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- 04 May 2020
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The threat of COVID-19 on Ethiopia’s recent gains in pre-primary education
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- RISE Publications
Abstract
The potential effects of COVID-19 on education systems are now being widely considered. With learning disrupted for more than 1.6 billion children and youth worldwide, the implications are likely to be huge. Yet pre-primary education is one area that is receiving less attention. This is a potentially serious neglect, recognising the importance of tackling disadvantage from the early years. Given that early childhood is a critical period in which a child’s foundations for lifelong success is laid, the threats to financial, physical, mental and social health of families caused by COVID-19 could possibly affect their children for the rest of their lives.
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Kim, J. & Rose, P. 2020, 'The threat of COVID-19 on Ethiopia’s recent gains in pre-primary education', RISE. Available at: https://www.ukfiet.org/2020/the-threat-of-covid-19-on-ethiopias-recent-gains-in-pre-primary-education/