As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 climate, it's important to ensure that the children continue to feel safe and happy with the routines.
For example, some early learning services may have some staff or families wearing face masks as part of the important efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. Whilst this is an important way to protect everyone's health, young children may find the appearance of people in face masks confronting.
In this context, the following resources are publicly available in the interests of ensuring that Australia's young children feel safe and secure during these challenging times. Early learning service providers may find these useful when talking to the children and/or may like to share these with their families:
- Emerging Minds Australia has produced some useful guidance on how to talk to young children about COVID-19
- Raising Children.net has provided some resources for families on how to communicate with their children about coronavirus
- Autism Little Learners has produced a range of short stories available here which include simple stories for preschool-aged children such as Getting My Temperature Taken, Who should wear a mask and Masks Colouring Book.
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If you come across any other useful resources which you think are worth sharing, please contact your ACA state body and we will happily add them to this list.
We hope you find this list of resources useful.