The first issue of this year comes just over a year after the beginning of the pandemic that has resolutely changed our lives. Many countries are now into their ‘second wave’, some even in a third. Young children and their families have been learning online for the duration of the pandemic in many countries and have only seen their friends in screen-mediated interactions. Parents have come to a new appreciation of the amazing and professional job that their child’s early childhood teacher has been doing throughout their career.

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今年的第一期是在彻底改变我们生活的大流行开始后一年多的时间。许多国家现在进入了“第二波”，有些甚至进入了第三波。在许多国家的大流行期间，幼儿及其家人一直在网上学习，并且只在屏幕介导的互动中看到他们的朋友。家长们对他们​​孩子的幼儿教师在整个职业生涯中所做的惊人而专业的工作有了新的认识。