVID‐19: Child sensitivity in small, fixed groups

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Exploring Educators’ Views on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Development of Children under the Age of 3

Exploring Educators’ Views on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Development of Children under the Age of 3

«Sånn må det være nå.» Barns handlingsrom i barnehager under koronapandemien

Shrinking social spaces: The role of nurseries as social infrastructure and brokers of support in times of crisis

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