Education Policy Brief 9: Parental Engagement in Early Childhood Development and Preschool Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Dec 2021
Subject
Education;
Children;
Learning;
Teacher;
Coronavirus;
Pandemic;
Early Childhood Development;
Parenting Intervention;
Preschool and Early Childhood Education;
Education Policy;
Educational Institution
JEL code
I21 - Analysis of Education;
I28 - Government Policy;
I38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Caregivers of young children in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Peru (62,837 households) participated in a survey on pandemic-era learning at home using resources supplied by educational ministries. The note presents data (disaggregated by socioeconomic group and geographic location) on the use of learning resources, including asynchronous and synchronous lessons, teachers communicate with parents, by text or WhatsApp messages, phone or video calls, as well as printed materials.
