COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Care: Assessing the Impact on Children Enrolled with Sangini Bal Sewa Centres

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Monika Banerjee

Institute of Social Studies Trust

Prama Mukhopadhyay

Institute of Social Studies Trust

Date Written: December 11, 2021

Abstract

While mothers across the world struggled with the sudden closure of institutional childcare facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown called thereafter, its impact on children, especially those below the age of 6, remained comparatively unknown.

The present study aims to fill this gap to an extent, by attempting to ascertain the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on children below the age of six who belong to poor and marginalised households.

The study specifically focuses on children who have been attending the BalSEWA centres run by SEWA in Ahmedabad, Gujarat through their Sangini Co-operative and aims to highlight the benefits that a full-day childcare centre can have not only for children in terms of holistic growth and development but also for heir mothers and the larger community, if it is nurtured with the sense of 'being there for each other'.

Keywords: Early Childhood Care, Childcare Facility, BalSEWA Centre

JEL Classification: J13, J18

Suggested Citation

Banerjee, Monika and Mukhopadhyay, Prama, COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Care: Assessing the Impact on Children Enrolled with Sangini Bal Sewa Centres (December 11, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3982874 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3982874

Monika Banerjee (Contact Author)

Institute of Social Studies Trust ( email )

U.G. Floor, Core 6A India Habitat Centre
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New Delhi, DE Delhi 110003
India

Prama Mukhopadhyay

Institute of Social Studies Trust ( email )

U.G. Floor, Core 6A India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road, New Delhi
New Delhi, DE Delhi 110003
India

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