The COVID-19 world health crisis has profound implications for the care and education of young children in homes and schools, the lives of preservice and inservice teachers, and the work of college/university faculty. This article begins by discussing the implications of a world health pandemic for education and the challenges of conducting a literature review on such a rapidly evolving topic. The next four sections categorize the COVID-19 literature into themes: (1) threats to quality of life (QoL) and wellness, (2) pressure on families and intensification of inequities, (3) changes in teaching methods and reliance on technology, and (4) restructuring of higher education and scholarship interrupted. Each of the four themes is introduced with a narrative that highlights the current context, followed by the literature review. Next is a compilation of high-quality, online resources developed by leading professional organizations to support children, families, and educators dealing with the COVID crisis. The article concludes with changes that hold the greatest potential to advance the field of early childhood education and care.

COVID-19 世界健康危机对家庭和学校幼儿的照料和教育、职前和在职教师的生活以及学院/大学教师的工作产生了深远的影响。本文首先讨论世界卫生大流行对教育的影响，以及对如此迅速发展的主题进行文献综述的挑战。接下来的四个部分将 COVID-19 文献分类为主题：(1) 对生活质量 (QoL) 和健康的威胁，(2) 家庭压力和不平等加剧，(3) 教学方法的变化和对技术的依赖， （4）高等教育和学术结构调整中断。四个主题中的每一个都以突出当前背景的叙述进行介绍，然后是文献综述。接下来是由领先的专业组织开发的高质量在线资源汇编，用于支持应对 COVID 危机的儿童、家庭和教育工作者。文章最后以最有可能推动幼儿教育和护理领域发展的变化作为结尾。