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Child-related Policies in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 40 Countries
Working paper, November 2023
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Child-related Policies in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 40 Countries uses evidence to present a broad-ranging analysis of the child-related policies and activities undertaken by the 40 European Union (EU) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This working paper focuses on six policy fields: education, early childhood education and care (ECEC), parental leave, income support, food support and health-related provision. It concludes that:
- Child and family policy was active during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Developments tended to focus on protecting adults from risks rather than children
- Child-related measures took time to evolve and were, as a result, reactive in manner
- There was a wide variety of measures adopted across countries
This working paper was partially funded by the University of Oxford and UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight.
